Congregations are Invited to Endorse the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness

Why does it make a difference for congregations to adopt the 10-year plan to end homelessness? Because part of the solution to homelessness is in mustering the political will to change the way we do business.  With 100 King County congregations adopting the plan, political leaders will stand up and take notice.

Learn more by attending our June 10 conference "Making the 10-Year Plan REAL" at Mount Zion Baptist Church.  Click here for more details.

Here are the steps to take:

1. Notify the Church Council of your desire to participate. Contact us via e-mail by clicking here. We'll include you on the list of potential congregational endorsers below.

2. Study the plan.  Here are some materials to help you:

• You can download the 10-year plan by clicking here.
• Download an executive summary by clicking here.
• Download talking points by clicking here.
• Download a North & East King County fact sheet by clicking here.

3. Take a vote of your governing body. 

4. Notify the Church Council of your support by sending us a completed endorsement form. 

We will keep a running tally of congregations who support the plan and report this each month to the Committee to End Homelessness, which will report the congregational endorsers on its website. Our goal is 100 congregations by the end of 2006. 

Official Congregational Endorsers:

1. St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral (Seattle) 5/24/05
2. Lake Washington United Methodist Church (Kirkland) 11/16/05
3. Episcopal Church of the Resurection (Bellevue) 11/22/05
4. First United Methodist Church (Seattle) 11/29/05
5. Temple Beth Am (Seattle) 12/8/05
6. First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Seattle) 12/16/05
7. St. James Roman Catholic Cathedral (Seattle) 12/16/05
8. Sisters of Providence (Seattle) 12/19/05
9. American Jewish Committee (Seattle) 12/21/05
10. University Friends Meeting (Seattle) 1/9/06
11. First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Bothell) 1/17/06
12. Seattle First Baptist Church 1/19/06
13. Saint Therese Roman Catholic Church (Seattle) 1/23/06
14. University Baptist Church, 2/16/06
15. Fauntleroy UCC, 3/5/06
16. University Temple United Methodist Church, 2/26/06
17. University Lutheran Church, 3/9/06
18. Good Shepherd Baptist Church (Lynnwood) 3/10/06
19. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 3/6/06
20. St. Mary Catholic Church, 2/16/06
21. University Unitarian Church, 3/16/06
22. Bethany United Church of Christ, 3/14/06
23. Congregation Beth Shalom, 3/06
24. Renton First United Methodist Church, 3/17/06
25. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Seattle) 2/6/06
26. 24-Seven Ministry Center, 3/28/06
27. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 4/3/06
28. Temple B'nai Torah (Bellevue) 4/25/06
29. Northshore United Church of Christ (Woodinville) 4/26/06
30. All Saints Episcopal Church (Seattle) 1/29/06
31. Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Bellevue), 5/9/06
32. Eastside Friends Meeting (Bellevue), 5/22/06
33. Christ the King Catholic Church (Seattle) 5/25/06
34. Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church (Seattle) 5/26/06
35. Islamic Center of Shoreline
36. Islamic Center of Eastside (Bellevue Mosque)
37. Abu Bakr Mosque
38. Interfaith Community Church
39. Jamiul Muslimin (Cham Mosque)
40. Newport Presbyterian Church (Bellevue) 2/14/06
41. Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle) 6/9/06
42. Woodland Park United Methodist Church, 5/15//06
43. Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle) 6/9/06
44. St. John United Lutheran Church (Seattle) 6/13/06
45. University Congregational Church (Seattle)
46. Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Seattle)
47. St. Joseph Catholic Church (Seattle) 6/23/06
48. Bothell United Methodist Church 6/27/06

Here's a list of congregations and faith community institutions that have so far indicated a willingness to begin the process. Please notify us so you can be on this list:

• Snoqualmie United Methodist Church
• University Congregational UCC
• Temple de Hirsch Sinai
• Alki Congregational UCC
• All Pilgrims Christian Church
• Kirkland Congregational United Church of Christ
• Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
• Seattle University
• Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry
• Broadview Community UCC
• Bothell United Methodist Church
• Wallingford United Methodist Church
• Findlay Street Christian Church
• St. Joseph Catholic Church, Seattle
• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle
• Holy Cross Lutheran Church
• Newport Presbyterian Church

Here's a list of denominational and religious leaders who have signed on as endorsers:

• Rt. Rev. Vincent Warner, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
• Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr., Regional Minister, Northwest Region, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Janice C. Cate, Coalition on Women and Religion
• Sr. Susan Dewitt, CSJP
• Sr. Beth Taylor, CSJP
• Rev. Shermella Garrett, Presiding Elder, African Methodist Episcopal Church, District 5
• Rev. Peter Strimer, Church in Action, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
• Rev. Gwen Hall, Sojourner Truth Ministries
• Rev. Stephen Johnson, CORPS Recovery Ministry

Thanks for your help in ending homelessness in King County!