Faith & Justice

“Inviting the church community to join us, Faith & Justice explores, educates,

and takes action on issues that converge at the intersection of justice and God’s

Word.”

If you are interested in this work, please talk to Pastor Jamie.


Greetings from the Faith and Justice Team!

Please join the Faith and Justice Team on the second Tuesday of each month as we wrestle with navigating life as Jesus followers. Our mission is:

“Inviting the church community to join us, Faith and Justice explores, educates, and takes action on issues that converge at the intersection of justice and God’s Word.”

We seek out opportunities to learn about and nurture the flourishing of all people, in the name of Jesus. How many times does the word justice appear in the Bible? One example includes: Micah 6:8 “…And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Jesus embodies and teaches the principles of social justice. He reached out to the marginalized, excluded and oppressed, demonstrating God’s love and justice as recorded throughout the Gospels. What does Jesus expect of us as His followers?

All are welcome. We would love to have you stop by!

Julie Bohman, Chair


 

 

We believe it is the mission of the Church to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor as ourselves. It is our love of God and neighbor that compels us to offer the following statement:  

We acknowledge that Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church was built on the unceded homelands of the Spokane Tribe of Indians. Since time immemorial, these Native Americans have prospered on this land. We respect their past, present and future elders as we recognize their continuing connection with the land, waters and culture that surrounds us. We thank God for the land itself and the peoples who have fished, hunted, harvested and gathered here for generations.  

This acknowledgment honors the first caretakers of this land, the suffering they endured, and the continued restoration and healing needed. Through the understanding of the history that brought us here, we hope to foster a more united community that embraces the first peoples of Spokane. 

This Land & People Acknowledgement  

was approved by the Board of Elders October 21, 2025.  

 

For more information on Land & People Acknowledgements and the first people on this land we call Whitworth, explore these websites which were used (in addition to meetings with elders from the Spokane Tribe and our Nimiipuu siblings of faith) in crafting this statement: 

https://www.spokanetribe.com/ 

https://nezperce.org/  

https://nativegov.org/news/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/  

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1160204144/indigenous-land-acknowledgments  

https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/about/land-acknowledgment-statement/ 

https://favs.news/presbyterian-capital-campaign-for-nimiipuu-churches-is-about-repairing-buildings-and-relations/