Trinity Episcopal Church, long one of Santa Barbara’s major power churches, is kicking off a four-part series designed to encourage a greater degree of inter-denominational soul searching on such matters as immigration, hunger, poverty, and climate change.
For many years, the congregation of Trinity Episcopal, located at 1500 State Street and Micheltorena Street, had played a central role in pushing various social justice campaigns, particularly on matters having to do with homelessness, gay rights, mental health, and criminal justice reform. In more recent years, the church has been less engaged in such pursuits, having experienced — among other things — pastoral turnover.
As part of an effort to re-engage, members of Trinity’s Justice and Outreach Council will invite religious leaders of other faiths and congregations to deliver the Sunday sermon over four weeks , in June and July, during the 8 and 10 a.m. services. Afterward, at 11:30 a.m., Trinity will be openings its doors to guest speakers.