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Leadership Pod Discerning Next Steps
Published on March 14, 2024 by Rev. Drew Stever
Dear community, The Leadership Pod has met and mulled over possible next steps forward for Koinonia regarding our fiscal sponsorship. We left our meeting deciding to let the conversation "marinate" and we will regroup next week to talk more...
Dissolution of Open Collective Update
Published on March 7, 2024 by Rev. Drew Stever
Hi there Community, We hope your March is treating you well. May the inching toward Spring help soften your shoulders and lift your gaze toward what's colorful and beautiful. We wanted to take a few moments to share an update about Koinonia...
Continued Support Needed for Austen Hartke
Published on January 30, 2024 by Rev. Drew Stever
Hello Community, For those who don't know Austen, he is the author of Transforming: The Bible and Transgender Christians, and most recently was the Executive Director and founder of Transmission Ministry Collective, which is an onl...
Koinonia 2023 What's Update!
Published on December 23, 2023 by Rev. Drew Stever
As we close out 2023, many of us are closing the door bruised, weary, and grieving. Many of us are saying, “Good riddance,” to 2023. While many others of us are hopefully looking forward to 2024 - what newness awaits us? What surprises are...
Gathering the Gardeners
Published on March 31, 2023 by Rev. Drew Stever
Summary: After hearing the needs expressed by members in Koinonia Mutual Aid, we recognize the need to form a leadership pod to help sustain this work. As we do that, we want to hear from you all. How do you want this forme...
Growing the Garden
Published on March 23, 2023 by Rev. Drew Stever
The temptation is to move into scarcity mode, but the reality is that people's needs are being met. We began 2023 with roughly $4,000 in the Open Collective pot, and with in the first 3 months, we have distributed roughly $3,000 to members...
A Special Thank You to Our Organizational Supporters
Published on January 12, 2023 by Rev. Drew Stever
Happy New Year! I hope this new year has greeted you with gentleness and ease. It can be so tempting to want to rush into the year head on with 25 to-do lists. So - may there be rest, softness, and space for dreaming. I wanted to take a mom...
Koinonia 2022 What's Update!
Published on December 21, 2022 by Rev. Drew Stever
2022 - whew. That happened. For better or for worse, if you're reading this, you've made it. You're still here. You're still healing. We are so proud of you. As we look back on this year, we reflect on all that we've accomplished (it's a lo...
Welcome to Koinonia Mutual Aid!
Published on March 30, 2022 by Sister Kelly Tazuko Marciales
Beloveds~ Welcome to Koinonia Mutual Aid! This is a season of beta testing for three months, so we encourage you to not only donate what you can but to submit receipts for reimbursement, apply for direct cash aid through the hardship grant,...
Koinonia is ALIVE!
Published on March 24, 2022 by Sister Kelly Tazuko Marciales
“Mutual aid...means that every participant is both giver and recipient in acts of care that bind them together, as distinct from the one-way street of charity.” ― Rebecca Solnit, ...
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