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The American Indian Community Center (AICC) will soon be moving to a permanent location after years of renting spaces to operate out of around Spokane.

The Rev. Stephy Noble-Beans — Whitworth University’s associate chaplain for the diversity, equity and inclusion ministry — will retire in May. But she won’t be leaving without one final musical concert.

MOSCOW, Idaho — In a rare public forum, controversial pastor Doug Wilson took center stage with two leaders from his Christ Church ministry Thursday night to field digital questions from the community.

While Gonzaga hosts a screening of a climate change documentary and 350 Spokane Interfaith Committee wants to help churches and faith communities really understand the climate crisis, the Carl Maxey Center announces their acting executive director, the Spokane Police Department gains a refugee volunteer officer, Sravasti Abbey hosts a Sharing the Dharma Day, and so much more in this week’s Religion News Roundup.

A town hall event on Thursday evening at the University of Idaho will provide a platform for the public to pose questions directly to leaders associated with Christ Church in Moscow.

Federal agents arrested an 18-year-old Alexander Scott Mercurio over the weekend who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and intended to commit attacks on its behalf.

Brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett will bring their original Inuit music group — PAMYUA — to Spokane this Friday at Gonzaga’s Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 211 E. DeSmet Ave.