Commissioners Join National Interfaith Conversation on Trust at One America Movement Summit

As the United States faces growing polarization, more than 200 participants from diverse faith traditions gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the annual 2025 One America Movement Summit. The event offered a space to reflect on how faith communities can respond to rising divisions.

Founded in 2017 in response to escalating divisive rhetoric, the One America Movement works to build a united and resilient society by bringing people together across religious, political, and
racial lines.

At the panel Fostering Trust in Institutions in an Era of Division, Commissioner John Monahan joined Future Caucus Chief Operating Officer Rochelle Colburn and Institute for Citizens & Scholars Senior Program Director Janeet Cordovés to discuss the changing landscape of trust in institutions.

“Public health must focus as much on engaging trusted messengers as it does on crafting the messages themselves,” Monahan said. “There is a tremendous opportunity for faith and health
actors to partner in conveying trusted information that advances the health of the families and communities they serve.”

Commissioner Katherine Marshall, who attended the session and has long studied the intersections of faith and development, added, “It is encouraging to see religious perspectives meaningfully integrated into broader civil society efforts and institutional responses.”

The Summit aligns with the broader engagement strategy of the Georgetown-Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust, and Health, which seeks to listen and shape conversations about the faith-based landscape around the world, especially from a multi-faith perspective.