Downtown Boston’s Cathedral Church of St. Paul is a place of spiritual and physical refuge for the homeless but also an interfaith community where Episcopalians worship alongside Muslims.

On Thursday, the church was a place of fellowship, as volunteers of both faiths worked shoulder to shoulder preparing a feast and then sat together to share it.

Almost all the food, expected to feed about 200, was donated by Ibrahim Ibrahim, who owns the Black Seed Cafe & Grill next door.

Ibrahim said he has contributed turkeys and side dishes for 16 years, in appreciation of space the church provides for Muslim prayers and to nurture a community.

“We are a brotherhood of human beings first, before anything else,’’ Ibrahim said. “I’m happy to see people of all backgrounds get together. Nothing is better than that.’’

As Ibrahim spoke, the Rev. Jep Streit, dean of the cathedral, interjected: “I know they don’t have saints in Islam, but this guy’s a saint.’’

Hayfaa Ali, religious programs coordinator at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, helped organize the volunteers and said unlike some organizations providing holiday meals, the church encourages volunteers to eat alongside the homeless. “This is sitting down and chatting with them, being in their company, treating them like anyone else,’’ she said.

Christopher Haubrich is a member of the church’s community for the homeless, called MANNA, or Many Angels Needed Now and Always. Haubrich recently moved into a home after living on the streets off and on for 25 years.

Scanning the diverse crowd, Haubrich said, “This is how it should be every day.’’

“I would like to have a poster of this sitting in Donald Trump’s Oval Office,’’ he added, “saying everybody can get along.’’