"Glow and be spicy and find your spiritual watershed and ask God can I help to spread your love?"

This week, Deb Williams gives us a wonderful message. She is a member of our congregation and leads the Food Bank Garden Ministries.

This Sunday, Tumwater UMC participated in another South Sound United Methodist Co-op pulpit swap. We were blessed to hear from Pastor Denise Roberts who joined us from Lacey St. Andrews UMC and preached on mighty cedar trees, fallen empires, and a glimpse into her own winding faith journey.

This last Sunday we rounded out our M.I.L.E. sermon series with the E: Elimination of Racism. Pastor Kellen invited us to take a step in our anti-racist journey and imagine how we might undo its hold on our lives.

"...it’s the Samaritan, the lay person, maybe even the unchurched lay person, who stops for the man in need. He doesn’t wait for a divine edict from the priest, he just knows what God calls him to do and he does it"

In our third week of the M.I.L.E. series, Pastor Kellen encourages us to take control of the ministries of our church through the work of Lay Empowerment.

Pastor Kellen helped us to kick off a four week series on the M.I.L.E. Join in as we ask this week, what is the (M) Ministry that Matters?

This week, Pastor Kellen invited the congregation to ask some questions: what are we rooted in, and how does this help us reach out and offer love to the community?

"God’s potluck is open for all, no matter who you are. You are welcome unreservedly to their table"

This week, we were blessed to hear from Jessie Gray, our guest preacher, who gave us a wonderful message about intersectional acceptance at God's table.

"Preachers and pastors aren’t the only ones that God calls to step out of the boat. God calls tax collectors, fisher folk, stay at home spouses, retirees, teenagers, teachers, nurses, gig workers, and entire congregations. God calls each of us. And God speaks in many ways."

This week, we examine poetry as a divine form of expressing ourselves and wresting with both God and world.

Tough words from the pulpit last Sunday! Pastor Kellen ended his series on the parables with the Rich man and Lazarus and challenged all of us to learn from this story and see our neighbors in a fuller light than we might have been before.