Justice

Monday, March 17, 7:00 pm a panel of immigration attorneys will speak on immigrant rights and community responses.

In an unprecedented moment of moral reckoning, Church World Service (CWS) today issued The Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Declaration: Defending Refuge,  a bold and urgent call to action from faith communities across the nation.

Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan, Sunday, March 9 at 1:00 pm, Congregation Beth Israel (751 San Juan Blvd, Bellingham) Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan is a professor in the Department of Global Studies, University of Oregon, specializing in human rights, international law, armed conflict, criminal justice, incarceration, colonialism, and Israel/Palestine.

Thirty people met last Sunday in round table discussions to consider what we are already are doing in regards to sharing our funds and building, providing hands-on support in the community and standing up for justice and what are dreams are going forward.

First Congregational Church partners with others through our pledge dollars to address legislative issues

The Mission and Justice Board invites you to active discussion round tables on Sunday, February 23 after worship. Grab some coffee and snacks and join us in room 12/14. Childcare with snacks will be provided.

Whatcom Conservation District and Whatcom Million Trees Project, in partnership with the City of Bellingham, are giving away free yard trees to residents of five neighborhoods: Columbia, Roosevelt, Lettered Streets, Sunnyland, York.