Earth. Awe.
Each other.
We Gather Every Sunday
10:00 am in Dolores Park
Learn what our time together will look like.
Who we are
Kin SF is an Earth church in San Francisco — a gathering place for the many traditions, scientific and spiritual, indigenous and poetic, ancient and contemporary. We recognize the Earth as a living community that we belong to.
What we do
We show up. We sit in a circle on blankets in the park. We read poems or passage from writers who love the Earth — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Mary Oliver, John O'Donohue. We share what’s on our hearts and minds. We have quiet time.
We’re taking the best of what church offers — weekly rhythm, ritual, and relationships — but grounding it in the living Earth.
Every Sunday looks like this:
Arrival + Welcome
Reading + Reflection
Sharing + Listening
Stillness with the Earth
Blessing + Closing
Frequently asked questions
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Kin SF is an Earth church — a gathering place for the many traditions, scientific and spiritual, indigenous and secular, ancient and contemporary, that recognize the Earth as a living community we belong to.
We currently meet every Sunday morning in Dolores Park.
We’re building slowly and intentionally, with plans for small groups, earth-centered volunteer opportunities, socials, and more!
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Kin SF is for you if you've ever felt like something is missing — not just community, but a sense of genuine belonging to a place and to people.
In a city defined by transience and screens, we're building something different: an ongoing community of people who show up, go deeper, and stay.
You don't need to be spiritual or religious. Simply love the Earth, hunger for real connection, and be willing to keep coming back if it feels like a fit.
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Every Sunday · 10am · Dolores Park
All are welcome. Bring a blanket.
Kickoff: May 31st
Look for the “K” flag.
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Nope! Our Sunday gatherings are free. The vision is to build long-term community. We also want to provide more affordable “third spaces” in San Francisco.
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Nope. Our relationship with the Earth, each other, and all living beings is neutral when it comes to spirituality.
Some of us are spiritual but not religious. Others are scientific and materialist. Many of us are somewhere in between.
We incorporate wisdom from writers, poets, indigenous people, philosophers, biologists, mystics, and more.
A Grounding & Welcome
We are here on land shaped by the mighty Pacific to our West. An ocean so vast it has defined the western edge of a continent. Beneath us, the San Andreas Fault marks where two of the Earth's great plates meet and grind, slowly remaking this peninsula.
We are here on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. They are still here today, still sovereign, and still seeking the federal recognition long owed to them.
We are also joined by many others.
The red-tailed hawk above, the California ground squirrel, the oak that has stood firm in the earth for centuries, and the golden orange poppy opening its face to the morning sun.
Each of them living their own experience of this moment, on this ground, under this sky.
And so are each of you. With your breath, your worries, and your joys.
Welcome.
Upcoming Gatherings
Josh Hersh
eco-chaplain of Kin SF
Kin SF was started by Josh Hersh — eco-chaplain-in-training, queer man, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. He’s drawn to the intersection of community, ecology, and spirituality.
Photo credit of Dolores Park: Maggie Portzline