Occupy Faith Reaches Out to Greater D.C. with a Message of Social Justice

By Matthew Santoro

(Photo by Coulter Loeb)

Even before the raids that ended the encampments at Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square, Occupy DC’s faith-based community had begun to shift its focus.

“After a time, we felt the physical encampment had lost its effectiveness towards the ends of the Occupy movement [such as] ending inequality, corporate power in government, and for us, as Christians, calling out a society that worships money and economies in place of God,” said Jeremy John of the Occupy Church.

The Christian activist group started out of a prayer tent in McPherson Square, where they offered tea and conversation to passersby and held a weekly service on Saturday night, giving occupiers a space for worship and discussion.