Check it out: Hunger and Homelessness Day at the Capitol On January 15, 2026, about 150 people from a variety of faith and community organizations gathered at the Utah Capitol Building for the Rally for Housing and Services for Housing and Services to End Homelessness. The Utah News Dispatch, KSL, and Channel 4 all covered this event. (Additional information is available on the Crossroads Urban Center website: crossroadsurbancenter.org, and their YouTube page.) Here is an excerpt from the Utah News Dispatch: Pastors, advocates and Democratic lawmakers called on the state Legislature Thursday to get clear on the money and steps needed to help the state’s homeless find stable housing, including those with severe mental illness, disabilities and substance use disorders. The group of about 100 chanted and prayed together inside the state Capitol, where lawmakers will convene Tuesday for their annual, seven-week legislative session. “Our message is simple: If Utah does not immediately begin making serious efforts to produce the housing and appropriate services to end homelessness, then it will soon be too late to avoid the shame of inviting the world’s elite to visit Utah during the 2034 Olympic Games,” said Levy Woodruff, chair of the governing board of First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City. Woodruff said state leaders have focused their discussions in the last decade on building better homeless shelters, but more attention is needed for resources and affordable housing that can help keep people from losing their homes. Sen. Nate Blouin, D-Millcreek, said he’s working on a bill that would require … (continue reading by clicking this link)
Worship Service Time: 10:30 am Place: All Saints Episcopal Church
Parking: PLEASE NOTE, although their postal address lists Foothill Drive, there is no direct access to All Saints from Foothill Drive! Please enter from the driveway located west of All Saints, this would be approximately 2428 E 1700 S. Please park in the lot immediately west of All Saints, or you can park in the lot behind the Montessori School which is located at 2416 E 1700 S (just west of All Saints). Enter the church via the ground-level door on the west side of the building.
1710 S FOOTHILL DRIVE | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84108 | 801-487-1357 | [email protected]