Come carve or paint pumpkins with Echoes!

We will gather for our yearly creative pumpkin night where we turn seasonal gourds into art! You can choose to paint or to carve and use the time how you need to be creative!

All are welcome to join us as we embrace the season and get our homes ready by bringing more light, orange and joy into our lives. We will have pumpkins available, but if you have one already bring it!

This event is free with a suggested $5 donation if you want to help with the pumpkin/supplies!

Location: 925 North Forest Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 (downstairs)

Look for the Echoes sign and follow it to the downstairs entrance off of Laurel Street. There is parking available in the lot across the street.

Every year our favorite Bellingham movie theater The Pickford hosts Doctober, a month long celebration of documentary film. This year they are showing a film: Shalom on a Monday evening, and we will watch it as our gathering for the evening!

If you would like to join us, please email Pastor Emma (emma@echoesbellingham.org) to let her know so she can get you a ticket. We would gladly accept donations to cover the cost of attending the film, but most importantly want you to attend, so don’t let cost be a barrier.

This documentary looks at the conflicts across religion and culture in Israel from a Palestinian Muslim, an Israel Jew and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. After the film we will have the option to discuss the film and go for a bite to eat/beverage at a nearby restaurant.

SHALOM: Set within the unlikely refuge of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Shalom unfolds as a deeply moving and unexpectedly resonant portrait of care, coexistence, and life amid conflict. At the center of the film is Shalom, a beloved rhinoceros whose declining health forces a difficult reckoning for the people who care for him. Among them are Rushdi, a Palestinian Muslim from East Jerusalem, and Gilad, an Israeli Jew from West Jerusalem, whose differing views on how to respond to Shalom’s suffering reveal larger questions about responsibility, compassion, and the meaning of freedom. As visitors from across Jerusalem's religious, ethnic, and political divides wander the zoo's pathways, war and political turmoil intensify beyond its gates, casting a shadow over this fragile shared space. When Shalom's story comes to an end, new challenges emerge with the arrival of another rhinoceros and an unusual task: finding a way for two powerful male rhinos to coexist within a confined habitat. Rich with humor, tenderness, and unexpected symbolism, Shalom transforms the daily rhythms of a zoo into a poignant reflection on captivity, coexistence, and the enduring hope for peace in a deeply divided land.

Tickets: https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/shalom?date=2026-10-12#/movie/shalom

Trailer: https://youtu.be/QBgnv1tcJeM

We encourage you to check out the whole Doctober lineup

Join Echoes at Menace Brewing for good conversation and good beverages!

We’ll provide light snacks and you provide the dialogue! Find us by our question/coloring sheets, and no experience or religious knowledge is required, just come and converse. We deal with the questions that need a setting, the wonderings that you can’t always bring up at work, the ponderings that make you go “hmmmmm”. All questions are welcome - bring em’

At Echoes we believe having discussions can be sacred, and in fact it counts as worship in our community. Please come and join us!

Location: Menace Brewing - 2529 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA 98225

Dinner Church gathers to feast in community AS worship.

This month’s theme is PASTA BAR or build your own past bowl!

Come feast on pasta and cover it with the white or red sauce of your choosing!
Options will be available to add your own meat or veggie toppings. Gluten Free Pasta will also be available, so we hope to accomodate your dietary and food needs.

Please bring a side dish, pasta topping, drink or dessert to share! You can most importantly bring yourself! This Dinner is FREE with donations accepted to keep these monthly meals going.

The set up and the clean up are a part of Dinner Church, so if you can help before (6:00pm) or with clean up after (8:00pm) your hands and help make a big difference! Thank You for sharing your meal time with us. If you also just need to come and eat, please do!

We will also collect food to fill 4 food boxes in the Birchwood neighborhood to feed our neighbors via the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters! Bring shelf stable foods, seasonal vegetables, spices, baking essentials and snacks (or funds) to help nourish our community.

Location: 2750 McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbsellingham.org

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!”
-Percy Bysshe Shelley

Join Echoes for our yearly Fall Equinox Wild Church.

We will gather at the shores of Lake Samish in the lush meadow of Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center.

Taking time to share in seasonal readings, meditation, wild communion and a fall evening spent wandering in nature and along the lakeshore might be just what your spirit needs. Make space to welcome the new season of autumn and all the gifts that it brings as we say goodbye to summer.

This is an all weather gathering so please dress of fall weather. We recommend layers and comfortable walking shoes for your wander.

