When I first moved to Seattle back in the late '90s I did a bunch of "church shopping" around Seattle. I was looking for a place that embraced all, that let me be who I wanted to be, and enabled me... More

When I first moved to Seattle back in the late '90s I did a bunch of "church shopping" around Seattle. I was looking for a place that embraced all, that let me be who I wanted to be, and enabled me to connect spiritually with God on my own terms. St. Marks is the place for this. St. Mark's is a large episcopal church, located on Capital Hill. It has many services every week, and my family generally goes to the 9am or 11am service on Sundays. There is wonderful music there (11am Cathedral Choir is great), and the preachers are fantastic. They have a great children's program, with day care and lots of activities to keep the kiddos busy. I will say in this review that I do attend St. Marks regulary now and am fairly involved there (but that's often what happens when you find a church you like). St. Marks has a ton of opportunities to give back to the community if you want to, whether that's Habitat, a woman's nightly shelter, homeless meals, and more. But most importantly from my perspective St. Marks offers a friendly, open-arms style approach to faith that is refreshing and necessary in today's seemingly closed world.
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