For the past year we have been encouraged to see more and more congregations engaging in partnership with local schools. School Partnership was one of the breakout sessions we offered during our Puget Sound City Advance in 2015 and which was inspired by the great work of Jubilee REACH and Northshore's Community Serve Day . Last year we were also excited for West Seattle's CityServe's first serve day which took place at Roxhill and Sanislo Elementary schools. Since then the movement has been growing and we are excited to report that on August 20-21st a potential of over 100 schools will be served by congregations around the Greater Seattle Region. This past Wednesday, we were fortunate t
Recently a Seattle Met article touched on a phenomena that is happening in the Pacific Northwest- churches are breaking traditional services and becoming more entrepreneurial, creative and inclusive in their evangelizing the gospel. The report states Seattle is fertile ground for this type of church movement and Dope Church of Fife, Wa definitely fits that mold. What is the church to do with drug users, prostitutes, or gambling addicts? What is the course of action in evangelizing, engaging and simply telling them they are loved? Sometimes, the right question to reflect on is why would anyone living and struggling with addiction or other challenges feel compelled to enter our world- full
There has been a lot of attention, this past year especially, on the seemingly inevitable Cascadia Quake that is predicted to shake the Pacific Northwest with great force. While we do not know the time this event or other potential disasters might take place, it does seem prudent and wise to be prepared. The Church is in a unique position to assist during disaster given the strategic locations of our places of worship throughout our cities and communities, and the built-in networks of volunteers. I sat down with Patti Quirk of the City of Seattle to ask how the Church can be prepared and offer assistance to our communities when emergencies do strike. Ms. Quirk was eager to share opportuni
Volunteer Training: Trauma Informed Care & Boundaries Basics Guest Speakers: Sarah Arrieta, M.A., LMHCA, Trauma Informed Care Dawn Zern, Boundaries Basics Wednesday, June 29th 6:30-8:30pm Kent Covenant Church Gym 12010 SE 240th St, Kent, WA 98031 Limited seats available. Register by Monday, June 27 to reserve your seat! Register Now Hope starts with a volunteer. Join us on Wednesday, June 29 to learn from local experts, Sarah Arrieta and Dawn Zern from Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. We'll share healthy boundaries for volunteers working with homeless women and children — and how to care for children who have experienced trauma. This training event is especially helpful for volunteers se
