Sundays at 10:30am

at Kin On 4416 S Brandon St - Community Room (entrance at rear of building)

Lent Begins Ash Wednesday, Feb 18, 7pm Service

The season of Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter) begins with this meditative service including prayer, reflection, communion and the imposition of ashes. Lent is traditionally a season of spiritual practices of contemplation, generosity, prayer, and self-discipline.You may wish to embrace a spiritual practice for this season, such as fasting, or giving something up, or challenging yourself to greater generosity. However you choose to observe this season, it is an invitation to deepen your spirituality and hold open space to consider how you might be changed by God’s love.

Building on the legacy of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, which closed in 2010 and gave its land for affording housing and a new church start, Columbia City Church of Hope officially organized as an ELCA congregation in 2017 and is now partnering with El Centro de la Raza on an award-winning six-story development that includes 87 units of affordable family housing, an early childhood learning center, and our new church. The housing is already built and fully occupied; Church of Hope will continue with building out the interior of the new church space as soon as the city approves permits. By partnering with a brilliant local architect (and neighbor) and church members who are highly qualified construction experts donating hundreds of thousands of dollars of their time, Church of Hope is partnering with the NW WA Synod of the ELCA to build a high quality, well-designed and versatile space that will function not only as a sanctuary, but as a living room for the community — welcoming back 12-step groups, community organizations, live music events, and more.

SUNDAYS AT 10:30AM

IN THE COLUMBIA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE

We are a church for the old, young, gay, straight, trans, doubters, believers, fence-sitters, activists, scientists, poets, and slackers.

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There is a place for you here.

As a new community of faith, we seek to awaken to God's presence in the midst of ordinary life. Together, we are figuring out what it means to notice and take part in all the ways that God shows up in the world. We are creating a radically inclusive space where everyone can be real. We trust that we can bring our whole selves here and honestly address the struggles within our own lives and in society. God (and the community) can handle it—and find the beauty in it.

We ask hard questions of God and ourselves, and we freely express our doubts and struggles as we explore the complexities and mysteries of life. We work for justice, especially for those who are systematically denied it: people experiencing homelessness, those who identify as LGBT, People of Color, those who are economically marginalized. We believe in the universal truth that we’re all connected. Together, we explore faith, nurture spirituality, build community, and serve the world.

As our Mission Statement says, we are a progressive faith community rooted in God’s grace and acceptance and growing together toward justice, love, and wholeness.

Join us to see for yourself how this community of grace can be a nurturing, challenging, transformative place for you!

Peace,
Pastor Darla DeFrance

The congregation singing during worship service at Columbia City Church of Hope in Seattle, WA.