Wallingford United Methodist Church (2115 N 42nd St. at Bagley) will be hosting a "Transgender 101" panel discussion and a showing of the film "Trans": "It takes a special kind of courage to be who you really are" Wallingford United Methodist Church is a place where all are welcome. WUMC is an organization of faith that believes in every single individual's sacred worth. This Saturday, March 9th, we invite one and all to join us in a special movie event dedicated to…
The Wallingford Presbyterian Church (42nd and Ashworth) celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and will be holding a Centennial Homecoming next Sunday, February 10th. Joe Roberts sent along this history of the church, written by Laura McMillan: Wallingford Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2013. This small church in the north Seattle neighborhood has a colorful history, inextricably linked with the neighborhood and the lives of thousands of people during the past 100 years. Wallingford Neighborhood In the early…
Wallingford United Methodist Church (42nd and Bagley) invites the neighborhood to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday, January 20, at 11:00AM., featuring the Wallingford United Methodist Church choir and The Total Experience Gospel Choir, under the direction of Rev. Patrinell Wright. The Total Experience Gospel Choir was founded in 1973 at the Mt. Baptist Church here in Seattle, initially comprising students from Roosevelt and Franklin High Schools. Over the years, the choir has toured throughout the United States and in…
Wallingford United Methodist Church (42nd and Bagley) invites the neighborhood to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday, January 15, at 11:00AM. The Total Experience Gospel Choir will be the congregation's guest choir, and the Reverend Rubye Hayden, from Ebenezer A.M.E. Zion Church, will be the guest preacher at that service. The Total Experience Gospel Choir was founded in 1973 at the Mt. Baptist Church here in Seattle, initially comprising students from Roosevelt and Franklin High Schools. Over the…
Are you ready to do some holiday shopping? No? Well, here's something close to home and a fun way to get you in the mood: Keystone Church (5019 Keystone Place N.) is holding its 33rd annual Festival of Hope -- an alternative Christmas fair this Saturday and Sunday (November 19 and 20). You can browse, have a deli lunch, maybe some pumpkin pie, and feel good knowing that the fair is a non-profit event, and the money you spend will support…
The Share shelter at the Gift of Grace Lutheran Church in Wallingford opened its doors over a month ago to mixed reaction from the local community. The first of two public forums sponsored by the church to discuss shelter related issues took place on September 18th. If you were not able to attend that meeting, you can read a summary of the discussion or take a look at meeting notes on the church website. At the first public forum, a proposal…
I found out last night from a neighbor that SHARE is opening an indoor homeless shelter at the Gift of Grace Lutheran Church in Wallingford (2102 North 40th Street). SHARE is Seattle Housing and Resource Effort. According to its website, SHARE is a partner organization of homeless and formerly homeless men and women that provides King County's largest shelter network, with fifteen indoor shelters and two tent cities. All their efforts are self-managed, run by the homeless members themselves. In addition, the organization…