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MissionOur mission is to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world. In response to this call, we offer a vision for faith in public life by:
In our lives and in our work, we seek to be guided by the biblical principles of justice, mercy, and humility. HistorySojourners ministries grew out of the Sojourners Community, located in Southern Columbia Heights, an inner-city neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The community began at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, in the early 1970s when a handful of students began meeting to discuss the relationship between their faith and political issues, particularly the Vietnam War. In 1971, the group decided to create a publication that would express their convictions and test whether other people of faith had similar beliefs. Over the years, however, Sojourners went through a variety of transitions. Slowly, the household communities gave way to an intentional community (with a common rule of life). Today, the community context has shifted away from an intentional model; rather we are a committed group of Christians who work together to live a gospel life that integrates spiritual renewal and social justice. »Read more about Sojourners' history Call to RenewalDue to the extraordinary response to our work over the past few years, the sister organizations Sojourners and Call to Renewal have decided to combine their respective strengths. The boards of the two organizations decided officially in June 2006 to reunite, effective July 1, 2006. The creation of this new organization will not just serve its own institutional goals. It has the particular vocation of seeking to build a movement that puts faith to work for justice. The particular mission of Call to Renewal in overcoming poverty will continue, and now even more strongly with the recently launched Covenant for a New America and a commitment to put poverty on the forefront of the political agenda by the 2008 elections. But we will also serve larger and broader purposes that, for more than three decades, Sojourners has stood for. »Learn more about the reunification of Sojourners and Call to Renewal Annual ReportsContact UsGeneral contact information: Sojourners
To arrange an interview, or to be added to our media list, contact: Jack Pannell, Press Secretary
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