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Mosques play a strategic role as centers of worship and community development at the local level, serving not only as places of worship but also as spaces for non-formal religious education. However, many rural mosques are experiencing declining functionality due to limited facilities, human resources, and a lack of sustainable programs. This condition is evident in the Al-Karomah Mosque in Kalibundar Hamlet, where religious activities have declined due to the lack of sustainability of the Al-Qur'an Education Park (TPA) program. This community service activity aims to revitalize the function of the mosque by strengthening the TPA by emphasizing the instilling of religious moderation values ​​and increasing community participation. The method used is Participatory Action Research (PAR) involving mosque administrators, TPA teachers, community leaders, and parents of students through observation, interviews, and documentation of activities. The program implemented includes improving TPA management, teacher training, developing a simple curriculum based on religious moderation, and reactivating Quran recitation activities and habituating worship. The results of the activity indicate an increase in interest in learning the Quran, strengthening the values ​​of tolerance and togetherness, increasing community participation, and growing awareness of the importance of religious moderation. Thus, revitalizing prayer rooms through strengthening TPA is effective in strengthening religiosity while building social harmony based on religious moderation. The method used in this article is Participatory Action Research (PAR), involving mushola management, TPA teachers, community leaders, and parents of students through field observations, interviews with religious figures, and activity documentation. Program activities include improving TPA management, teacher training, developing a simple curriculum based on religious moderation, and reactivating Qur’anic learning and regular worship activities. The results of the program show: (1) increased interest in learning the Qur'an among children and youth, (2) strengthened values of tolerance, togetherness, and social awareness, (3) growing community participation in religious activities, (4) the role of the mushola as a center of religious moderation at the hamlet level, (5) increased participation of students and community members, (6) rising awareness of the importance of religious moderation, and (7) the reestablishment of Mushola Al-Karomah as a center of community religious activities. Thus, revitalizing the mushola through the TPA has proven effective in strengthening religious values while building social harmony based on religious moderation

This research examines the role of community leaders in maintaining religious harmony in Ngampin Village, Ambarawa District, which has the characteristics of a multicultural society. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach using in-depth interviews with community leaders and field observations during the period 17 October to 30 November 2024, which explores the dynamics of tolerance between religious communities. Based on statistical data, Ngampin Subdistrict has a diverse religious composition, namely 4,673 Muslims, 586 Catholics, 450 Protestants, 13 Hindus, and 7 people of other faiths. Research reveals that religious harmony is built through a comprehensive strategy, through the formation of the Religious Harmony Association (PKUB), preserving local Nyadran and Merti Dusun traditions, as well as a dialogical approach between religious communities. The findings show that success in maintaining harmony requires a high awareness of tolerance, local wisdom, and the active role of community leaders in reducing potential conflict.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the model of religious moderation in the community of Pelayan Raya Village, Sungai Penuh City, Jambi Province, which is highly multicultural and multi-ethnic, predominantly inhabited by the Kerinci and Minangkabau ethnic groups. Additionally, it is also inhabited by Batak, Chinese, and Indian ethnic groups who have long settled in the area, thus making the diversity of ethnic groups, ethnicities, and religions that reside and live side by side in Sungai Penuh city using a social construction approach, so that Pelayan Raya Village, Sungai Penuh Subdistrict, Sungai Penuh City is made into a Village of Religious Moderation (KMB) and as an alternative model of religious harmony. The method used to collect data in the field is a qualitative model, carried out through observation, interviews with certain religious figures who are competent, and randomly selected communities, and documentation. The research results found that, First: The harmony model is associative, social relationships are formed without being hindered by religious, ethnic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds so that communication and interaction are established moderately. Second, The model of planting religious moderation (tolerance (tasamuh), justice (i'tidal), balance (tawazzun)). Third, the existence of Churches, Mosques becomes silent witnesses to the realization and actualization of religious moderation that has long been rooted and the existence of tolerance and disparities that have been established in the implementation of the community in Sungai Penuh-Jambi, thus creating a harmonious life in society.