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Monday 10am - 4pm Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm

ECM at KU

Name: ECM at KU
Address: 1204 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS, 66044, US
Telephone: (785) 843-4933
Price range: $

A justice and peace nonprofit in LFK. GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Hospitality: Our hearth is open to all.
2.

ECM recognizes that the university and Lawrence communities need welcoming and neutral spaces to cultivate open hearts, minds, and spirits; to carry out difficult dialogues that can help build bridges between different peoples, experiences, religions, and world views; and to build foundations of love and understanding that welcomes a call to compassion and justice while affirming an interdependenc

e with each other and the earth. Respect: We recognize the faiths of others, and we honor and respect how different groups have their own names for and understandings of God’s realm. We do not insist that others become like us in order for us to accept them. This list includes but is not limited to: believers, agnostics and atheists,conventional Christians and questioning skeptics, those of all sexual orientations and gender identities, those of all races and cultures, those of all classes and abilities, and those who hope for a better world and those who have lost their hope.
3. Exploring Spirit: We strive to remain open to mystery, and we find more grace in the search for understanding than we do in dogmatic certainty, and more value in questioning than in absolutes.
4. Community: We dedicate ourselves to forming ourselves into communities dedicated to equipping one another for work we feel called to do: striving for peace and justice among all people, protecting and restoring the integrity of all God’s creation, and bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers.

05/02/2026

Shop at the Merc this May and round-up your purchase total to donate to the ECM Community Center! We'll be hanging out at the Merc every Saturday this month to answer your questions about our organization, so come say hi. Huge thanks to the Merc for selecting us as a 2026 "Change for the Community" recipient! 💕

From the Merc: "Change for our Community gives shoppers the opportunity to donate their spare change to local organizations every time they shop. One hundred percent of all donations collected go to the organizations. In 2025, we — as a co-op community — raised $65,917. Since the program began in January 2014, we have raised over $760,000 for over 70 local nonprofits."

02/15/2026

Join us this Tuesday for a fundraiser to continue building the ECM into the spot we dream it can be!
Enjoy some pancakes while supplies last for only 5 dollars!

02/03/2026

The ECM Community Center is hiring!

Administrative Assistant
25 hours/week | $15/hour | Immediate Hire

The ECM is seeking a warm, welcoming, and self-directed individual to provide administrative support to the Executive Director. This is a highly public-facing role and a key part of the daily life of the ECM Community Center. The person in this position is often the first point of contact for students, neighbors, renters, donors, and visitors, and helps ensure that the building, programs, and shared spaces run smoothly.

About the ECM
The ECM is a justice-rooted, relationship-centered space in Lawrence that brings together students, neighbors, organizers, artists, and faith communities. Our work is grounded in mutual care, shared responsibility, and showing up for one another — through meals, events, organizing, and daily interactions. We are a small staff working in a lively, fast-moving environment, and we value flexibility, kindness, and a willingness to pitch in where needed.

For more information, visit our website:
https://www.ecmku.org/jobs-1

01/31/2026

Vintage Market today at the ECM with our friends from @810.thrift.market!! Plus, back to school concert!
5pm to 11pm

*25+ Vintage and secondhand vendors
*5 cover after 7:30pm | Music starts at 8:30
*Bread & Roses Bookshop open until 11pm

Live bands:
band

12/11/2025

Today at the ECM Community Center:

Veggie Lunch (11:30am-1:30pm) All are welcome! Free, or pay what you can. 🍲

Bread & Roses Bookshop (Open 12pm-8pm) 🏴📚

Lawrence Community Cycles Bike Co-op (Open 6pm-8pm) 🚲

12/10/2025

New reoccurring event at the ECM Community Center! Join us every second Tuesday for our Old Time Fiddle Circle! 🎻 Starts January 11th, 2026. This happens right after the Food Not Bombs/ECM Community Meal (3pm-5pm) so it's practically dinner theater! 🍲🎭

Dinner and the fiddle circle are both FREE, but donations are always welcome!

12/04/2025

Join us tomorrow, Friday December 5th, at the ECM for the Heat Fest Benefit Concert and Mutual Aid Fair!

Mutual Aid Fair 7:30pm (main floor)
Music 8pm (basement)

$10 PWYC - NOTAFLOF
All ages
Masks encouraged & provided

1204 Oread Ave. Lawrence KS

12/02/2025

Since 1905, the ECM has served the Lawrence community as a gathering place for those aspiring to spiritual growth, personal development, and social justice.

The past semester has been a successful one for the ECM, with new programs, more events in the building, and growing attendance at Veggie Lunch. In the past four months alone, the ECM has:

- Served 1,500 people across two weekly community meals;

- Hosted an average of two all-ages, alcohol-free music shows each month;

- Partnered with the community on a wide range of new programs, including improv and boxing classes.

While the new activity in our building is exciting, it also creates increased need: for more food, more staff time, and, ultimately, more funding. At the same time, inflation continues to drive up costs for our existing programs. The ECM has always relied on community support. Now more than ever, we need your help to continue operating at our current level and expand our capacity even further.

This holiday season, we hope that you will consider making a donation to the ECM to support us as we continue our work in the community.

PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XV44FSD936WNA

VENMO: https://www.venmo.com/u/ecmatkudonate

You can also make donations from our website (https://www.ecmku.org/donate-index-impact) or mail cash or checks to the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Lawrence, KS 66044

11/22/2025

TODAY at the ECM Community Center! Join us Saturday, November 22nd at 4pm for a special presentation about radical publishing and the unique community bonds that can be forged through a love of history and a devotion to physical media. *Tons of radical books for sale during the event!*

09/16/2025

Help us welcome to the ECM Community Center! This Friday, September 19th at 6pm.

Address

1204 Oread Avenue
Lawrence, KS
66044

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

(785) 843-4933

Website

http://www.ecmku.org/, https://www.ecmku.org/jobs-1

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