This church year, we focus our giving on climate justice initiatives that use innovative solutions and an intersectional lens to support and build power for communities at the front lines of the climate crisis.
For the month of December, we share our plate with … read more.
From by UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME)
UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) shares this update on current human rights abuses in Israel and Palestine. Please find action steps you can take at the bottom of this update.
On October 19, … read more.
For the month of November, we share our plate with the Immigrant Mutual Aid Coalition (IMAC). In September 2020 when devastating wildfires and hazardous smoke affected much of Oregon, IMAC quickly pulled together community members along with immigrant rights and social justice groups. IMAC set … read more.
We will worship in the Sanctuary for the first time in over 18 months on November 7. Halleluiah!
Here are the things you need to know:
There will be ONE SERVICE at 11:00 a.m. Worship will also continue to be live-streamed. Family Worship will be live-streamed at … read more.
We are all aware of the return of in-person gatherings in our community. Public schools are open for in-person learning. Our neighbors and some of us have sat shoulder to shoulder in cultural events and concerts. The rate of Covid infections here, and in the … read more.
For the month of October, we share our plate with Honor the Earth, a Native organization who provides financial and organizing support to Native environmental initiatives. Honor the Earth works closely with other women-led Indigenous groups fighting to Stop Line 3 tar … read more.
From Community for Earth (CFE)
After failure by the Oregon legislature to adopt any meaningful climate legislation in the 2019 Legislative Session, Governor Kate Brown did what she could to reduce greenhouse gases through an Executive Order. EO 20-04 set new science-based emissions reduction goals for Oregon and directed state agencies to write plans for how they will use their statutory authority to help meet the goals.
The Department of … read more.
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.
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.
