MLK to Obama - Celebrate With NIM!

Monday, January 05, 2009

The week of January 18th offers several opportunities to celebrate both history and history-in-the-making with the Northwest Philadelphia community and the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement.  We hope that you will join us for one or all of these exciting events!

26th Annual Martin Luther King Day Interfaith Service
Sunday, January 18, 3:15 PM
New Covenant Church, 7500 Germantown Avenue
Please join us as we take up the theme “Race in the 21st Century: What’s Next” with keynote speaker Rev. Albert Mosley of Janes Memorial United Methodist Church.  The event will also feature Imam Suetwedien Muhammad (Masjid Muhammad), Rev. Thomas Eoyang (Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church), and Stanley Diamond (Germantown Jewish Centre), with responses to the talk. 
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Martin Luther King Day of Service
Monday, January 19
NIM is again sponsoring and co-sponsoring service projects in Northwest Philadelphia.  To learn more about the projects, <>click here.<>

Inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President
Tuesday, January 20, 10 AM (doors open at 9 AM)
New Covenant Church, 7500 Germantown Avenue
Join us for this exciting opportunity for people of all (or no) faiths to come together as we celebrate the inauguration of our nation’s first African-American president.  We will watch as a community on three large screens as Barack Obama takes the oath of office.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please RSVP to Adia Sanders at or call 215-843-5600, Extension 100.

Now Recruiting for 2009 Leadership Institute!

Monday, November 24, 2008

NIM is currently accepting nominations for youth in grades 9-12 for its second annual Leadership Institute.  This nine-week course, with curriculum by Spark the Wave and culminating in a 5-day Outward Bound backpacking trip, is designed specifically to serve congregations by developing their youth into leaders with a passion for community service.  If you know a teen who might be interested or would like more information, please call Jen Weitz, NIM Youth Coordinator, at 215-843-5600, Extension 107, or email jweitz@nim-phila.org.

Celebrating a Successful First Season of NIM Basketball!

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Stephen Danley, NIM’s AmeriCorps Vista Philly Fellow for the last year, is departing for Oxford University, where he will be studying as a Marshall Scholar.  As we bid Stephen farewell, we celebrate all the work he’s done building NIM’s youth programs, including the NIM Basketball League (see the video below).  Basketball will return this Fall!

For more information about youth programming at NIM, call or email Eric Wilden at 215.843.5600, Extension 104, or ewilden@nim-phila.org. 

Eat Diner Food - Support NIM!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Please support NIM by participating in a Helping Hands fundraiser with the Trolley Car Diner, 7619 Germantown Avenue, from Monday, June 23 until Sunday, June 29.

Eat at the Diner between 7 AM and 9 PM Monday to Friday or 3 PM and 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, and a portion of your check will go to support NIM and its programs.

Present your coupon (click here to print) to the cashier, and the Trolley Car Diner will donate 20% of your purchase to NIM.

Please take this excellent opportunity to support two institutions that make our community a great place to live and eat!

For a coupon, you may also stop by the NIM office at 7047 Germantown Avenue to pick one up, or call or email Eric Wilden at 215-843-5600, Extension 104 or ewilden@nim-phila.org to have a coupon sent to you.

Please Join us for NIM’s 19th Annual Assembly!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Honor our neighbors working to build “Healthy Communities”

The 19th Annual Assembly of the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the Germantown Jewish Centre, Lincoln Drive and Ellet Street, at 6:00 P.M.  Our special guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Pam Holliman, an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and executive director of the Samaritan Counseling Center, which for more than 30 years has provided counseling services helping people to make meaning of their lives in today’s world.  Rev. Holliman will receive the second annual Reverend Richard R. Fernandez Religious Leadership Award.

In addition to honoring Rev. Holliman, NIM has asked its 60 member congregations and faith institutions to name an honoree from their midst. Because we are a community, we encourage your attendance as the interfaith community honors all of these deserving individuals. To make a reservation, click here for a form to mail in or call Eric Wilden at 215-843-5600, ext.104. Tickets are $35 per person, $30 for members of congregations that reserve a table of 8 or more. 

Upcoming Forum - Creating a Community for All Ages

Friday, April 04, 2008

NIM is proud to co-sponsor, along with NewCourtland Elder Services, The Ralston Center and Unitarian Universalist House, Living the Good Life in Northwest Philadelphia, a community forum on Friday, May 9th, 8:45AM-3PM, at NewCourtland Elder Services, 6950 Germantown Avenue. 

This forum will introduce the concept of a community for all ages to a wide group of residents, businesses and organizations.  It will be a wonderful venue for broad discussion by members of every segment of our community to identify the issues we face, devising paths to effective solutions, and encouraging civic engagement.  Everyone is welcome!

For more information, click here.