EIFA was officially formed in 1989 to promote and facilitate positive engagement between the faith communities of our religiously and culturally diverse city.
We are now Scotland’s longest running interfaith charity and have a proud history of working with our faith communities. Through dialogue and education, we are striving in all that we do to make Edinburgh a more respectful and peaceful city.
EIFA aims to promote religious (and cultural) harmony and diversity in Edinburgh by bringing peoples of all faiths together. All of our events, projects and efforts seek to advance mutual understanding, trust, respect, cooperation and peace between the communities of Edinburgh. Our efforts are not solely limited to faith groups: many of our initiatives aim to advance the general level of awareness on interfaith and multicultural issues among the wider population.
EIFA has a board of representatives, with each member representing the following faith communities in Edinburgh: Baha'i, Brahma Kumaris, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, Sikh, and Unitarian.
Executive Director
Iain Stewart
Honorary Presidents
Rev Prof Frank Whaling
Rabbi David Rose
Victor Spence
Patron
The Lord Provost
The Edinburgh Buddhist Society
Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh
Church of Scotland Edinburgh Office
City of Edinburgh Methodist Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House
Edinburgh Scotland Stake (Latter Day Saints)
Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre
Sukkat Shalom, the Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community
Anwar-E-Madina (Annandale Street Mosque)
Roxburgh Street Masjid Edinburgh
Muslim Welfare House (Lauriston Mosque)