NEW WORSHIPPING COMMUNITIES
Coordinator: Rev. John Park
The New Worshiping Communities of the Northwest Coast Presbytery is dedicated to serve and support the fresh and innovative new expressions of faith communities that will renew and revitalize God’s church and God’s worship. As the church becomes more responsive to the Great Commission of Christ, we seek to:
Make NEW disciples of Jesus Christ in NEW innovative ways
Bring creative and various models of WORSHIPING experience
Encourage faith COMMUNITIES to shine the light of Jesus Christ to their surrounding neighborhoods
Renewal Ministries NW
Compline Worshiping Community
Compline Prayer
Thursdays at 8 pm (Pacific Time)
This quiet, contemplative time is an opportunity to end your day in peace and in the presence of the Holy Spirit through prayer and reflective instrumental music.
Through prayer and reflection, we will turn our focus back to God, our one true source of strength. This time for listening and stillness will calm and restore your soul, leaving you refreshed and encouraged.
Samish Island Fellowship
After moving to Samish Island, Rev. Janice Smith started a Bible study that is now the Samish Island Fellowship. The fellowship meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7pm via Zoom.
To serve the community, this group invited people to bring protein items for the food pantry on the island.
Contact Rev. Janice Smith, 360.399.1239
Collide
Women colliding with Jesus to experience authenticity, wholeness, and purpose.
What began as one woman’s story of colliding with Jesus in the midst of her brokenness has grown into a movement of thousands of women who are daring to believe that God meets them in their pain and and uses it to meet others in theirs.
Contact Director Willow Weston, 360.739.5595
Jazz Vespers
Started in July 2019, Jazz Vespers is a monthly jazz worship experience at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church. Jazz Vespers are free events open to the whole community.
Contact Jean Chaumont 609-216-9528
1001 Movement
New Worshipping Communities Nationwide associated with PC(USA) provides resources to fuel the movement.
1001 Current Events for 2024
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/4Q4R6X5/1001events2024
1001 NWC Fund Development Training
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/XWa8zu6/funddevelopmenttraining
Grants and Grant Finders
grants.gov – government grants: helpful search words (other than your particular context/ministry) – church, faith, religion
Candid - A Grant Directory (possibly free at your library or else subscription based) –https://www.guidestar.org/ (No subscription)
https://grantadvisor.org/ - Read reviews on different grants that are offered
https://dogoodx.org/ - Social entrepreneurship accelerator
Trinity Wall Street - Episcopal church in NYC
Invested Faith - for social enterprise funding
Luther seminary (seeds fellowship)
Austin Seminary (pastoral cohorts)
Austin Seminary - Latinx Leaders