The IFLC has publicly advocated for religious freedom, civil discourse, humane and compassionate acceptance of refugees, and worked against bigotry and ill-will.

[6] At the time, Krichbaum was the executive director of the Detroit office of the National Conference for Community Justice (NCCJ),[7] which eventually became the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion.

After the al-Islah Islamic Center petitioned and was granted the right to broadcast its call to prayer, or azan, over an outdoor loudspeaker, hundreds of citizens flocked to a city hall meeting in protest.

The IFLC gained significant attention in 2010 after reacting to a planned anti-Islam protest in Dearborn, Michigan led by Terry Jones, a Florida-based leader of the Dove World Outreach Center.

[8][9][10] In 2014, the IFLC hosted the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) Connect Conference on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit.

In the Religious Diversity Journeys Program, area seventh-grade students participate in six full-day workshops (once a month from November through April) in several houses of worship throughout metropolitan Detroit.

They explore shared values between Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Humanism and Native American beliefs.

Laurie Haller, Dr. Howard Lupovitch, Michigan State University School of Journalism professor and former Detroit Free Press editor Joe Grimm, Imam Al-Masmari, and Rev.

[26] The Year of Faith and Peace rally was a forum for members from several diverse houses of worship in the metropolitan Detroit area to "stand in solidarity to promote religious freedom and caring for all people".

[26] The Year of Faith and Peace rally sparked several initiatives hosted by the RLF, including educational events and exchanges throughout several diverse houses of worship across southeastern Michigan.