If weather permits we may have a small fire and s’mores!

Please bring yourself and all you want to let go of from the summer season and accept what you want to carry with you into the fall/autumn season. Let us join in with wild creatures and natural beings who also embrace the changing weather and falling leaves.

Our location is Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center on beautiful Lake Samish: 1185 Roy Rd. Bellingham WA 98229. Follow the signs all the way to the parking area and look for the Echoes sign!

(Sunset is 7:09pm so be prepared for lower light during your wander time, and hopefully time around the fire together!)

Contact Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

Creative Church this month is CANCELED due to illness. Please join us next week for Wild Church!

Echoes gathers for our monthly opportunity to express our spirituality through the work of our hands.

Come and join us us for a unique opportunity!

This month’s Pub Church is mixing it up, join us on TUESDAY at Larrabee Lager Co anytime from 6:00-8:00pm!

We’ll be chatting, hanging out, eating delicious pizza and finding community after Labor Day weekend.

This will be an informal gathering so come hungry, you can order food and drink at the counter and lets just have some fun together and catchup up at Larrabee Lager Co.

Location: 4151 Guide Meridian Rd #100, Bellingham, WA 98226

It’s Labor Day so that means No Echoes Gathering!

We will see you next Monday!

This month’s Service Church will focus on feeding others!

Help Echoes craft APPLESAUCE!

Together we will use gleaned apples to create shelf stable applesauce for the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters. All supplies will be provided, just bring yourself!

We can use your hands, your help and your heart. We can use help peeling, mashing, cooking and canning applesauce. We will gather for 3 hours this time so please come when you can, every bit of help makes a difference!

Location- 2750 McLeod Rd, Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

Last year we made SO much applesauce and helped to utilize food in its season and preserve it for later!

Join Echoes for our monthly Dinner Church, where the cooking, eating and conversation IS worship!

This month we will be feasting on build your own TACO bar!

We will provide the meat and taco shells and tortillas. You can bring taco toppings, side dishes, desserts, drinks or other taco adjacent favorites!

Come hungry and maybe even bring a to-go container or a box to bring home leftovers for later!

If you would like to help cook and prep the meal you can arrive anytime after 6:00pm, and we can always use help with clean up at 8:00pm! many hands make quick dish work :)

Our gathering isn’t super formal, so come as you are to pray, converse, eat and be together in community on a summer evening!

Donations will be collected for the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters. You can help us fill 4 food boxes in the neighborhood with shelf stable foods, vegetables, fruits, spices or other tasty things. We appreciate your contributions to help feed our neighbors.

Location - 2750 McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact Pastor Emma with questions or to share what you are bringing! emma@echoesbellingham.org

Want to craft your own Trinket Tin or Prayer Box? We’ve got the supplies and you bring your ideas to this month’s Creative Church!

Do you love tiny things? Treasurers? Trinkets? Places to keep your prayers?

Come craft your own Treasure Tin/Prayer Box and decorate it to your hearts content!

Join us DOWNSTAIRS @ 925 N Forest Street entering off Laurel Street (look for the Echoes sign).
We will have supplies and light snacks, please come and join us, because getting creative is a spiritual practice, come do it in community!

All are welcome to come create with Echoes. This event is free and open to all.

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

Wild Church + Summer Evening = Small Joys

Gather in evening summer sun for a Wild Church with wandering trails, shady lanes, hidden waterfalls and a possible outlook if you are up for a uphill hike amongst beings that we share this region of the earth with!

All are invited to wander with Echoes and engage with nature, her story and allow yourself space (& time) to engage with the creator in nature’s sanctuary. We will have an opportunity for simple reflection, wandering and community connection.

This is an all weather event, so please dress accordingly to your needs and comfort which since it is summer could include heat. We recommend layers, a water bottle, and other items you typically bring for a wilderness walk (with friends!) Whether you are spiritual, religious, nature based, or just curious what a church is doing in the woods, this gathering is for you!

Location: Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve: 2537 Lake Louise Road, Bellingham, WA 98229

https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3602/Lookout-Mountain-Forest-Preserve

Let us know if you have any questions & look for us in the parking lot, where we will depart to our starting location around 6:40pm. Email Pastor Emma emma@echoesbellingham.org

Join Echoes at Structures Brewing - Old Town for our monthly Pub Church!

