No. We encourage all faith communities to be involved.

The central goal of the Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance is to serve as a resource hub for community engagement and to create a network to leverage the faith community and its many assets to meet the needs of the greater Spartanburg County community.

Membership is free and open to clergy and lay leaders representing diverse faith communities in Spartanburg County. We encourage those interested in becoming a member to attend an upcoming event. There are no fees involved in being a member of the Interfaith Alliance. You may sign up to receive the Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Newsletter HERE. This newsletter mailing list is used only by the Spartanburg County Foundation and is not shared with outside parties.

The Spartanburg County Foundation provides administrative support for the the Alliance.

The Annual Community Thanksgiving Service is provided as a partnership between the Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance and the Spartanburg County.
• SIFA leaders choose the host church and determine the program.
• The Spartanburg County Foundation provides a grant to the host house of worship to help offset the cost of printing the programs and providing a reception following the service.
• The offering collected during the service and online (through a link set-up by the Spartanburg County Foundation) is given to a local nonprofit organization selected through an application process managed by SCF with the selection of the recipient made by a SIFA selection committee. Historically, SCF has matched the offering up to $5,000.
• SCF provides marketing support for the event and covers expenses for a promotional video for the selected recipient of the offering.

For many years, SIFA has organized a Caravan of Congregations, encouraging shared worship during daytime sessions hosted at volunteer congregations.