In response to God's love, and in obedience to Christ, Urban Involvement provides the SPU community with a variety of ways to participate with the Holy Spirit as ambassadors of the Kingdom of God in Seattle. Our mission is to reach out as God's hands, in love and service, to the stranger, the outcast, the poor, and the neglected in our city. We work to accomplish this mission through building reciprocal partnerships with local ministries and social service agencies. We recognize that God is moving and working in Seattle in great ways and we seek to participate with God in bringing about transformation and reconciliation that characterize God's Kingdom.
Urbanization is one of the most significant social challenges facing our world today.
Within the next few years, the majority of the world's population will live in cities. Therefore, urban ministry is increasingly vital in the work of God's Kingdom here on earth. In God's Kingdom plan a city is the culmination. God cares about the transformation of individuals and about systems and structures that promote justice. Transformation is brought about through individuals as they partner with God, through the Holy Spirit, in what God is already doing in the city.