Welcome Table Christian Church

In 1907,

a new congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was started in the Rainier Valley on Findlay Street. In a 1967 pictorial directory were these words: what will happen in the next sixty years no one knows but we may confidently say that all leaders are concerned that our church fulfill its responsibility in our changing world. In 1987,

Findlay Street was the Disciples fir

st “open and affirming” congregation, welcoming persons of different sexual orientation “just as God has welcomed us.” Now we are eager to grow into a deeper understanding and practice of inclusiveness. The last seven years

have been devoted to situating ourselves for the 21st century, creating a vision for sacred space and mission for us, our children, and our children’s children. We sold our building on Findlay Street in 2006 and have been graciously housed in Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian Church. We bought land in the urban village of N. Beacon Hill and are working to build a sanctuary and 3 apartments which will eventually give us an endowment for mission. As a people of prayer a labyrinth will be set in the floor. As people who care about the earth we will continue our love of green space with some form of urban agriculture. We will move to a new neighborhood as listeners and learners, discovering new ways to serve. In 2014,

no longer on Findlay Street, we changed our name to Welcome Table—eager to grow into what that name will ask of us. Going forward,

with the help of God, we want to be:

* a people of prayer, listening for God’s leading and celebrating God’s transforming grace;
* a community of storytellers, giving witness to how we have seen God at work in creation;
* a congregation of mission, especially dedicated to a ministry of reconciliation in a world so divided by racism, violence, and economic disparity;
* a people of repentance, who give thanks for the forgiving love we have known through Jesus Christ; and
* a community of hope, who, without minimizing the tragedies of life, also affirm that suffering and death do not have the final word.