The Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs, VMCPA, is a local, non-profit, tax exempt organization committed to participate in the religious, social and civic aspects of our community.

Our Slogan: Translating Faith Into Action

Our Mission: VMCPA is a coalition of Muslim individuals and organizations in the Central Virginia area concerned with communicating the truth about Islam. We are not merely interested in educating the public but also concerned with voicing solutions to challenges facing our society.  Our mission is carried out through mosque-based grassroots education, local leadership training, youth training, coalition building, networking and programming that work towards positively impacting mainstream America.

Our Goals: VMCPA promotes the interests and viewpoints of American Muslims in the Greater Richmond Area and fosters a better understanding of Islam and Muslims through involvement in civic life, community service and media engagement.

Reasons We Were Formed: Muslims should communicate the truth about the mercy, peace, and justice of Islam. For us to communicate these concepts, we felt that we needed to be more involved in both our faith community and society at large.

Our Methodology: We believe that Muslims in America have to abandon the isolation mentality and resolve to become an integral part of the society by proactively interacting with its components. It is both an individual and a collective effort. It can be done by organizing programs or joining and participating in existing ones. The objective should be to let the society at-large know, through action, what Islam is and who we are as American Muslims. Our aim should be to serve the society and work for its betterment. We need to work hard and honestly for a better America: for an America that is morally sound, more tolerant, and more just. We support programming that serves people, especially the least amongst us, such as: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, helping the elderly and the handicapped, etc. We should never forget that we have an obligation, as responsible stewards, to leave a better world for our children and grand children.

Our Focus:

• To represent Muslims in local organizations
• Building bridges of understanding between Muslims and our neighbors
• Working to better our local community and the larger society