We strive to help victims of sex trafficking find freedom, safety, and healing as a tangible expression of God's love.

Homelessness Ministry at Encounter Church exists to break the cycle of homelessness by providing support, resources, and hope to those experiencing housing insecurity, as a tangible expression of God's love. The vision of the ministry is for every individual to have access to safe and stable housing.

The Lakota philosophy of life, Mitakuye Oyasin, is a worldview that we are all related, to each other and to all creation, human and nonhuman. We have a kinship relationship with earth and are interdependent parts of the “community of creation,” with reciprocal responsibilities.

Foster Care Ministry at Encounter Church exists to break the cycle of social, material, and spiritual poverty of children in crisis as a tangible expression of God's love. The vision of Foster Care Ministry is for every underserved child in crisis in the Seattle area to grow up in a safe, secure, and Christ-centered home.

Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable. It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable. It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Real change begins with you, not just your circumstances. Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable.

Why Jesus? Because Jesus alone taught with divine authority, lived a sinless life, performed supernatural miracles, prophesied with perfect accuracy, and resurrected from the dead.

When it's hard to trust God with your future, remember how he's been faithful in your past.

Vulnerability isn't weakness, it's an act of trust in God and others.