Overlooking Dolores park with a clear blue sky and downtown San Francisco in the distant background
Overlooking Dolores park with a clear blue sky and downtown San Francisco in the distant background

Earth. Awe.

Each other.

We meet every Sunday
10:00 am in Dolores Park

Learn what our time together will look like or browse our bulletins from previous Sundays.

Who we are

Kin SF is for people who want to feel closer to the Earth and each other.

What we do

We slow down. We sit together on blankets in the park. We read poems and texts from people who honor the living world. We share what’s on our hearts and minds. We have quiet time.

We take the best of what spiritual communities offer — weekly rhythm, ritual, and relationships — but ground it in the living Earth.

Learn more
A young man wearing sunglasses, a yellow cap, and a gray t-shirt sitting on a striped blanket in a park, holding a book titled 'I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf'. There are other people relaxing and walking in the background with trees and colorful buildings under a blue sky.
Three people sitting on blankets in a park, enjoying snacks and reading menus, with a backdrop of trees, buildings, and a clear blue sky.
A colorful picnic blanket spread on grass with various items including a blue flower, cards, a container of sliced chicken, a bowl with a lid, a smartwatch, and a person's hand reaching into a container of sliced chicken. There is also a multicolored scarf or towel with fringe and text, and a piece of paper with printed text.
A purple flower resting on a striped fabric surface, with a printed event program and some small paper cards nearby.
Small decorative flag with a letter 'K' and botanical design, placed on a striped blanket on the grass in front of palm trees in a park or outdoor venue.

Frequently asked questions

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • Every Sunday · 10am · Dolores Park

    All are welcome. Bring a blanket.

    Kickoff: May 31st

    Look for the “K” flag.

  • 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.

  • 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

Person with short dark hair and glasses smiling, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, holding a glass of a green drink with ice and mint, standing outdoors at sunset with silhouette trees and city lights in the background.

Josh Hersh 

eco-chaplain of Kin SF

Kin SF was started by Josh Hersh — eco-chaplain, queer, and citizen of the Potawatomi Nation. He’s drawn to the intersection of community, ecology, and spirituality.

Meet Josh

Photo credit of Dolores Park: Maggie Portzline