THE COEXIST IN UNITY PARTY

COEXIST in UNITY

Coexist in Unity

We will not sail, but we will have an “On-Land” party on August 8^th at the Oranjekerk in Amsterdam from 18:30 – 21:00 to celebrate our theme of COEXIST IN UNITY - what the World Religion Boat represents from 2016 to 2026 and beyond.

You are invited to join us from 18:30 for a free evening of music, soft drinks, snacks and prayers from our different religious leaders and a review of what we accomplished in 2016 through videos and memories shared and then a light buffet dinner will be served. Donations welcome.

We ask you to sign up for this free event on this page in the signup form or send an email to [email protected] so we can get an idea of how many people will come.

It will be an inspirational evening of memories, reflections and that our MISSION to unite all religions together, goes on!

THE STORY THAT WE WANT TO TELL IS

WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF God

We are ONE faithful family.

We are Barbara and Saskia

THE FOUNDERS OF THE WORLD RELIGION BOAT

The World Religion Boat 2026 was founded by Barbara Rogoski and Saskia van Tienen. Barbara, an American living in the Netherlands, is an interfaith reverend and co-founder of Faith & Pride, the international queer Christian community in Amsterdam. Saskia, Dutch, is a Christian, cultuurcoach and teacher, deeply committed to connection through culture and education.

Together, as a married couple, they believe in the power of visible unity. The World Religion Boat was their shared dream. But because of personal reasons it didn't work out to get our boat sailing.

To show that people of every faith and every color of the rainbow family can live together, coexist, and even celebrate joyfully — in love, respect and friendship we are now organizing an amazing uniting party.

memories of the World Religion Boat 2016

DS ROB VISSER SAID...

“Het hoogtepunt in mijn werkzame leven in Amsterdam.”

“Heel veel mensen ontmoet met wie ik nog contact heb.”

DS WIELIE ELHORST SAYS...

“Hand in Hand met een roze imam door de Amsterdamse grachten.”

“Wie had dat ooit gedacht.”

Program of the COEXIST in Unity Party

We will start at the Pride March at the Martin Luther King Park. (gather at 15.00, start at `16.00)

We want to invite everybody to join us behind the COEXIST banner to march through Amsterdam,

After the March we will meet at the Oranjekerk for the actual party. We will start around 18.30.

What to expect?

- Room to celebrate our faithfull family,

- time to remember our World Religion Boat experience in 2016 and

- to receive an interreligious blessing from all different religious leaders who will attend.

And ofcourse a party with music, nice vegetarian food and softdrinks.

We hope you too will join.

COEXIST in UNITY is financialy possible because of:

Faith & Pride

International Queer Christian Community

Faith & Pride is an English-speaking community church in Amsterdam. It is a space where LGBTQIA+ people of faith, including asylum seekers, come together to experience God’s love, grow spiritually and find strength in each other. It has three main values: hospitality, sharing and experiencing faith together. Through food, song, prayer, fellowship and God's word, we celebrate the diversity of God’s love for us all.