On October 22nd, the faith community united with the labor community and demonstrators from Occupy Portland to hold an economic justice rally in downtown Vancouver. Hundreds of demonstrators marched from
Continue readingIn February of 2012, a coalition of faith communities in Southwest Washington along with Equal Rights Washington, the Community of Welcoming Congregations, and the Religious Coalition for Equality will sponsor
Continue readingOn September 15th, Pastor Brooks spoke before the Downtown Redevelopment Authority in Vancouver. Members of the authority are appointed by the city to oversee the management of the Hilton hotel.
Continue readingLearn about a vision for an interfaith march for marriage equality that will begin in Vancouver and end 100 miles North in Olympia. Along the way, people will join us
Continue readingRead the first letter sent to us from our sister church in Uganda!
Continue readingOn May 1, 2011, join workers around the globe in celebrating International Workers’Day with a march against the attacks on the working class and immigrants. May 1 has been the
Continue readingOn Saturday, May 14th, the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement (ONSM) will convene the third annual Mother’s Day Vigil at the Northwest Immigration Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. Any undocumented immigrant
Continue readingIn 2010-11, our church developed an effective program for unifying and inspiring our entire congregation in a yearlong social action project. Historically, social action in our church involved the participation
Continue readingThe following is a rough draft of a resolution to be presented to the Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ: Resolution for Transitioning from Coal Energy to
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