Members of the Vedic Cultural Center participate in World Religion Day. Photo by Saeed Zamani

About 60 community members from various faiths gathered Jan. 16 to celebrate World Religion Day, said Saeed Zamani, of Baha’is of Sammamish.

The annual worldwide event was the third one held at Sammamish City Hall. The purpose is to bring together representatives of various religious faiths to share the common themes among them, Zamani said.

During the event, mayor Don Gerend spoke about the history of Sammamish and how the city has promoted a strong sense of community and ethnic and religious diversity.

The Baha’is of Sammamish organize the event and brought in Wassim Fayed, acting imam with the Sammamish Muslim Association, Harry Terhanian, director of the Vedic Cultural Center, Bishop Kyle Johns, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, pastor David Schull, from Spirit of Peace United Church of Christ and Newport Presbyterian Church member Lyn Lambert.

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