ALL are welcome to come converse, share your thoughts, figure out your opinion and discuss things that matter in community!

Both beer and non-alcoholic beverages are available, and food can be purchased from the brewery. They have tasty burgers and salads!

Structures Brewing -Old Town - https://www.structuresbrewing.com/

Please let Pastor Emma know if you are going to make it so we can save you a seat emma@echoesbellingham.org

Come share in a Summer BBQ with Echoes at Dinner Church.

This July we’re celebration Summer. We provide the main dish- hot dogs, veggie dogs and condiments/fixins and you provide the sides/toppings/desserts/drinks or favorite hot dog topping of your choosing!

We will eat together, share in scripture and readings, conversation and prayer. The whole gathering is worship @ Echoes, no experience needed, just come and eat.

All are welcome to join with us, don’t worry about bringing something if that’s beyond your capacity at this time, we’ll have enough.

Together we’ll collect donations for the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters. Please bring shelf stable foods, fruits, vegetables, spices, and ready to eat meals, and we will fill 4 boxes in the neighborhood to ensure our neighbors are fed. Thank you for your donations. Cash/Check also accepted to buy additional foods.

Location - 2750 McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

Come and create in community!

Once a year during the summer we take our Creative Church outdoors to Big Rock Garden, where you can create art amongst the beautiful art located throughout this unique sculpture garden.

Let nature and paint guide you in this sacred place in north Bellingham.

This month we will be painting with and from nature. We will have both watercolors and acrylic paints, brushes, water and supplies for you to paint with. if you have a canvas that you want to paint on you can, we will provide watercolor paper or a tiny 2x2 canvas to practices on.
Please just come and paint whether you’ve had lots of experience or little :) Nature can’t wait to co-create wth you.

This event is free and open to the public.
A $5 donation is encouraged to help with materials but is not required

Big Rock Garden - https://cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/parks-guide/big-rock

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

On the Monday after Pride in Bellingham, we will gather for fun without the formality.

We have a tradition of doing Putt Putt the Monday after Pride, so we will also do a little mini-golf!

https://www.portalputt.com/

Location Portal Container Village - 296 W. Laurel Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
(Beer, Food & Wine Available for Purchase, All ages, dogs & kids welcome)

$10 donation is encouraged to help with putt putt costs, but we don’t want cost to be a hinderance so just come, we got you.

After a round of golf, join Echoes at Kulshan Trackside for food and fun. Nothing fancy this week, just a place to chill, converse and congregate after PRIDE in Bellingham!

All are welcome.

https://kulshanbrewing.com/trackside

Contact Pastor Emma with questions or to let her know you are joining us!

Pride in Bellingham is COMING UP (and out) for 2026!

Pride in Bellingham Parade & Community Celebration
Sunday July 12, 2026
Parade @ 11am
Celebration @ 12pm

Join Echoes and other ELCA Congregations in the Bellingham Pride Parade on Sunday July 12 from 11 am to 1 pm.  We will assemble at the Bellingham High School parking lot (Cornwall & Ohio) and proceed to Depot Square. Look for the Echoes blue mustang decorated for the parade to join in.  Plan to be there by no later than 10:30 am.

Echoes will be co-hosting a table with other Interfaith Groups at Depot Square from 12 pm to 4 pm July 12. For the full set of Pride activities, visit https://prideinbellingham.org/2026-events. 

Let us know if you and or your friends/family can walk with us!
Please use our digital sign up sheet to sign up for table shifts

As a church that was founded at Bellingham Pride in 2013, we know how important it is to be OUT, as yourself, in community and in our City which happens to be our sanctuary

https://prideinbellingham.org/

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions or to let us know if you are walking with us! emma@echoesbellingham.org

It’s PRIDE month in Bellingham (JULY). please join Echoes for a special Movie Church as we watch a special Pride related film- Mama Bears.

This PBS documentary follows parents fighting for their kids. They call one another “mama bears” because of the ferocity with which they fight for their children’s rights. Although they grew up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians praying for the souls of LGTBQ+ people, these mothers are now willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to champion their kids—even if it challenges their belief systems and rips apart their worlds.

We will also gather up our supplies and finalize our plans for Pride in Bellingham on July 12!

Since it’s Monday and the USA is playing in the World Cup we’ll also have a screen playing the soccer game!

All are welcome to come watch a movie and craft/create things to share at Pride in Bellingham!

