The Church Council

The Church Council was honored to be part of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Seattle for the Seeds of Compassion Conference. For 5 days, His Holiness inspired us to take action by nurturing kindness and compassion in the world. May we continue to put into practice the lessons of peace and reconciliation that he taught us. Many thanks also to the organizers and volunteers who helped to make the Conference such a tremendous success. To view webcasts of the events, click here.

Our housing program, HomeStep, is looking for volunteers for a variety of opportunities including office assistants, movers, outdoor volunteers, and workshop instructors. By offering your time and talents you can help us bring hope and housing to families and individuals. For more information please contact Ann Erickson at 206-525-1213 x 3040 or email her here.

In a historical move, The Jubilee Act for Expanded Debt Cancellation and Responsible Lending was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Jubilee Act will provide debt cancellation to extremely poor countries that were left out of past debt deals. The money poor countries would have had to pay towards their debt would be redirected to education, health care and other improvements. The Act now moves to the Senate for approval. Thank you to everyone who helped to make calls to our House members and please stay tuned to our website where we will post updates on how you can contact your Senators to advocate for this important cause.