The Reverend David Strong

06/16/2026

The chairs move, but the purpose remains the same: creating sacred space for people to encounter the Divine.

After Sunday worship at Incarnation Community Church, we help prepare the room for the Contemplative Circle that gathers on Saturdays. This behind the scenes video shows the simple but meaningful work of rearranging the space so it can support another community’s spiritual practice. What makes a space sacred is not the furniture or the setup but the people who gather there with open hearts. Whether through worship, contemplation, prayer, or reflection, this room becomes holy because it is a place where people seek truth, healing, and connection.

05/22/2026

God is not only present when you’re rising. God is present when you’re falling too.
“Something H. Emilie Cady wrote years ago really stayed with me… she talked about how God is abiding with us not only when we’re coming up, but even when we’re going down…” SpiritualGrowth HealingJourney FaithAndHealing ProgressiveChristianity BlackChurch SpiritualReflection GodIsWithUs

05/22/2026

I got over 20 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

The frames may look the same, but the power in these lenses is significantly different. I can read again. I can truly see clearly again.

It has been a journey getting here, and I don’t take this moment for granted.

Sometimes the smallest changes make the biggest difference.

05/19/2026

me of my earliest memories were going to Catholic Mass with my grandmother, where the responses were in Latin. Grandma saw God and believed God listened in Latin.

My parents eventually stopped going to church, and by the time I was 10, I was exploring faith on my own. Traditional Catholicism never quite became home for me.

Earlier this year I saw that David Strong was starting Incarnation Community Church at 621 Tacoma Ave. I had heard him speak before and knew some of his work as a housing activist, so I decided to visit.

Most Sundays it’s just the two of us in the sanctuary while others join on Zoom. But David never holds back because of numbers. We pray. We worship. We share communion. We talk afterward, and honestly, those conversations have become one of the main reasons I keep coming.

The church is in a gritty part of town. Encampments are literally outside the door. You cannot ignore the world people are struggling through while you pray there.

And maybe that’s the point.

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05/11/2026

Mother’s Day a range of emotions. ’sDay .

05/10/2026

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05/06/2026

Where my spirituality flows from church

05/04/2026

Out of town over the weekend thinking about life