Watershed Faith is the newest stream of Powered by Faith — a coordinated effort to make Mainline Protestant leadership, witness, and power visible, connected, and consequential at a decisive moment for democracy.
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Preaching, teaching and action resources for the four weeks around the midterm election, anchored on a weekend of preaching and teaching on October 18.
Browse all resourcesMainline Protestant communities hold deep organizing capacity, moral authority, and millions of congregants ready to be invited more fully into the work of defending and renewing democracy.
Coordinated presence amplifies what is already underway: it shapes a coherent national narrative, surfaces strategic insight across regions, and opens pathways into denominations and congregations the broader pro-democracy movement is still getting to know.
An organizing intervention that brings everyday people in Mainline congregations into shared analysis and collective action on the threats facing democratic life.
Voter registration and GOTV in strategic geographies, poll chaplains and legal observers, and active preparation to counter efforts to delegitimize the 2026 midterm elections.
Sustained faith-based accountability as the federal government expands immigration enforcement — congressional oversight, story amplification, and congregational organizing.
Articulating a proactive vision for dignity, belonging, and the common good — and stewarding powerful stories of Mainline congregations and leaders embodying this vision.
The geographies where Watershed Faith is organizing now, across our election defense and detention accountability work.
Denominations, networks, clergy, and congregations are joining the table. There is room for yours.
