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Spokane Valley Pastor Stands Out for Interfaith Efforts, Emphasis on Inclusive Christianity

Though the Rev. Gen Heywood doesn’t call herself a leader, she’s become a leading voice in support of inclusion and against extremism in the Inland Northwest.

Uncovered Event Exposes Secrets, Shows ‘Toxic Shame’ Is not the End of the Story

Working in her fourth floor office in the Lincoln Plaza Building downtown Spokane, Nichole Mischke prepares short, documentary-style productions of people who have secrets they’ve hid but now want to share. She chooses storytellers who found a way through what she calls “toxic shame.”

CANCELED: Experience the Joy of Community at Spokane’s Islamic Fall Festival

Area Muslims invite the community to a Fall Festival on Oct. 28, from 12-4 p.m.

FāVS Religion News Roundup: Oct. 19

Read about the recent Free-Palestine demonstration, the continuing anti-LGBTQ vandalism in Spokane and who this year's Eva Lassman Award winners are.

Sierra Westerman Breathes New Life into Emmanuel Lutheran Church

The Rev. Sierra Westerman was recently installed as new pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moscow, Idaho.

Spokane Area Unlikely to See Refugees from Palestine or Israel, Local Organizations Say

Regional refugee-support organizations aren’t expecting people fleeing the Israel-Hamas war to resettle in the Spokane area.

Local Jewish Community Rallies in Support of Israel, Condemns Hamas Attack

A pro-Israel rally was hosted on Sunday afternoon at Riverfront Park to condemn the Hamas surprise attacks last weekend that led to the abduction and killing of over a thousand Israeli civilians.

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