Bethany UCC

In the first sermon of our "Breaking Point" series, Student Pastor Xander King considers Advent as a time just before sunrise. He asks us: how do we find glimpses of God during this dark season, and how we might allow those glimpses to give us hope for the future dawn?

In the last sermon in our "Help, Thanks, Wow" series, Pastor Rebecca centers Psalm 126, one of 15 Psalms meant to be sung by pilgrims on their way up to Jerusalem.

Pastor Vince centers this sermon around the idea that our suffering matters.

In the first sermon of our "Help, Thanks, Wow" worship theme, Pastor Rebecca preaches in response to the collective grief of the moment, reminding us that our help comes from God.

Pastor Vince's sermon this week is all about clouds. In it, he shares that no act of love is ever wasted.

In a dialogue sermon between Pastor Rebecca and Dr. Hannah Carl, the two discuss 1st Corinthians 19 and our relationship between ourselves, our food and the land.

Student Pastor Kelli Manning delivered a sermon this week asking the question: if we the Church are called to be one body, how is that body listening to their physical bodies?

This week, student pastor Xander King reminded us that true safety is not found in locked doors and "sheepdog" mentality. True safety is found when a hug, a meal, a joke, and support is only a knock away.

In the first sermon of our "Safe and Sound" worship theme, Pastor Vince reminds us that we come to church to be cared for by God, not to receive a to-do list.

Pastor Rebecca delivered the final sermon in our "Reboot" series. She preaches on the idea of pausing from the tech that holds us under their spell. What does it take to break that spell?

This week, in alignment with "Pet Blessing Sunday", congregation members shared stories about their beloved pets. We heard stories from Nola Amlin, Vince Amlin, Yasuko Oura, Keith Schnabel, Lilah Soyster and Hannah Carl. We hope you enjoy!

In this week's sermon, Pastor Rebecca shares stories about her time driving Oxen, and preaches on the idea of church as "appropriate technology" (affordable, sustainable, available, locally autonomous). Give it a listen!

Pastor Vince delivered the first sermon in our "Reboot" theme last week! In it, he ponders on God’s way of keeping time and how we might know what the given moment is for.

This week, Pastor Vince delivered a sermon for the kids who grew up with a Gameboy. In it, he reminds us that we aren't "doing it wrong" when there are problems.

Pastor Rebecca's sermon this week focuses on the "Good Samaritan". She preaches about building muscles for doing the good work- building the instinct to get involved in messy stuff where folks need us. If we’re all equipped, none of us are vulnerable. We hope you enjoy listening!

Pastor Rebecca's sermon this week contained some hard news: unfortunately, God loves even your enemies.

For the first sermon in our unCONVENTIONal series, Pastor Vince preached on the unconventional wisdom of Jesus. Along the way, he discusses how he got converted to baptizing babies.

We had not two, but THREE sermons this week in accordance with our "Versus" theme! Pastor Alaina Hoffman preached for the Holy Spirit, Pastor Izzy Collazo preached for the creator while Pastor Vince Amlin preached for Christ. Who do you think won?!

For the third week of our "Vs." theme, Pastor Vince preached "Cup Of Blessing" while Pastor Rebecca preached "Bread Of Life". The congregation deemed it a tie! Give it a listen to decide on a winner yourself.

In bout 2 of our July "VS." theme, Rev. Vince Amlin gave a sermon on "Faith" while Rev. Rebecca Anderson preached on the subject of "Hope". Decide for yourself who "won" by giving it a listen!

Are you ready to rumble??? Our July sermon series is "VS", a series of preacherly matches in which the beef is fake but the good news is real. Today’s podcast is bout 1: Reverend Vince Amlin is preaching "Still Waters" while Reverend Rebecca Anderson is preaching "Green Pastures". Let the games begin!

Pastor Vince gave the final sermon for our "Setting The Table" series" last week, which also coincided with the final day of Pride Month. He asserts that "Jesus' welcome has always been and will always be a Queer welcome, first and foremost to the ones who have been left out, forced out, oppressed and abused by the dominant culture. Whenever you see people being banned, bei...

Pastor Vince delivers a sermon considering the “hodgepodge” that makes up a church and how we might find strength and value in our differences.

This week, congregation members Dave Scott, Johnny Buranosky, and Mary Ellen Monzella shared some beautiful testimonies about their time at in Biloxi, MS working with the Back Bay Mission. We hope you enjoy!

This week, we started our new series "Setting the Table", a theme centering storytelling and hospitality. Bethany congregation member Ron Romasanta set the table for communion this week and shared a bit of his story, which we've included as part of this week's podcast. We also hear a sermon from Pastor Rebecca on Genesis 18.