The Founding of the Church Council:“Common sense applied to the common tasks”
by Beth Amsbary
Seattle 1919: Surely, the world as we know it is falling apart and being re-formed.
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Contract Opportunities Open Now
In 2019, the Church Council of Greater Seattle will be celebrating 100 years of community, service, and justice. In order to support our year of story-sharing, we have two contract opportunities open until filled. 100th Anniversary Vision: Weaving past and present for... Read more...
Beloved Leader of Justice
The Church Council of Greater Seattle mourns the loss of our beloved former Board President, friend, and fearless champion for justice, Verlene Jones Davis. Verlene served as Board President twice (2003-2005 & 2010-2012) and played a most pivotal role in the... Read more...
Remembering and Honoring Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in the Lord. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought... Read more...
The Migrants’ Way of the Cross
Around March 25th, a caravan of about 1,175 people seeking asylum headed north towards Mexico and the United States, guided by the humanitarian aid organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Most of the people in this caravan are Hondurans fleeing political violence,... Read more...Upcoming Events
Mar
8
Fri
all-day Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Mar 8 2019 – Feb 23 2020 all-day
Uncover the history of redlining and its impacts through individual stories. Beginning with the exclusion of Native people from Seattle, follow the ongoing confluence of interconnected financial, environmental, physical factors that have plagued people of[...]
May
31
Fri
all-day Warren Pope: Blood Lines Time Li... @ Northwest African American Museum
Warren Pope: Blood Lines Time Li... @ Northwest African American Museum 
May 31 – Sep 8 all-day
Warren Pope: Blood Lines, Time Lines, Red Lines is an abstract art exhibition that examines the historical and contemporary realities of redlining and displacement. Pope’s art explores matters of systemic inequities. With a minimalist style, Pope[...]
Aug
24
Sat
10:00 am Homeless Remembrance Project Lea... @ Mary's Place / Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Homeless Remembrance Project Lea... @ Mary's Place / Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Aug 24 @ 10:00 am
This “Leaves of Remembrance” dedication and reception is during the 10 a.m. Mary’s Place Saturday Service. Story-sharing over lunch to follow! These beloved community members will have leaves placed: Taylor Vreeland; Rose Foster; Arnette Adams;[...]
Aug
27
Tue
1:30 pm Homeless Remembrance Project Lea... @ Recovery Café
Homeless Remembrance Project Lea... @ Recovery Café
Aug 27 @ 1:30 pm
Recovery Cafe is a new leaves dedication site, inheriting nineteen leaves from the now-closed Dutch Shisler Sobering Center*, along with new Leaves for Sol Smith and Farhan Karshe. * William “Bill” Burns; Terri Bigelow; Suzanne[...]
Sep
19
Thu
5:00 pm Human Services Candidates Forum @ Seattle World School
Human Services Candidates Forum @ Seattle World School
Sep 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Human service providers raise up issues important to us, the communities we serve, and all who strive toward a just and thriving community. The forum includes the two candidates for each race in the City[...]