For the spirit of the city

"Remember the Rock!" is the message from Rev. Ayo Morton on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Community Worship at Richmond Hill.

From 1 Corinthians 13:11-12, Gina Whitaker Cannon speaks on “An Accurate Reflection of the Real You.”

Rev. Victoria Bethel wonders whose voice captures your attention?

Rev. Katie Heishman speaks to finding true Shalom.

Anthony's last sermon as he prepares to depart the Richmond Hill residential community and lean into what comes next in his life.

The scripture I'm using will be Galatians 3: 23-29, and the sermon will focus on the topic of Racial Reconciliation. I'm going to examine biblical understandings of reconciliation, while also attending to critiques of the Racial Reconciliation concept.

Rev. Katie Heishman reflects on where to find Joy from God, during the difficult times in life.

As gun violence continues to surge in the nation, Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson looks to the Gospels story of a Samaritan woman for hope, during despair.

Admist the national tragedies around gun violence, Rev. Lindsey Franklin reflects on motherhood and God.

Rev. Victoria Bethel shares with us her struggles with the generality of John's Gospel; and how love is not a theological, but a practical endeavor.

Rev. Marlene Forrest, Rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, shares a message based on love, and the challenges it presents in modernity.

Rev. Dr. J Lee Hill, Missioner for Racial Justice and Healing at the Episcopal Diocese of VA, shares the importance of hearing from God in "unconventional" places: such as from mothers and grandmothers.

As Mother's Day approaches Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson shares on the importance of walking in love, especially during the difficulties of life.

RH Vice President, Rev. Janet Legro, from First Presbyterian Church (RIC) reflects on the frailty of the apostle Peter, the grace of God, and the life-affirming mercy of second chances.

In his first sermon of Easter, Rev. Ben Hadley-Goggin wrestles with the current state of darkness in the world (war, police shootings) and the hope of new life.

In reflecting on Holy Week, Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson shares the importance of prayer and how it helps us deal with the trials of life.

Reflecting on the biblical story of 'The Bronze Serpent' (Numbers 21:4-9)Anthony suggests that God not only works through the sacred, but also the profane and broken things of life.

Richmond Hill hosts guest preacher, Rev. Amy Starr Redwine from First Presbyterian Church in Richmond! She shares her reflection on the Transfiguration of Christ, and the delicate balance between God's presence and absence; God's glory in the mountaintop and the agony of the valley.

"Seeking God's Call, Seeking God's Healing." Looking to Psalms 63 for inspiration, Rev. Lindsey Franklin hones in on the moment between "seeking God" and "finding satisfaction" in the Holy.

"I See You." Rev. Katie presents a God who sees our challenges in life and is with us during those trials. Using the wilderness story of Hagar and juxtaposing it with that of Christ, she weaves together a message of hope in the midst of challenges.

We often make assumptions about others, reality, and even God. In this message Anthony Gaboton explores the pitfalls of assumption and how it may be contrary to notions about God.

Rev. Micah Jackson, of Seventh Street Memorial Baptist Church in Richmond, is the guest preacher. Rev. Jackson reflects on what it means to stand on "holy ground" as Moses once stood before the burning bush.

In her first sermon delivered in Richmond Hill Chapel, Co-pastoral Director, Rev. Katie Heishman reflects on Jesus' exhortation for Peter to "cast his nets in the deep." And what do those implications have to do with us and our walk with God.

"What is your divine assignment?" Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson challenges us to ponder on this question looking to the Gospel of Luke, in which Jesus "proclaims The Spirit of the Lord is upon, to share good news to the poor, release to the captives..."

During this MLK holiday Rev. Lindsey Franklin ponders on what transformation means in the Body of Christ and in society as a whole.