You are invited to join one or more of our St. Mark's Alliances
St. Mark’s alliances bring people together to further their common interests and to create bonds between them, as we seek to serve our world in Christ. We have formed ourselves into the following seven alliances. These alliances also foster several partnership ministries.
Creation Care Alliance
Meets on Wednesday evenings (usually the third Wednesday of the month)
The Creation Care Alliance brings together people who affirm the sacredness of all that God has made and the calling we have to be faithful stewards who live in harmony with creation. In a time of climate crisis, we also seek to grow in attending to climate justice and resilience for all people.
Creation Care Partner Ministries:
- The Shalom Project
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
Anti-Racism Alliance
Meets on Wednesday evenings (usually the second Wednesday of the month)
The Anti-Racism Alliance brings together people who are committed to study, prayer and action as we become an anti-racist community of faith. We strive to grow in faith, both by learning to recognize our systemic and structural privilege and by committing to personal engagement.
Gender Sexuality Alliance
Meets on Wednesday evenings (usually the second Wednesday of the month)
The Gender Sexuality Alliance brings together people who are committed to the full welcome, inclusion, and celebration of LGBTQIA+ people in all aspects of congregational life and in the community. We seek to live out our calling as a Reconciling in Christ congregation.
Gender Sexuality Partner Ministries:
- Essentials for Homeless Youth
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
Interfaith Alliance
Meeting time varies.
The Inter-Faith Alliance brings together people who are committed to building relationships of trust, mutual respect, and collaboration with people of diverse faith communities. Our partners in this alliance include Associated Ministries, Temple Beth El, Bethany Presbyterian Church, and the Islamic Center of Tacoma.
Interfaith Partner Ministries:
- Women’s Interfaith Affiliation
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
Housing Alliance
Meets on Wednesday evenings (usually the third Wednesday of the month)
The Housing Alliance brings together people who seek to address homelessness both in our own community and abroad.
Housing Partner Ministries:
- Habitat for Humanity
- Tiny House Builds
- Mexico Mission
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
Hunger Alliance
Meeting time varies.
The Housing Alliance brings together people who seek adequate food and nutrition for all, both in our own community and abroad.
Hunger Partner Ministries:
- Peace Community Center
- Nativity House
- DeLong Backpack Program
- Bread for the World
- Holiday Giving Tree
- Chase the Chill
- Hunger Walk & Run
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
Global Refugee Alliance
Meeting time varies.
The Global and Refugee Alliance brings together people who are committed to a ministry of global embrace, and to the resettlement of refugees in our own community.
Global/Refugee Partner Ministries:
- Fair Trade Team
- Friends of WPC Nepal
- Lutheran World Relief
- Refugee Resettlement
To learn more about these ministries, click here.
The Peace and Justice Committee
Micah 6:8 calls us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. St. Mark’s Peace and Justice Committee seeks to equip, motivate, and support the members of St. Mark’s in compassionate action, in collaborative justice, in learning, and in advocacy for the sake of the vulnerable. The Peace and Justice Committee also coordinates our seven alliances and our many partnership ministries.