Methodist Megachurch Hosts Ramadan Dinner With Muslims to ‘Demonstrate Love of Christ’

A Methodist megachurch on May 22nd, 2018 hosted a Ramadan dinner with Muslims to ‘demonstrate the love of Christ’ to the local Muslim community.

The church opened its doors to outsiders citing their reasons for such in Jesus’ teachings. Lead Pastor Adam Hamilton, while speaking to The Christian Post about the event;

“We’ve been trying to look for ways to build bridges with the Muslim community in Kansas City and to demonstrate the love of Christ to them.”

“There’s an organization here in Kansas City who said [to us], ‘is there any interest you all would have in having an iftar dinner with us?’ We talked about it last year, and we said, ‘let’s do that.'”

However, there is a fine line between opening doors to outsiders and partaking in another’s religious practice. Roughly 320 people attended the dinner, including approximately forty Muslims.

Hamilton continued with the Christian Post; “that each table had about six to eight people, including members of Church of the Resurrection and at least one or two Muslims. From there, both groups engaged in conversation about matters including how Ramadan is celebrated and experiences with fasting.”

“In the end, I think it was a chance for Muslims to get to know who we are. That we’re a congregation of people who try to demonstrate the love of Christ,” Hamilton noted.

“We had a chance, our people enjoyed the chance to hear other people’s stories and hear what they experienced in their fasting and why it was important to them.”

The event as described on the UMC’s website; “Join us for a free Ramadan Dinner in partnership with Don Bosco Center and The Dialogue Institute, Sunday, May 20, 8 pm at 580 Campbell St, KCMO. Break Fast with traditional food from our Muslim neighbors.  Enjoy a presentation on the Ramadan season and gain an understanding of The Dialogue Institute’s work to bridge our communities for peace.  Please RSVP here by May 13, or contact PastorPatrick@cor.org with questions!”

While there is nothing wrong with attempting to bridge the gap between peoples of different faiths, it can become a problem when the Church which is supposed to preach Jesus Christ begins teaching another religion. What say you?

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