It has grown from a Jewish and Christian Sunday School in a Takoma Park, Maryland home into a community of more than 120 families from Montgomery County, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Annapolis., now one of the largest interfaith programs in the country.
[1] IFFP was established in 1995 when four women in interfaith marriages discussed their desire to have more of a religious foundation for their children.
Jarvis oversaw the group's move to Sligo Middle School and initiated the development of a spiritual "gathering" for families on Sunday mornings, as well as a "Coming of Age" program for eighth graders approaching the traditional age for a Bar Mitzvah or Confirmation, and programs for adults, such as a Women's Retreat.
Heather Kirk-Davidoff joined IFFP as Spiritual Director and Community Leader and in 2004, Rabbi Harold White [1] of Georgetown University joined IFFP as an additional Spiritual Advisor.
[2][3] Members teach Sunday School, participate in community service programs, and serve in other capacities to manage and guide the organization.