About Us
Building Community, Spreading Hope
Vision Statement: We are a community of people seeking to live our lives like Jesus and desiring to be His caring hands to our neighbors. We want to have a relationship with Jesus by communicating with Him and learning from God's Word to live a life full of joy and peace and invite others to share in this journey.
Values: At Washington Cathedral, you will see quickly that we treat all people with dignity, respect, and kindness. God has called us to help our neighbors to develop a real relationship with Jesus. We believe Jesus is God and that we can sense his presence and listen to his leadership in our lives. We also value learning and intelligence and welcome conversations with all people from all perspectives and backgrounds. We love God’s Word. We see God speak through it and change people’s lives all the time. We aim to be a church where you can be yourself and find healing for your real hurts.
Unique traits of Washington Cathedral: Washington Cathedral embraces people from all cultural backgrounds and walks of life. This is best seen through our meta-church model. We are made up of little churches that all worship Jesus in their own unique cultural way.
Worship time: In-Person service: Sundays at 10:30AM in person, and Online on Facebook and YouTube
Other Congregational Worship Services:
Korean New Korean Community Church, Sundays 1pm, Contact Pastor SuJong: bsujong@hanmail.net
Where we came from: Pastors Tim and Jackie White started our church in 1984 at Lake Washington High School. Preaching the love of Jesus for all people, the church soon grew. Pastor Tim is a third-generation pastor. His grandfather was Methodist, his father non-denominational, and our church is interdenominational.
Pastor Mark Nsimbi, our lead pastor, was born and raised in Kenya to Ugandan parents. After earning his Theology degree from Kenya Highlands Evangelical University, with one year as an exchange student at Asbury University in Kentucky, he moved to Seattle in December 2007 to join his family and pursue a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary (2007-2012). During his time at Fuller, Pastor Mark was mentored by Pastor Tim, alongside three other students. While studying, he served as a children's pastor, young adults pastor, and later as a connections pastor at Rainier Avenue Church, where he worshiped and served for nearly 16 years. In September 2022, he joined the staff at Washington Cathedral and became the lead pastor on March 3, 2023. Pastor Mark feels it has been a tremendous blessing to serve this faithful and generous congregation that loves God and His people.
Where we are going: Looking into the future, the greater Seattle area is rapidly growing and changing. We will continue to love our neighbors by meeting practical needs and real hurts in a loving ways. We will continue to care for orphans across the world. We will continue to share the good news of Jesus Christ with our friends, family, community, and world. We will strive to grow our relationship with Jesus by prayerfully listening and acting, and to be His hands and feet on a daily basis.
Can I come if? Can I come if I’m dealing with an addiction? Yes. Can I come if I am LGBTQ+? Yes. Can I come if I’m divorced? Yes. Can I come if I’m a teenager? Yes. Can I come if I’m dealing with mental illness? Yes. Can I come if I’m an atheist? Yes. Can I come if I’m a Muslim? Yes. Can I come if I have a special needs child? Yes. Basically, just know, we are yes, yes, and yes to you and your family.