At Wellington, our Outreach Committee is constantly reaching out to the wider world and looking for ways to partner with organizations who are working to build the beloved kin-dom where all people are loved and honored as siblings in the family of God.  During our years at 615 W. Wellington, in addition to gathering for worship & faith formation, we used our…

This task force, often abbreviated as “IJTF,” works under the Outreach Committee to sustain and engage Wellington’s faith commitment to systemic immigrant justice. In the 1980s, Wellington was one of the lead congregations in the nation-wide Sanctuary Movement, when over 500 faith communities opened their doors to Central Americans fleeing devastating wars. The movement was also a vehicle to speak out against…

El Pueblo Canta is an annual fundraising celebration that brings people together from across the city to celebrate our diversity, embolden the work for immigrant justice, and embody the belief that who we are is greater than any fear. The People Sing es un concierto para celebrar el movimiento para la Justicia al inmigrante – a concert to celebrate the movement for…

In 2021, Wellington convened a working group called “The Dream Team” to lead the congregation in exploring ways to live after the sale of our building. Part of their work involved generating some “big ideas” about how to best use the congregation’s human and financial resources to do God’s work in the world.  One of those ideas is being birthed in 2022,…

In addition to the financial support that Wellington provides to other area non-profit organizations, we are also actively involved in the community based work of: