Bothell Amplified

This week, we welcomed Angela Molloy, who invited us to confront ableism in the church and affirm that disabled people belong fully in our communities. How can we follow Jesus by dismantling barriers, restoring relationships, and building a church where every person’s dignity and gifts are honored?

This week, we celebrated Native American Ministries Sunday as we welcomed Sarah Augustine, Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, who challenges us that there is only one side in this world: those who align with the systems of life. How can we collectively choose to tell a different story to bring forth the kin-dom of God? 

This week, we celebrated UMCOR Sunday as we welcomed Kathy Bryson, the Co-Disaster Response Coordinator for the  Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, who invited us to experience the Parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of disaster response and everyday life. May we be people who notice those unexpected opportunities to love our neighbors!

This week, we close out this series turning to Rebekah. God asked Rebekah a simple question - "Will you go?" and that same question is extended to us all today. Whatever God is placing in front of you, the God who invites you is also the God who goes with you.

This week, we welcomed the District Superintendent of the Puget Sound District of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, the Rev. Mark Galang. In his sermon, he didn't flinch from the difficulty. Instead, he sat with the hard questions and found something we often miss: the climax of this story isn't Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. It's God's refusal to let it happen! 

This week we continue our series, Beyond Fear, and turn to the story of God widening the circle of God's love in Ishmael. While fear asks, "Who is in and who is out?", we put our hope in a God whose loves is always larger than our fear. 

This week, we welcome Brian Fu, our Director of Discipleship and Care, to preach his last sermon with us before we goes to serve both Colby and Gig Harbor United Methodist Churches. In this sermon, he challenges us to not hinder God's blessings for others!

This week, we continue our series, Beyond Fear, and turn to the call of Abram and explore how we might respond to God's call, not out of fear, but in trust of God's promise.

This week, we launch our new sermon series exploring how God shapes ordinary people through blessing, disruption, doubt, mercy, and trust. Before we act, build, or grow, we are formed by a promise that frees us from fear and calls us to become Christ in the community.

This Sunday, we welcomed Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos, Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministries for the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church as we celebrated Pentecost Sunday! He shared how the miracle of Pentecost wasn't that everyone suddenly sounded the same. It was that God showed up in every language, every culture, every story — and didn't ask anyone to leave theirs at the door.