The 2018 Eastern Washington Legislative Conference, organized by the Faith Action Network, The Fig Tree, and Catholic Charities of Spokane, will take place Saturday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The new location also allows New Community to be housed in the same building as organizations they partner with such as Shalom Ministries, and the Young Life soccer program.

It was with feelings of inclusion and community that Temple Beth Shalom, for the first time, hosted members of the Spokane Islamic Center on Friday for a musical Shabbat, a potluck dinner and Islamic prayers.

In the early hours of March 16, several buildings in downtown Spokane were vandalized, or "attacked" locals said, with the posting of fliers bearing anti-immigration, anti-refugee, and specifically anti-Semitic remarks and drawings.

Every seat in the house was full last night as the congregation of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and guests gathered to hear the Fat Tuesday Jazz Mass.

New Community Church did not intend to move; in fact, through the 25 years they’ve operated, their current location has