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06/14/2026

Actor Rainn Wilson, widely known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” joined a press conference hosted with religious leaders to advocate for the American tradition of religious freedom.

Actor Rainn Wilson joined lawmakers and faith leaders to highlight religious freedom as ahead of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

06/13/2026

More than 50 people from eastern Washington gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist to celebrate an Interfaith Pride Service. No one present could remember it ever happening in a house of faith before.

Photos taken by Gen Heywood, Artist.

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06/13/2026

After years of scam attempts, Walter Hesford comes to share Dante’s view that fraud is among the gravest sins because it destroys trust and harms society.

A writer reflects on personal experiences with scams and fraud, arguing that deception destroys trust and remains one of society’s most damaging offenses.

06/13/2026

More than 50 people gathered at Spokane’s Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for an Interfaith Pride Service celebrating inclusion, healing and LGBTQ+ dignity.

More than 50 people gathered at Spokane's Cathedral of St. John for an Interfaith Pride Service celebrating inclusion, healing, faith and LGBTQ+ dignity.

06/13/2026

An anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center is expanding its operations in Sandpoint three years after Bonner General Health closed its labor and delivery unit and the town’s OB-GYNs left the state, KFF Health News reported.

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Faith news roundup: a historic Seattle church turned luxury hotel, a religious liberty appeal involving a former WSU coach, and housing initiatives

06/13/2026

Attorneys for former WSU head football coach Nick Rolovich argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday, asking the court to revive his lawsuit claiming the university fired him over his religious objection to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Faith news roundup: a historic Seattle church turned luxury hotel, a religious liberty appeal involving a former WSU coach, and housing initiatives

06/13/2026

A 1908 church building that once housed the First United Methodist Church of Seattle lives on as the centerpiece of LOTTE Hotel Seattle.

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Faith news roundup: a historic Seattle church turned luxury hotel, a religious liberty appeal involving a former WSU coach, and housing initiatives

06/12/2026

Nancy Winder, ordained at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church in 1976, was the first woman ordained in the North Pacific District of the American Lutheran Church.

A Saturday service will honor her — and the generations of women who ministered before and after ordination was possible.

Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church in Seattle will celebrate 50 years of women Lutheran pastors, honoring pioneering clergy and the legacy of Rev. Nancy Winder.

06/12/2026

Community is never all peaches and cream. But it’s in the messiness of congregational life — the arguments, the casseroles, the forgiveness — that our spiritual strength grows, Bishop Gretchen Rehberg writes in today's column.

A faith leader reflects on the importance of community, discipleship and spiritual support, arguing that faith grows stronger when practiced alongside others.

06/12/2026

“To be a Christian and to believe in God doesn’t mean that you can’t let loose and have fun as well and lean into your queerness and embrace that, and also poke fun at some of the rigidity of religious systems," performer Chloe Guillot said.

"That’s what I like about the Church Council in their organizing work, it’s rewriting those narratives of what that means to be a Christian."

On Sunday, The Church Council of Greater Seattle is hosting “Clerics, Abbots, & Heretics: Oh My!” - a fundraiser and drag show featuring amateur and professional performers.