Watch the Mama Bears trailer here: https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-mama-bears-wq6p4x/

Get Creative Right Where You Are!
June 29 @ Whenever & Wherever

Tonight's creative church is Asynchronous meaning things will happen in your own space in your own time!

You may be wondering what is happening with our scheduled Creative Church tonight?
Well I find myself in the Grunewald Guild, an artists retreat camp for adults and will be spending the week making art!
Since I am in Plain, WA I am hoping you can join me creatively by doing your art or writing right where you are! Getting creative is important no matter what we are making, so spend this evening how you need to create what you will! Then let's share what we've created either in person or online, I'd like to see what you create! We look forward to getting together and creating more at our Movie Church next Monday 7/6!

One way of celebrating the Solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, restoration, and renewal.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach

We will gather for our annual Summer Solstice Wild Church at Squalicum Beach - 2929 Roeder Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225 on the shores of Bellingham Bay.

Join Echoes as we Listen to the sea, the shore birds, and even some humans we share this planet with. Together we’ll welcome the season of summer as the days are long and the nights are lovely.

We’ll share in scripture, story, listening, conversing and wild communion to honor the changing season and welcome the sun. All are invited to join us in creation.

This is an all weather gathering, so we encourage you to dress in layers as the evenings are cooler.

Wear sturdy shoes for walking and bring what you need to be comfortable (Water bottle, chair, art supplies blanket)

There is a small parking lot off Roeder Ave that can hold about 15 cars. There is some street parking, but please pay attention to the signs. We encourage carpooling as parking is limited.

https://www.portofbellingham.com/1140/Squalicum-Beach

Questions: emma@echoesbellingham.org

We will gather to nourish ourselves and the staff of Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center before they start their summer camp season!

This month we are making create your own poke bowls with an option of teriyaki chicken or tofu!

We will provide the meat and tofu and you provide the toppings/drinks/sides or anything you have to share with your community. You will be able to build your bowl to accomodate your food needs and sensitivities. Most importantly bring yourself.

Come and EAT and give our summer blessing to the staff as they host an incredible season for young people in our county and BEYOND!

We will also be collecting food for the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters Food Boxes. Bring non perishable or seasonal foods for our neighbors in need.

Location- Faith Lutheran - 2750 McLeod Rd, Bellingham, WA 98225 (parking in the lot and accessible entry, look for the Echoes signs!)

Let us know if you are bringing anything info@echoesbellingham.org

Join Echoes for Pub Church - our monthly opportunity to connect with community to converse about things that matter!

This month we will gather at Beach Cat Brewing South Paw - 1010 C St Suite 107, Bellingham, WA 98225

ALL are welcome to bring their ideas, questions and ponderings to Pub Church.

You can find us by our markers, question sheets and likely laughter!
We’ll have light snacks, but food is also available for purchase.

Check the Beach Cat website for more location information - https://www.beachcatbrewing.com/

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

🏳️‍🌈 Bingo for a good Cause! 🍕

Come join us for a fun-filled evening of Bingo, good food, and great company in support of our inclusive, queer-friendly faith community! Whether you’re a seasoned Bingo champion or just looking for a welcoming space to connect, this is the perfect way to spend your Tuesday night. 10% of all dine-in sales during the event will be donated directly to the Echoes community.

The Details:

• When: Tuesday, June 2nd | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Where: Zeeks Pizza (Fountain District) - 2416 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225

• Cost: 100% FREE to play!

Prizes, Prizes, Prizes! 🎁 We’ll be handing out fun prizes after every single round! Including a $25 Zeeks Gift Card! Stickers! Other Local Gift Cards Handmade Gifts!

Eat Pizza, Raise Funds! 💸
While Bingo is free to play, the venue is generously hosting a dine-out fundraiser for us!
10% of all dine-in sales during the event will be donated directly to our community.
It’s simple: the more friends, and chosen family you bring to eat and play, the more you help Echoes to provide inclusive community for ALL!

Grab your lucky charms, come hungry, and let’s play some BINGO together!
We can't wait to see you there! ✨

We’ll gather for games, fun and time to gather IN community!

Bring a board game you love, or come ready to learn a new (or old) game together! We will have light snacks and drinks, and you are welcome to bring a snack to share, but please just bring yourself!

Follow the Echoes signs to where we will be meeting in the 925 N Forest building on the corner of Laurel Street. Parking is available in the lot across the street.

