Liz Kineke

As the Faith in Action Program Manager at Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity in Colorado Springs, Chloe Henry, 26, wears a variety of hats. She’s an event planner, community organizer, volunteer recruiter, a student of religious and cultural traditions and occasional construction worker. “Construction is a little less frequent,” she says with a smile. “But I do love getting out there when I can.

(Interfaith America)  — On a Thursday evening in early August, Tameeka Washington found herself standing outside the mosque on the Diyanet Center of America campus not far from her home in Bowie, Maryland. It was the second night of her latest project — “Vacation Interfaith School” — and she and a group of young students were eager for a tour and to learn a few things about how Muslims live out their faith. Washington first moved to Bowie with her husband in 2007.