A new face has come into the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio, and leaders are giving it a facelift, too.

“My vision for the MultiFaith Council is really for it to be a conduit for multifaith initiatives in northwest Ohio,” said Angie Fitzpatrick, who started in May as interim program manager of the MFC and was named executive director earlier this month.

“She’s just the breath of fresh air we need right now,” said Judy Trautman, who founded the MFC with her late husband, Woody, in 2001 to promote respect and support among all faith traditions. Trautman retired as chair at the end of 2022.

In July, the council hosted an all-member meeting, during which Fitzpatrick discussed data on the current landscape of multifaith work and heard participants’ ideas for the future direction of the

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