POWER Chapters
POWER Philadelphia represents congregations and faith leaders located in West Philadelphia, Center City, Northeast Philadelphia, and North Philadelphia.
ABOUT OUR CHAPTER
POWER Philadelphia was launched in September 2011 by leaders from 37 diverse congregations representing more than 25,000 people who have come together across lines of race, neighborhood and faith tradition. POWER Philadelphia has become a key leader on multiple social, economic and racial justice campaigns, bringing a moral voice to politics that has resulted in concrete policy wins for working people including an expanded living wage for outsourced city workers, racial equity in school funding, increasing local solar energy jobs, returning city schools to local control, and ending the city’s cash bail system.
POWER Philadelphia has run some of the city’s largest get-out-the-vote efforts including work in 2017 that trained community residents to have live conversations with more than 32,000 infrequent voters. Since its founding, POWER Philadelphia has grown to 50 active congregations representing more than 30,000 diverse Philadelphians.
OUR CONGREGATIONS
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OUR CONGREGATIONS
- Arch Street United Methodist Church (Center City)
- Arch Street Friends Meeting
- Broad Street Ministry
- Calvary St. Augustine Episcopal Church (Mantua)
- Calvary United Methodist Church (Southwest Philadelphia)
- Catalyst for Change (Southwest Philadelphia)
- Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends
- Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting
- Chestnut Hill United Church (Chestnut Hill)
- Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir/Heart of the City (Center City)
- Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Spring Garden/North Philadelphia)
- Christ Church Philadelphia
- Cookman Beloved Community
- Dare to Imagine Church (West Philadelphia)
- Emanuel United Church of Christ (Bridesburg/Northeast Philadelphia)
- Episcopal Cathedral
- Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia (Center City)
- Evangel Chapel (North Philadelphia)
- First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
- First United Methodist Church of Germantown (Northwest Philadelphia)
- Germantown Jewish Centre (Northwest Philadelphia)
- Germantown Monthly Meeting of Friends
- God’s Vineyard & Fellowship
- Grace Christian Fellowship (Southwest Philadelphia)
- Greater Vision Church (Olney, PA)
- Harold O. Davis Baptist (Logan)
- Haven Peniel United Methodist Church
- Kol Tzedek Synagogue (Southwest Philadelphia)
- Living Water United Church of Christ (North Philadelphia)
- Masjidullah, Inc. (West Oak Lane)
- Mishkan Shalom (Roxborough)
- Mosaic Community Church
- Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Center City)
- Mt. Pisgah AME Church (West Philadelphia)
- New Vision United Methodist Church (Logan)
- Old First Reformed United Church of Christ (Center City)
- P’Nai Or (Mt. Airy)
- Prince of Peace Lutheran (Lawncrest/Northeast)
- Religious of the Assumption – Philadelphia
- Second Baptist Church of Germantown (Germantown)
- Society Hill Synagogue (Center City)
- St. Benedict’s Catholic Church (East Germantown)
- St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church
- St. Malachy’s Catholic Church (North Philadelphia)
- St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields Episcopal Church (Chestnut Hill)
- St. Paul Baptist Church (North Philadelphia)
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Center City)
- St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Germantown)
- Summit Presbyterian Church
- Sweet Union Baptist Church (West Philadelphia)
- Tabernacle United Church
- Tenth Memorial Baptist Church
- Tikkun Olam Chavurah (Germantown)
- Unitarian Society of Germantown
- Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration (Northwest Philadelphia)
- Vision of Hope Baptist Church
- West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship (Southwest Philadelphia)
PATHWAY TO POWER
Pathway to Power: Building a Brighter Future for Philadelphia
POWER Interfaith is on a mission to make Philadelphia a city where everyone can thrive.
That’s why we launched the Pathway to Power campaign: a 6-month initiative to address the urgent issues of housing affordability and safety.
Through surveys, house meetings, and research meetings with elected officials, we’re gathering the voices of Philadelphians from all walks of life.
Together, we’re building a powerful movement to demand a city where everyone has a safe and affordable place to call home.
Join us on this journey as we work towards a brighter future for Philadelphia. Let’s create a city where opportunity and security are within reach for all.
HOW WE'RE GETTING THERE...
Research Training Meetings
- Center City (September 26)
North Philly (October 8)
West/SW Philly (October 12)
Northwest Philly (November 12)
Get Out the Vote Canvasses (October 6 & October 20)
Research Meetings with Elected Officials on Housing & Safety (September through November)
Research Meeting Debrief & Power Map Training (December 10)
Philly-Wide Leadership Assembly (All in to decide on our affordable communities agenda!! January 26)
Chapter News
More Than 500 Philadelphians Share Public Testimony with City Council Members at Citywide Summit, Launch Affordability Agenda
Philly Faith Leaders & Residents Issue a Call to City Council on Harmful Tax Cuts That Deepen the City’s Affordability Crisis
Philly Congregations Call for Action to End City Affordability Crisis
POWER Interfaith Responds to the Halting of 76ers Arena Project: A Call for Accountability & Partnership
Rising Together in the Fight for Democracy in 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT: POWER Interfaith Board Appoints Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards as Executive Director
Final Push to POWER the Vote!
Statement from POWER Interfaith on the Antisemitic Vandalism and Arson at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia
Inviting Cynical Black Men Into Politics, Without Shame or Blame
Voting Victory for Pennsylvania
Upcoming Events
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POWER represents over 50 unique congregations in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania. With four Regional Chapters, we are people of faith committed to the work of bringing about justice here and now.
POWER is independently financed. We operate with dues from member congregations, grants from charitable and faith-based foundations, grassroots fundraising, and contributions from people like you! As a matter of principle, POWER receives no financial support from government entities.