Claremont United Church of Christ

Pastor Jen acknowledges that many of us are in a season of wilderness right now. Through the story of the Hebrew people walking from slavery to freedom and learning to trust God along the way, she reminds us that we, too, are being guided towards a future filled with hope

Ronald T. Evans and his wife of 59 years (Janet), reside at Pilgrim Place. He served overseas with the International Y.M.C.A. in East Africa and Geneva; taught in New England prep schools and Yale, and served as Senior Minister of two United Church of Christ congregations, 10 years in Massachusetts, and 25 years in Connecticut. Along the way he has been a rated sports official, volunteer fire fighter, Fire Department Chaplain, steeple jack, storyteller, NPR commentator, perpetual fund raiser, and occasional fun raiser.

One of the primary images for God in Scripture is God as a mother. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the feminine images of God in the Bible and invites us to expand our understanding of God and of ourselves.

Pastor Jen shares the story of Moses encountering God as a burning bush and invites us to see all ground as holy ground

We launch our new sermon series on the many images used for God in Scripture by taking a look at two passages from the prophets that describe God as a potter while we are the clay. Thankfully we are never a finished product, hardened by the fires of the kiln. Instead, we remain moldable so that God can always work on us and shape us into something new.

Join Pastor Jacob as he explores how God is continually speaking throughout the pages of Scripture to bring everyone into the love of God if only we can get on board as people of faith.

In an unabashed Girl Power sermon, Pastor Jen recounts the story of five brave and subversive women who save the day when Pharaoh oppresses the Hebrew people. If a few women with big ideas liberate a whole nation, what can each of us do in our contexts to create more equality, freedom, and justice for everyone?

Our third Scriptures that Pop sermon series combines the music of Britney Spears with the story of Samson and Delilah. Pastor Jacob shares that there is so much more to both the life of Britney Spears and the story of Samson and Delilah than people usually talk about. Still, there are aspects to both that are messy, just like our own lives. Thankfully, we worship a God who is always with us in the mess.

Pastor Jen pairs the story of Esther with the music of Taylor Swift, and ask us to consider how each of us might rise to the occasion when presented with a challenge.

We kick-off this month's "Scriptures that Pop" sermon series with a mash-up of the music of Rihanna and the Book of Ruth. The Book of Ruth provides us with some of the most powerful relationships in Scripture when Ruth expresses her commitment to her mother-in-law Naomi and when she finds love in an unlikely place back in Israel. Pastor Jacob explores the spiritual power of investing in the people that the Spirit of God brings into our orbit.