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Family Promise Week

If you are looking for a way to get involved with the community, this is the perfect chance. During Family Promise week, Southminster hosts a family in need and provides a meal and a safe place to sleep. We need volunteers to cook/serve dinner and stay overnight.

2019 Schedule:

Please contact the office (503) 644-2073 with any questions.

Southminster Reads

Each summer the Adult Education program suggests a book for the entire congregation to read. On September 15th, we devote worship service to discussing the book as a congregation. This summer, Southminster will be reading the book, Why Religion, A Personal Story by Elaine Pagels. More >>>

Jesus Seminar on the Road

How the Right is Wrong: Understanding and Overcoming Fundamentalism

November 8-9, 2019 Southminster will host Westar Scholars Mary Keller and Michael Zbaraschuk.

This multi-disciplinary event will provide an analysis of and response to Christian fundamentalism and draw on work on the religious engagement of climate science, the religious decline among millennials in North America, comparative religious studies, and religious pluralism and spiritual practice. Learn more >>>

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Recent Sermons

For Love of Hussain (A.S.)

An independent film by Pastor John Shuck and Josh Townsley. In October of 2018, John and Josh traveled to Iraq with Caravan 72, sponsored by the Husayniah Islamic Society of Seattle for Arbaeen, a 50 mile walk from Najaf to Karbala, Iraq.

Donate on Facebook

You can now make secure, tax-deductible donations to Southmin from our Facebook page — Just look for the ‘Donate’ button at the top of the page. Help us earn more by creating and sharing a fundraiser with your friends. There are no fees, so we’ll receive 100% of the contributions collected.

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Fred Meyer Community Rewards

You can now link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to Southminster! You can help us raise funds just by shopping with your Rewards Card – and you’ll still receive Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates. Simply visit https://www.fredmeyer.com. Once logged into your Fred Meyer account you can search for Southminster Presbyterian Church by name or enter CS179 and click Enroll. We’ll receive a percentage of your regular purchases every quarter. Thank you for your support!

Considering a Planned Gift?

Legacy Giving

Your gifts, both now and after your lifetime can make your church home stronger and more responsive to the needs of generations to come. And a memorial gift or bequest enables the Southminster community to remember you or someone you love. Click the picture above to learn more.