All are welcome to Echoes’ game nights 🎲

There will be some time for planning for PRIDE in Bellingham 2026 as well, please bring your IDEAS!

Echoes has been a proud supporter and encourager of the Whatcom Youth PRIDE Parade and Festival - since its inception in 2019. WYP is an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ youth and youth allies to walk together through a short parade route while the community stands along the sidelines and cheers them on with signs and bubbles! 

The parade culminates in a festival at Bellingham High School where there will be tables for community organizations to share their resources, music and performances, and food trucks for lunch! 

One of only 2 in the country, the Whatcom Youth Pride Parade and Festival continues to be a huge success! We're looking forward to supporting our youth - Come join us!

We have adopted a block this year #12. Please find us on Flora & Unity Street with signs and banners! We will be next to our friends Faith Lutheran & Our Saviours Lutheran Churches!

SCHEDULE
10:45 AM - LGBTQIA+ youth and youth ally marchers line up along Halleck - see route map below

11:00 AM - Parade Start (corner of Cornwall & Halleck)

11:30 AM - Festival Start (Bellingham High School)

12:30 PM - Festival Performances

2:00 PM - Festival Ends

https://www.whatcomyouthpride.com/

We will not gather for Memorial Day. Please take the Monday to return from travels, rest, hike, laugh, share a joke with your neighbor, and anything that bring your spirit peace.

Echoes gathers for a chance to express our spirituality with our hands, making things with our hearts.

This month is BRING YOUR OWN CRAFT night! This will be a relaxed gathering to work on your art, craft or writing in a comfortable space. Beverages and food are available for purchase.

Come and find us at the tables in the back and CRAFT AWAY!

Location: Larrabee Lager Co. - 4151 Guide Meridian Rd #100, Bellingham, WA 98226

All are welcome!

"For a time, I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."
–Wendell Berry

Join Echoes for Wild Church and an opportunity to deepen your connection with the sanctuary we share: The Earth.

We’ll gather on a quiet Monday evening for prayers, readings and wanderings in Julianna Park. Taking time to slow down, listen and share in the sounds of creation is sacred. Perhaps your spirit needs a space to pause, maybe your body just need an outdoor moment to let your soul wander, whatever your being needs, let creation guide you.

ALL are invited to this time of holy contemplation beyond the walls in Bellingham. Come and rest.

Location: Julianna Park - 800 W Horton Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226

Parking Information:
There is a small parking lot at the main entrance of Julianna Park. You can also park at Cordata Presbyterian Church - 400 Meadowbrook Ct, Bellingham, WA 98226 - and walk the trail into the park and find our Wild Church meeting spot.

There is no restroom/bathroom on site so please plan accordingly.

We will gather rain or shine, so please dress in layers and bring what you need to be comfortable in your wander: walking shoes, water bottle, blanket, camping chair, journal, coat etc.
Questions? Contact Emma info@echoesbellingham.org

Join Echoes for our monthly gathering to dissect spirituality, global politics, news, science and anything that comes to mind in a sacred space - because conversation is holy!

We welcome ALL to this open gathering and dialogue reminding us that Church can happen anywhere.

Look for our question sheets and markers - we’re likely laughing, come finds us!

Location: Fairhaven Stones Throw Brewery - 1009 Larrabee Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225

Depending on weather we may be outside/upstairs, so please dress in layers for the spring weather!

Light Snacks will be provided, and food can be brought in/ordered into the brewery.

https://www.stonesthrowbrewery.com/

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions emma@echoesbellingham.org

Join us for APRIL FOODS Dinner Church!

We are grateful to welcome Tina McKim who is the coordinator of the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters to share about the work and what it means in our sanctuary of Bellingham!

We will eat together, pray together, and acknowledge the goodness amongst the chaos.

This month’s theme will center on Earth Day and the bounty of creation that is beginning to bloom, foster and feed us ALL.

We really do mean all are welcome to this feast. We will have a vegetarian dish and meat option to share and invite you to bring your favorite APRIL FOODS dish. What does that mean? You Decide! April brings delicious vegetables, fruits and spring bounty that lends itself to many tasty things. Bring your favorite spring dish to share!

We will be collecting food for the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters as well. Bring shelf stable food donations to help us fill 4 boxes in the north Bellingham Birchwood neighborhood. The need is great, you can help.

Location: 2750 McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98226

Contact Pastor Emma with any questions or to let her know to save you a seat - emma@echoesbellingham.org