Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania
working for the unity of the church and the wholeness of communities through collegiality, collaboration, and connectedness
We Have to Talk
Tour the Hindu-Jain Temple with us on November 18; reserve your ticket now!
We Have to Talk is a network of interfaith spiritual leaders from across Southwest Pennsylvania: over 500 clergy and lay people who gather to build relationship across our diverse traditions through conversation and action.
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Our network's core principles are named in our statement of purpose, Living Faithfully With One Another. The key organizing partners are Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania and the Center for Loving Kindness at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh.
In the 2025-2026 program year, ​We Have to Talk plans a series of "Interfaith Field Trips," bringing our dialogues on the road to spiritual landmarks across our region.
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Our network began in the days immediately following the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue on October 27, 2018. Should we cancel a planned interfaith gathering the following week? we wondered. No, we agreed. Because: we have to talk.
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To receive occasional emails about We Have to Talk, sign up here.
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Photo by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OUR NEXT EVENT:
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Faith, Culture, and Cooperation
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
10:00 a.m.
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Hindu-Jain Temple
615 Illini Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
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Hop on board, because it's time for another We Have to Talk Interfaith Field Trip! Meet us at the Hindu-Jain Temple on Tuesday, November 18.
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Discover the only temple in the world where Hindus and Jains worship together. Constructed as one of the first Hindu temples in the United States in 1984, today the temple serves people from across the region as a site for worship, education, and community.
We will have a tour of the temple, learning more about both of the religious traditions that call this place home. Then, we'll gather for a time of dialogue inspired by our visit. How can complementary traditions share space and activities while preserving their uniqueness? What can Abrahamic and Dharmic traditions learn from one another?
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Photo by Cam Miller
Space is limited, so please register now using the form below. This event is intended for spiritual leaders: clergy and religious and those holding lay leadership roles in houses of worship and faith institutions across Southwest Pennsylvania. Let's come together. We have to talk.