​United in Faith Coalition

On October 24, members of various churches throughout Edmonds and beyond met to worship and address how to respond to the threat of “Christian Nationalism.” The Bishops of the United Methodist Church and the ELCA Lutheran church spoke about their concerns with the rise of this movement that calls itself Christian nationalism but appears neither Christian nor patriotic. Members the United in Faith Coalition will meet every first Wednesday of the month at the Edmonds Methodist church to discuss responses, but one of the first things that arose from this meeting is this list of ways that people can help out, whether they are from small churches or large or not even from a church.


Food Bank Drives – urgent collections
1. Edmonds Food Bank: 828 Caspers St. Lower level of Edmonds UMC
https://edmondsfoodbank.org/ ​

• This Thursday night Town Hall at 6:30pm at the food bank on Food Insecurity in our area.

2.Lynnwood Food Bank: 5320 176th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-745-1635 https://www.lynnwoodfoodbank.org/
3. Search food banks in your area: https://www.hungerfreewa.org/foodbanks


Other Community Needs
4. Edmonds Toy Shop – At EUMC - Saturday Dec. 12 – 1500 children served
https://edmondsfoodbank.org/toy-shop/
5. Lynnwood Christmas Toy Shop (through their Food Bank) at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Lynnwood


Immigrant support and protection
6. WAISN Rapid Response Virtual Training; 11/5/25 at 6pm register
tinyurl.com/novrapidresponse
Next training is December 10. Registration link provided later.
7. WA Immigrant Services Network - WAISN: Accompaniment training – see WAISN
Facebook page

• ​Become an Accompaniment Volunteer with WAISN to support immigrants as they navigate the immigration system. Join the upcoming virtual training (in English) where volunteers will learn to provide support through immigration court appointments while gaining a deeper understanding of the impact immigration systems have on our communities.

Training Details: Wed. November 12, 2025, 6:00 PM PST on Zoom
Registration required for Zoom link - tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025


8. Tacoma Detention Center: La Resistencia https://laresistencianw.org/ go to
Facebook page for regular updates on detainees, actions regarding Hunger
Strike, reports on deportation flights from King County airport, monthly Saturday
in-person protests – watch FB page for date in November.


Resource groups at United in Faith: A Call to Action


ACLU of Washington: https://www.aclu-wa.org/
Edmonds Food Bank: https://edmondsfoodbank.org/
Faith Action Network: https://fanwa.org/
Housing Hope: https://www.housinghope.org/
League of Women Voters: https://www.lwvwa.org/
Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest: https://risnw.org/
Snohomish County Indivisible: https://www.snocoindivisible.org/
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) : https://waisn.org/