We are …
An interfaith group whose purpose is to express through fellowship, cooperation, study, and service the essential unity of all people.
We Exist to …
- gather for worship and prayer for our community
- promote the spirit of fellowship and cooperation among the faith communities
- honor and celebrate the gifts that our diverse religious perspectives bring
- create a healthy vision in the larger community
- promote caring in action with God’s people
- support faith-based learning about community issues
- and be advocates for justice, love, and peace
We Celebrate Together
We join one another in celebrating religious holidays from our various traditions and we celebrate the diversity of our community promoting equity and inclusion, unity in diversity, as we seek to model the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr envisioned.
Our monthly gatherings of the Yakima Association of Faith Communities are a times of fellowship as we share with one another across the diversity of our faith traditions, learn about issues facing our communities and coordinate our common work.
What We Do
Promoting Fellowship, Cooperation, Study, Service, Unity, Peace and Justice
Love in Action
We support many vital causes in our community and around the world through joint actions including volunteering, fundraising and in-kind donations, e.g., for our local food and shelter programs, for Ukraine, meals for Rod’s House, school supplies, and relief efforts. We helped sponsor the hugely successful fundraiser for the new Sikh Gurdwara
Advocacy
With our partner organization Faith Action Network and other community partners we advocate for public policy that promotes justice, love, and peace. We host Yakima Advocacy Day and we work on other organizing initiatives that empower our community to make real change for the common good.
Faith Based Education
We sponsor workshops and conferences with various partners to foster faith based learning and understanding of ongoing issues; for example, Faith Over Fear which addressed Islamophobia. Through NAMI FaithNet we learn about mental health. The Power of Eight workshop shared how to set up a healing prayer group.
Moments of Blessing
Whenever an act of violence results in death in Yakima we gather at the site, often with the bereaved family and friends, to share in our grief, reclaim the space for life, community and hope, and recommit ourselves to continue to work justice and peace in our community. We also gather the community for interfaith prayer for peace in times of crises such the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Connect with Us
YFAC Meetings
We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month – 11:30am – 1:00pm. Our meetings are hosted by various faith communities, contact us for locations
Download the YAFC brochure
Download the Invitation – English | Español
Membership
$25/yr per individual
$50/yr per organization
Payment can be made by check, payable to YAFC
and mailed to:
YAFC
c/o St. Michael’s Mission
5 South Naches Ave.
Yakima, WA 98901
Members receive email notifications for Moment of Blessings and general YAFC announcements.
Current Members
YAFC Organizational Members
Bahai’s of Yakima
Central Lutheran Church
Civic Strengths
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Englewood Christian Church
Homeless Network of Yakima County
Islamic Center of Yakima
OIC of Washington
Sikh Community of Yakima
St. Joseph Catholic Church
St. Michael’s Episcopal Mission
St. Paul’s Cathedral
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Temple Shalom
Unitarian Universalist of Yakima
United Christian Church
Unity Spiritual Life Center
Wesley United Methodist Church
YAFC Individual Members
Deborah Cornue
Ann Davidson
Phil and Jean Dindia
Rev Monsignor John Ecker
Marilyn Holloway
Varinder Kuhr
Toni McBean
William Poores
Victor Rohret
Rodney & Barbara Schmidt
Jaspal Singh
Tausha Stapleton
James and Mary Stephenson
Danielle Surkatty
Robert Trimble
David Weyeneth
Roger and Marilyn Yockey