On the afternoon of Sunday, November 12, 2023, near the Pavilion at Bozeman’s Lindley Park, about 100 people gathered for a Peace Prayer Vigil offered by the Gallatin Valley Interfaith Association (GVIA). The Gallatin Valley Interfaith Association’s vision is to bring together people of all faith traditions in the valley to nurture a stronger community through efforts of compassion, peace, respect, justice and love.

GVIA moderator, Rev. Valerie Webster, welcomed the crowd and GVIA Vice Moderator, Rev. Karen DeCotis of the Dharma Buddhist Center offered a Land Acknowledgement. She was followed by Rabbi Sonata Pilz of Congregation Beth Shalom, Dr Ruhul Amin of the Bozeman Islamic Center, Sally Noble of the Baha’i Community of MT, Kathleen Wetstein of Resurrection Parish, Rev. Margo Rineheart of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman, and Bozeman Dharma Center’s, Rev. Karen DeCotis. Rev. Valerie Webster, Ecumenical & Interreligious Officer of the Episcopal Diocese of MT, concluded with a Christian Protestant Prayer.