The Guibord Center in the News
The Guibord Center’s President Dr. Lo Sprague
Dr. Lois Sprague works to make life better for others every day
As president of The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out, Dr. Lois Sprague works to unite people of all faiths and to help bridge division among people everywhere.
She learned the art of working with others growing up in Hancock Park.
Almost immediately after moving into their new family home on Hudson Avenue and Fourth Street in the late 1950s, her parents opened the home’s tennis court to the community.
“All the kids were invited to come and get tennis lessons for free,” said Dr. Lo, as she likes to be called.
Her community-minded parents also threw parties for Dr. Lo’s Marlborough School classmates and for those of her brother Bill at Black-Foxe Military Institute (now closed and replaced with condos on both sides of Wilcox Avenue, next to the Los Angeles Tennis Club). Read the story
The Guibord Center’s Mary Kirchen (CFO) and
President Dr. Lo Sprague accept the
award from the City Council members.
WEHOville news – October 2019
The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out Receives LA County Human Relations Award
The Guibord Center’s Transformative Engagement Initiative. The essence of the Guibord Center’s mission is to challenge assumptions in ways that are empowering instead of confrontational, expansive rather than polarizing, cohesive and liberating instead of shaming and destructive. Transformational engagement means immersing participants in an experience that opens their heart to the Spirituality that removes the barriers separating us from one another. The engagement is most often a compelling experience of something unknown or unexpected that unfolds within a deliberately crafted program.” Read the story
Santa Monica Daily Press – November 2018
The Crossroads School Equity & Justice Institute and The Guibord Center to Host an Evening of Interfaith Dialogue
The Crossroads School Equity & Justice Institute and The Guibord Center will host a diverse panel of faith leaders for a convening and dialogue to improve religious literacy, emphasize the value of pluralism, dispel stereotypes and combat the rising tide of bigotry and religious persecution. Read the story
USC Annenberg Media – October 2018
Religious community members advocate for putting spiritual beliefs behind your vote
Attendees of diverse backgrounds discussed the role of religious values in voting, leading up to the midterm election. The Rev. Gwynne Guibord is founder and president of the Guibord Center, an interfaith organization dedicated to connecting people of different beliefs. She said people of diverse backgrounds need to participate in civic discussions to share their perspectives on national and local issues. Read the story
National Council of Churches – June 2017
National Council of Churches Announces Two New Dialogues
The National Council of Churches USA and The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out are pleased to announce their intention to explore the formation of a new Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and a new Hindu-Christian Dialogue. These dialogues, both national in scope, will be concentrated primarily on the west coast. Read the story…
Episcopal News Service – May 2017
Los Angeles priest champions interfaith education, dialogue
The Rev. Gwynne Guibord is trained as a clinical psychologist, and for much of her adult life she expected to continue in private practice until retirement. But God had other plans for her. She began feeling a call to the priesthood after a series of midlife events prompted a stretch of soul-searching, especially the death in 1992 of her sister from leukemia at age 37. Read the story…
Interfaith Observer – January 2015
Religion Inside Out: The Story of One Person Collaborating
January 9, 2015 “Religion Inside Out” – that was the tag line the Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, an Episcopal priest, attached to The Guibord Center (TGC), a unique non-profit organization. Less than four years old, it is making its mark on the interfaith landscape in Southern California and beyond. Read the story…