Statement of Mission and Values

Board of Directors

Officers

Rev. Arne Bergland, President – Spanaway Lutheran Church, Spanaway

Rev. Jim Lewis, Vice President – Puyallup United Methodist Church

Carol Baarsma, Secretary – Urban Grace-The Downtown Church, Tacoma

Frank Bonaro, Treasurer – Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fircrest

Board Members

Gary Benton – Life Center, Tacoma

Ylisse Bess – Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma

Ernie Bianco – St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Lakewood

Frank Bonaro – Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fircrest

Rev. David Brown – Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Tacoma

Rev. Gregory Christopher– Shiloh Baptist Church, Tacoma

Danna Clancy – Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma

Mar Corpuz – Holy Disciples Catholic Church, Puyallup

Liz Dunbar – St. Theresa Catholic Parish, Federal Way

Rev. Warren Freeman – Allen A.M.E. Church, Tacoma

Liz Heath – Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma

Yris Lance – St. Francis Cabrini Church, Lakewood

Jackie Lownie – United Methodist Church at Lakewood

Rev. Tad Monroe – Urban Grace, The Downtown Church, Tacoma

Kathy Russell – Pacific Lutheran University

Gwen White – Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma

Elder Lawrence White – Church of the Living God, CWFF, Tacoma

Affiliate Members

Imam Amir Abdul-Matin – Tacoma Islamic Education Center

John & Suzanne Cousins – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints –

    Tacoma South Stake

Dr. Chris Gilbert – Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’is of Tacoma

Eve Leland – Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Joyce Newman – Temple Beth El, Tacoma

Mission

Associated Ministries works to build community that is humane, compassionate and just. As a crossroad for communication and cooperation, we engage and equip congregations and others to address the many needs in Pierce County through advocacy, education and service. 

Vision

Associated Ministries is a group of congregations drawn into fellowship by our recognition of the gift of Christian Unity offered to us through the grace of God, the love of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.

We live in a community of rich diversity. Building community that is humane, compassionate and just requires real dialogue. To this end we are committed to ecumenism and to engaging and partnering with other faith traditions.

Membership Denominations

African Methodist Episcopal
African Baptist Churches
Apostolic Pentecostal
Assemblies of God
Bible Presbyterian
Christian – Disciples of Christ
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church of God in Christ
Church of the Brethren
Community of Christ
Congregational – NACCC
Episcopal
Evangelical Friends
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
General Association of Regular Baptist
Independent Christian
Korean Presbyterian
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Pentecostal
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Religious Society of Friends
Roman Catholic
Southern Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
United Methodist
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches

Interfaith Partners

Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies
Buddhist
Center for Spiritual Living
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Christian Science
Faith in Action - A Wellspring Project
Islamic Education and Community Center
Temple Beth El
Unitarian Universalist Association
Unity

Covenant Partners

FISH Food Banks of Pierce County
Emergency Food Network