New to All Souls?
Maybe you’ve never been to church, or not in a long time, and worry you won’t know what to do, how to act, or what to say.
All Souls is for people just like you. People at All Souls are from various walks of life, covering a broad range across the spiritual color wheel.
Some of us are fervently committed. Some are cautiously curious. Others are somewhat skeptical. While some are celebrating unexpected healing, others long for healing, or recovery— for restored hope. We make space for all points along the journey.
Sundays
Our community—what we commonly refer to as our ‘church family’—gathers weekly on Sundays to enter the presence of the Lord and offer him praise. We come to sing, pray, explore the Bible, celebrate the Lord’s Supper, and to simply be together.
- We gather for worship on Sunday afternoon at 4p.
- Nursery is available for children 1-3 years during the service.
- All Souls Kids classes are offered during worship for kids PreK-5th grade.
- Stick around after the worship service for a time for drinks and snacks and connection.
In Person
We gather at Trinity West Seattle. If you plan to drive, please park on the north side of Roxhill at EC Hughes Elementary. Signage on the sidewalk will guide you to a good place to cross 35th and enter the building. We look forward to seeing you.
Covid Protocols and Safety
We encourage you to join us online if you have recent, immediate exposure to someone who is positive for Covid-19 and encourage rapid testing if you have symptoms of Covid-19. The Sanctuary has a capacity of 800 with very tall ceilings and adequate ventilation, providing a reasonably safe space to safely gather. Please join us this Sunday.
What to Expect
Anyone is welcome in worship. We encourage you to come as you are, yet we know well that visiting a church for the first time can be intimidating.
When it comes to our ‘Sunday best,’ we tend to choose comfort over formality. A few shirts are tucked in; many are not. Some of us work downtown, some from home, some barely at all, so our appearances vary accordingly. Bed-head, tattoos, shorts, skirts, stubble, pressed khakis, wrinkled t-shirts, ascots, and flip-flops–– all okay.
It is our commitment to walk you through each component of the worship service so no one feels like an outsider. Our worship is structured with liturgy and music that connects us to the church of old and those who’ve gone before us, reminding us that we are deeply rooted in something much larger than ourselves or our own cultural moment. Still, we aim to keep worship accessible, blending historic forms with contextual and relevant style.
You’ll be greeted warmly at the door and given a worship guide. Help yourself to a coffee or tea, then take a seat in our meeting space. From there you can expect music, prayer, and teaching from the Bible. You’ll also have opportunities to learn more about All Souls and how you can get connected.
You should always feel the freedom to participate actively in worship or to simply listen and observe at your discretion. It is a time to ask and explore who God is, and to process freely and safely the audacious claims of Jesus and the inevitable tension between the beauty and scandal of the historic Christian gospel.
Children
All Souls Youth
Weekly high school and middle school student gatherings are on Wednesdays, 6:30-8p at Trinity. Dinner provided. Contact Suzanne Case with questions or to sign up.
Sunday school classes are offered during worship October through June. We currently have two classes: Lion Class (Pre-K-1st grade) and Bear Class (2nd-5th grades) — hear them roar!
Parents: please sign your child(ren) in prior to the start of the worship service. Sign-in sheets are located at the ASK table, just past the greeting table when you arrive.
There is a designated room for nursing moms and also serves as ‘cry room’, if needed. That said, the All Souls family includes plenty of children under 3 years of age, so don’t worry— no one will throw you a sidelong glance if your baby or toddler isn’t silent the whole time.
All Souls Kids staff members and volunteers are available to answer any questions or help direct you. You can find them floating the halls in our classroom areas every Sunday.
Hospitality & Communion
‘Hospitality’ is a word we hear in a lot of different contexts, carrying a variety of meanings. So what do we mean by it? Hospitality, at All Souls, is the practice of making friends and family out of strangers, which requires intentional generosity in order to bless and benefit others.
We believe that the gospel is about God’s hospitality.
God finds strangers and makes them his family. He invites them to His table. It is this picture of the gospel that we hope to live out in our neighborhood.
The free, generous hospitality of God is the very backbone of the gospel of Jesus Christ, giving us an image of what life with Christ can look like. We are to be a hospitable people, with open homes, open tables, and open hearts. Around our tables we learn about each other’s lives, love genuinely, and explore opportunities to share the embrace of a welcoming God.
Meals play a central role in the Bible— Jesus’ frequent table fellowship with folks on the margins, the Lord's table, and the final marriage feast of the Lamb, to name a few. More than mere food, these represent an embodied setting for deep communion and love, where true welcome and friendship are forged. And that’s why our worship each Sunday morning culminates in a meal: the Lord’s Supper, or Communion.
It is our hope that the invitation to the Lord’s Table would be a gift— humbly, gratefully and readily received— by anyone who considers themselves a part of the family of Christ. What we don’t want, ever, is for the Table to be a point of confusion, discomfort, or pressure. And this is part of the hospitality of an invitation— you can decline it, if you wish! If you’re still ‘kicking the tires’ of Christianity, or if you’re not sure where you fall on the faith spectrum, we provide other ways of interacting with the invitation to the Table, such as prayer (silently or with others) or reflection.
- Recent Sermons
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A Highway For Our God
December 9th, 2024 -
What Are We Waiting For?
December 2nd, 2024 -
Sabbath Strength
November 24th, 2024
- Upcoming Events
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Sunday Gathering
Sun December 22, 4:00 PM -
Sunday Gathering
Sun December 29, 4:00 PM -
Co-Work Fridays
Fri January 3, 8:15 AM
Kids Classes: 04:00PM
Trinity West Seattle
7551 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126 All Souls Offices
7551 35th Ave SW North Entrance
Seattle, WA 98126 Contact
info@allsoulsseattle.org
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