The Rev. David Bloom

David Bloom is an ordained American Baptist minister with eight years of experience in parish ministry and thirty years in ecumenical leadership in Seattle on social justice issues.  As associate director for urban ministry at the Church Council of Greater Seattle (1978-1997), Bloom developed an urban program that focused upon public witness, civic education, human rights, community organizing, and theological reflection on the church’s role in society.

 He is a founder of several local organizations that provide shelter, build housing, and organize for social change.  He retired from full-time ministry in June 2006 and is now engaged in speaking, teaching, writing, and traveling.  He is director emeritus of both the Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness and the Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action.  He is also on the adjunct faculty at Antioch University-Seattle where he teaches courses on homelessness, community organizing, and faith & action, and he serves on several community boards. Bloom is a graduate of Macalester College (B.A.), American Baptist Seminary of the West (M.Div.), and Princeton Theological Seminary (Th.M.).

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