September 2017: Back-to-School
Charlottesville, just like Ferguson before it, is sparking emotions. Protests. Blog posts. Outcry. What if Charlottesville sparked action? I’m not talking about political action. There’s plenty of that already. I’m talking about positive action. Ongoing action....July 2017: What We Do
…our role is to build bridges; to connect people and organizations; to catalyze change. Our first focus is the church community, an asset that was dormant and disjointed for many years. We are also deeply called to all sectors of the community: schools, non-profits, agencies, law enforcement, government, business and neighborhoods. People-of-faith … and People-of-goodwill.
Japanese Community Church and the Japanese Community in Salem
Salem’s Japanese community emerged around 1920 when Roy Kinzaburo Fukuda emigrated to the Salem area. Fukuda (pictured right) had lived near Brooks since the early 1900’s, and around 1920 had come to farm the fertile black soil of the Lake Labish area north of Salem....
Mark O. Hatfield
It was the 1965 Governor’s Conference. The highest executives of all fifty US states were gathered in Los Angeles for this important annual convening. This year an important topic was on the table: the Vietnam War. With the US nearing the peak of its involvement in...
Obed & Charlotte Dickinson and the African American Community
Before Oregon had even attained statehood, what would become our home state had already passed various acts and laws forbidding African Americans from either living in the Oregon Country or moving into it. One even authorized the county constable to give non compliant...June 2017: Fancy Friday Edition
‘The Gathering’ on May 4th was a beautiful experience of unity and fellowship for all of Salem-Keizer. Among the laity and the clergy of our community, alike.
May 2017: A Beautiful Experience of Unity and Fellowship
‘The Gathering’ on May 4th was a beautiful experience of unity and fellowship for all of Salem-Keizer. Among the laity and the clergy of our community, alike.