04/11/2026
Interfaith Leaders in Saskatoon Champion Community Peacemaking
Our Saskatoon community is witnessing a meaningful act of peacemaking, as faith leaders come together to build unity and understanding.
The event, titled “Combating Hate: An Interfaith Response,” was hosted on March 29 by Multifaith Saskatoon at the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Hindu Society of Saskatchewan). It brought together representatives from many faith traditions and community sectors to address growing concerns about religious discrimination in Canada and to reaffirm a shared commitment to peacemaking at the local level.
Panellists included Audrey Ben, Knowledge Keeper and cultural advisor from Makwa Sahghaiehcan First Nation; Imam Saad Hayat, Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque; Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky, Congregation Agudas Israel; Prathamesh Kale, president of the Hindu Society of Saskatchewan; Kevin Ledding, president of the Saskatoon Saskatchewan Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Reverend Len Rempel, executive minister of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan; and Mandeep Sethi, president of the Sikh Society of Saskatchewan.
President Ledding highlighted the power of shared faith values as a foundation for peacemaking and mutual respect. He said, “There is no better way to fight hatred, selfishness, prejudice and fear than by living our religions together. As brothers and sisters of faith, we have much more in common than what separates us. Each one of us is engaged in this work because of our love for our Creator and our fellow beings. Our collective faith gives us great hope for what is ahead, and I love every one of my dear friends here.”
We invite you to read the full article and reflect on the ways we can each follow the Savior’s example by being peacemakers in our own lives: https://news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/interfaith-leaders-in-saskatoon-champion-community-peacemaking