For the month of September, we share our plate with the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy’s disaster relief fund. These funds go directly to frontline communities in the Gulf South impacted by climate disasters. GCCLP’s mission is to advance structural shifts toward climate justice and ecological … read more.
This week we share our plate with Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees, or SOAR, a program of the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
Since the 1970s, SOAR has welcomed and assisted our new neighbors as they arrive in the Portland metro area. SOAR, an … read more.
If you are reading this, you are alive. Let’s celebrate that! Take a full breath. Let your face find the shape of a soft smile of contentment. Inhale another breath of celebration: “I am alive.” Exhale with gratitude.
How does that feel? What possibilities does connecting … read more.
From Advancing Racial Justice Action Group (ARJAG)
By Ethel Gullette
Looking for meaningful community-building at First Church? Here it is!
Last year, in the midst of the pandemic and the demonstrations in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, the Advancing Racial Justice Action Group (ARJAG) of First … read more.
