A Special In-Person Opportunity in San FranciscoBegin the season of Advent by reflecting on what it means to pursue faith and courage in times of proliferating crises. We have a wonderful space reserved in the Mission for what promises to be a rich time of community building. In a world where so much is broken and burning, fear and insecurity abound, faith and courage are increasingly under duress. And yet, the call of faith is to move through fear to the work of justice. With decades of experience in justice and reconciliation work, Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil will talk with us about what it means to look deep within the Christian tradition to find courage for the work ahead. We’ll cover topics like:
This is an in-person event in San Francisco at 2773 Folsom Street in the Mission District featuring conversation, dinner, and deeper connection with one another. We hope to see you Sunday! |
Seeking Faith, Learning Justice
September 2026 Kicking Off the Year on the Network and at Spark Lab NYC The Multivocal Chorus at Our Fall Gathering This past week, our fellows, Network members, partners, and new friends gathered for Spark Lab NYC, a three-day gathering exploring how stories can ignite faith and justice. The Riverside Church has a remarkable legacy of faith in public life, from Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1967 address to generations of congregants who have gathered there to imagine a more just world....
Dear Reader, We are turning a new page at the Center for Faith and Justice, and we want you to be among the first to hear about an important next step: CFJ is now an independent nonprofit. The change may sound administrative; what it makes possible is not. It gives CFJ a stronger foundation from which our work can grow and evolve. We are especially grateful to City Church San Francisco, whose creative vision helped make CFJ’s work possible and brought us to this milestone. What will not...
February 2026 Faith and Justice Awarded Key Role in $5M Lilly Endowment Storytelling Grant The Center for Faith and Justice is honored to serve as a key partner in a collaborative project awarded a $5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment. As part of the National Faith Storytelling Initiative, this effort builds on a theological framework we have cultivated for many years, centered on the pluriformity of the Gospel endings, to launch FIRE: Multivocal Expressions of Faith. FIRE seeks to...