This week, we heard a sermon from Pastor Denise who joined us from St Andrews UMC in Lacey as part of our regular co-op pulpit swaps. Pastor Denise concluded our extended Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Faith in Ephesians 3: 1-12 & Matthew 2: 1-12. In her message, she told us the story of the Wise Ones and asked us to follow God’s signs like a sailor trusts a compass to find true North.

This Christmas Eve, we heard a sermon from Pastor Heather, who preached on John 1: 1-16. In her message, Pastor Heather explored the importance of telling the Christmas story each year and, more importantly, why we need to continually live into its message over and over again.

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Love in Micah 5: 2-5a & Luke 1 39:-55. In her message, Pastor Alexa compared love to attention and asked us to consider the focus of our attention as a 'portal' into which we see God's divine love for us all.

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Heather, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Joy in Zephaniah 3: 14-20 & Luke 3: 7-18. In her message, Pastor Heather introduced the idea of joy as a "time traveler" which gives us a glimpse of God's eventual kin-dom in our midst.

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Peace in Luke 1: 68-79 & Luke 3: 1-6. In her message, Pastor Alexa compared the way of peace to erosion and implored us to walk along the path of peace with persistent tenacity.

This week, we heard a sermon from Pastor Heather, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Hope in Jeremiah 33: 14-16 and Luke 21: 25-36. In her message, Pastor Heather explained the difference between hope and optimism and urged us to be people of hope even in the midst of suffering.

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa, who soft launched our new Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Justice in 2 Samuel 23: 1-7 & John 19: 33-37. In her message, Pastor Alexa reminds us that justice fights against the "mythical norm" that props up abusive systems of power.

This week, we heard a sermon from Pastor Heather who wrapped up our Stewardship series: Cultivating a Future of Hope by preaching on Psalm 126. In her message, Pastor Heather called us to sow seeds of hope for God's kingdom even (and especially) while we grieve.

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa who continues our Stewardship series: Cultivating a Future of Hope by preaching on Jeremiah 29: 4-7. In her message, Pastor Alexa reminds us that, while we may feel the urge to escape, God asks us to plant gardens with hope for the future.

This week, we heard a sermon from Pastor Heather who continued our Stewardship series: Cultivating a Future of Hope by preaching on Mark 4: 30-32. In her message, Pastor Heather told the parable of the Mustard Seed and how God's faith grows into unexpected things one day at a time.