Made Beautiful By Divine Grace
Join us for liturgy on Sundays at 4:00pm
Dinner Table Wednesdays at 5:30pm
Help us bring life back to the building that has served the community for over 100 years
Construction is officially underway!
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Construction is officially underway! *
Please be advised:
From April 1st through the end of this project this fall we will not be booking any outside events on our property.
Sunday liturgies are still happening!
Join us Sundays at 4pm for worship.
Pastor Katy Shedlock was born and raised in Spokane and is a pastor, poet, and community organizer. After college Katy worked as an educator, teaching English as a Foreign Language in Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps, GED classes in Allentown, and high school literature and creative writing at an orthodox Jewish Yeshiva in Pittsburgh. Katy received her Master of Divinity in 2017 from Iliff School of Theology and served as a Methodist pastor for eight years. She was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane in 2024. Katy is married to Ben, who is a grant writer for Catholic Charities.
REV. KATY SHEDLOCK West Central Abbey VICAR
Pastor Katy is currently on Sabbatical.
For any and all Pastoral care needs while Katy is on leave, please feel free to reach out to our Interim Priest:
REV. ELAINE PATRICK
Pastor Elaine Patrick has worshipped and worked alongside us here at the Abbey for a while now but considers it a blessing to be able to step into this new role with us while Rev. Katy is on leave. She will be with us from June 24th through the end of the calendar year.
Elaine graduated in June of 2026 from Church Divinity School of the Pacific where she attended seminary for the last 4 years. Her time with us kicks off her Curacy as a priest in the Episcopal Church. She arrived in Spokane 8 years ago to serve in formation ministry on staff at St. Stephens, The Cathedral and at Camp Cross and has been active in lay leadership in similar capacity in the Episcopal Church for 18 years.
She has felt tremendously supported by the Abbey throughout her ordination journey and steps into this role ready to hold that same sense of love and belonging with and for the community here.
Be an echo of love wherever you go
The earth is God’s first scripture and we are called to respect and care for all of creation. In partnership with several organizations, including the Third Order Franciscans, River City Youth Ops, and the Herbalist's Guild, the Abbey supports efforts that help restore and sustain the health and provision of our land.
Our Latest Sermons
Reverb is a term used in sound theory and music primarily. It creates what we commonly understand as echo. We use the term instead of sermon or homily because of how we want it to work on us and in us. In many church communities the sermon is the central part of the liturgy, much like the hit song during the concert. The way we approach liturgy, the sermon is a part of a building story where we are transformed by the entirety of the liturgy, culminating at the Table where we become, again and again, the embodiment of Christ through the Bread and Wine. This isn’t about consumption, it’s about transformation.