Accepting Nominations for Apel Awardees
Who inspires you in our community? Who is a creative and courageous leader? What individual or congregation/organization has made a significant impact in the areas of racial justice and reconciliation, affordable housing and confronting homelessness, immigrant justice... Read more...
“Standing on the Side of Love” with Immigrants and Refugees
Surrounded by 200 people of faith and good will, three congregations made public their sanctuary commitments to hospitality and accompaniment of immigrants and refugees: Gethsemane Lutheran, St. Matthew/San Mateo, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral, at the Re-Launch of the... Read more...Standing with the Sikh Community
Below is a sign-on letter for religious leaders that the Church Council plans to present to the Sikh community on Saturday, March 11 at the Community Unity Rally held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kent Lutheran Church. As you feel called, please sign onto the letter.... Read more...
How You Can Connect the Hope
(See caption below) “Right now especially, it’s important we reach across all our divides, which are man-made. There is so much goodness in the people of this country; that’s the hope. My experience, as a Muslim, is that we can rely upon the Church Council of... Read more...
For Such a Time As This
A Pastoral Letter from Executive Director Michael Ramos: For Such a Time As This Election 2016: A Call to Lament, Repent, Discern, & Act I was completely stunned by the presidential election results on Tuesday night. Not because I am a fan of Hillary Clinton’s,... Read more...Upcoming Events
Jun
30
Fri
all-day
Hopes Realized, Dreams Derailed
@ Spaceworks Gallery
Hopes Realized, Dreams Derailed
@ Spaceworks Gallery
Jun 30 – Aug 17 all-day
Immigration: Hopes Realized, Dreams Derailed is a multimedia exhibition about immigration and detention on display at the Spaceworks Gallery. Curated by art critic Susan N. Platt and mural artist David Long, the exhibit addresses the[...]
Aug
18
Fri
5:00 pm
Stand in Solidarity and Prayer
@ Daystar Baptist Church
Stand in Solidarity and Prayer
@ Daystar Baptist Church
Aug 18 @ 5:00 pm
Please join the Renton African American Pastors group to stand in solidarity and prayer with brothers and sisters in Charlottesville, Virginia and people of this great nation that was founded on the principles that we[...]
Aug
26
Sat
9:00 am
David Zinn – Art for the Soul, J...
@ Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church
David Zinn – Art for the Soul, J...
@ Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church
Aug 26 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Teams from religious groups, community organizations, and neighborhoods are invited to learn how to create joyful, humorous, temporary public works of art. This event will include an outdoor component in Blaine Memorial UMC’s parking lot.[...]
Aug
29
Tue
7:00 pm
Showing of “The Namesake”
@ St. James' Cathedral Pastoral Outreach Center
Showing of “The Namesake”
@ St. James' Cathedral Pastoral Outreach Center
Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm
St. James Immigrant Assistance invites you to a showing of The Namesake (PG-13). The experiences of immigrants and their American-born children are depicted in this film directed by Mira Nair. A recently wed couple, in an[...]
Sep
9
Sat
5:30 pm
Advocacy for the Long Haul
@ University Friends Meetinghouse (Social Hall)
Advocacy for the Long Haul
@ University Friends Meetinghouse (Social Hall)
Sep 9 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Advocacy Teams Launch. People across the country are asking the same question: “What can I do to change what’s happening in the world?” FCNL’s 75 years on Capitol Hill[...]