WHO WE ARE

Olufunmi is a non-profit church and religious order of Rastafarian people establishing themselves as an alternative spiritual force in the community. The struggle to succeed in our endeavor is hard as is that of anyone who goes against the traditional mold of society. However, we are confidant of our success and have been working for it since May of 1976. Olufunmi is the oldest Rastafarian organization in the Western United States.

Olufunmi is an official organization within the International Rastafari Nation of Peace. We are dedicated to the spiritual, cultural, and economic upliftment of the African Diasporas worldwide. We believe in equal rights and justice for all people. We believe that freedom of choice is a God given right and responsibility. We believe that the greatest gift of God, besides life, is free will, and the mind and spirit to create, understand and appreciate creation.

Olufunmi is a Yoruba word meaning, “God’s Gift”, or “Gift Of God”, or “God Gives Us”. The symbol of Olufunmi is the Star of David in a crescent moon, on a field of Red, Gold, and Green stripes, (the Rastafarian colors). The name and symbol keep us focused on the true source of everything, JAH, the Creator, so that we don’t allow our successes to become ego inflating and place ourselves above others.

Olufunmi is a service order, in the traditions and teachings of Patriarch Josiah Nathaniel Hibbert. We believe that we are our brother’s keeper, and thus required by Jah to engage in endeavors that address and advance the spiritual, educational, and social well being of all people.

We are the roots sinking deeper and taking stronger hold.