Kingswood Church

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we begin our new sermon series, What’s Your Story: Seeing Our Lives Through God’s Eyes. Over the next weeks, we will explore the story of Joseph found in the Bible. We will hear about his joys, his challenges, his very low moments, and his victories. By encountering his story, we will share our own faith story and how our journey with Christ builds a...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we conclude our worship series, ENOUGH: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity. Over these past weeks, we have explored God’s call to live in gratitude and to offer ourselves and our financial gifts generously to bring hope and transform the world. Today, we focus on God’s clear call to each of us to be generous in our financial gifts and...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our worship series, ENOUGH: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity. Over these weeks, we continue to explore God’s call to live in gratitude and to offer ourselves and our financial gifts generously to bring hope and transform the world. We will have weekly online devotions, study together, and hear profound witnesses in worshi...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our new worship series, ENOUGH: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity. We will explore God’s call to live in gratitude and to offer ourselves and our financial gifts generously to bring hope and transform the world. This week, we focus on our need for God’s wisdom as we seek to care for the earth and generously share the gifts...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we begin our new worship series, ENOUGH: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity. Over the next four weeks, we will explore God’s call to live in gratitude and to offer ourselves and our financial gifts generously to bring hope and transform the world. We will have weekly online devotions, study together, and hear profound witnesses in wors...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our series, Soul Reset, a call to reset our spiritual lives toward wholeness and joy. Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life. We will explore scripture and God’s desire for us to live without fe...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our series, Soul Reset, a call to reset our spiritual lives toward wholeness and joy. Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life. We will explore scripture and God’s desire for us to live without fe...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our series, Soul Reset, a call to reset our spiritual lives toward wholeness and joy. Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life. We will explore scripture and God’s desire for us to live without fe...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our series, Soul Reset, a call to reset our spiritual lives toward wholeness and joy. Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life. We will explore scripture and God’s desire for us to live without fe...

Join Rev. James Preston, Rev. Clayton Edwards, and Kingswood Church as we continue our new sermon series, Soul Reset, and celebrate our one service in Willow Stream Park. A special welcome to our community guests! Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life....

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we begin our new sermon series, Soul Reset. Are you tired? Overwhelmed? Feeling that life is not what you wanted it to be? A hard reset can help us wipe the slate clean or reprioritize our life for a more whole and faithful life. For the next six weeks, we will explore God’s deep desire for us to live without fear, burnout, exhaustion, and anxiety as...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our sermon series, From Sunday to Every Day: Living REAL Faith in a REAL World. Too often, we just talk about our faith as an abstract concept, not really living into it in a concrete and transformative way. Over these past weeks, we have been exploring the mission, vision, welcome, and values of Kingswood Church as we live out our faith...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we continue our sermon series, From Sunday to Every Day: Living REAL Faith in a REAL World. Too often, we just talk about our faith as an abstract concept, not really living in to it in a concrete and transformative way. Over these next weeks, we will be exploring the mission, vision, welcome, and values of Kingswood Church as we live out our faith a...

Join Rev. James Preston, Kate Lapetino (Coordinator of Youth, Young Adult, and Serving Ministries), and Kingswood Church as we begin our new sermon series, From Sunday to Every Day: Living REAL Faith in a REAL World. Too often, we just talk about our faith as an abstract concept, not really living into it in a concrete and transformative way. Over the next three weeks, we will be exploring the mis...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we conclude our sermon series, SHE BELIEVED: Bold Stories of Women in the Bible. Too often the church will focus on the same biblical passages and stories over and over, frequently missing powerful stories that are difficult and challenging. Often, those stories are about women of faith who boldly live their trust in God in amazing ways. We will expl...

Join guest preacher, Rev. Darneather Murph-Heath, and Kingswood Church as we continue our sermon series, SHE BELIEVED: Bold Stories of Women in the Bible. Too often the church will focus on the same biblical passages and stories over and over, frequently missing powerful stories that are difficult and challenging. Often, those stories are about women of faith who boldly live their trust in God in...

Join guest preacher, Rev. Pam Rossmiller and Kingswood Church as we continue our sermon series, SHE BELIEVED: Bold Stories of Women in the Bible. Too often the church will focus on the same biblical passages and stories over and over, frequently missing powerful stories that are difficult and challenging. Often, those stories are about women of faith who boldly live their trust in God in amazing w...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we begin our sermon series, SHE BELIEVED: Bold Stories of Women in the Bible. Too often the church will focus on the same biblical passages and stories over and over, frequently missing powerful stories that are difficult and challenging. Often, those stories are about women of faith who boldly live their trust in God in amazing ways. For the next fo...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we conclude our sermon series, BIG PICTURE: The Stories of Jesus. Every great movie tells a great story, so over the past weeks, we heard the powerful stories of Jesus and how they impact our lives and faith. This theme was also our Vacation Bible School focus. Today, we hear the parable of the lost son, the older brother, and the gracious father. We...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood as we continue our sermon series, BIG PICTURE: The Stories of Jesus. Every great movie tells a great story, so over the next weeks, we will be hearing the powerful stories of Jesus and how they impact our lives and faith. This theme is also our Vacation Bible School focus. Today, we hear the parable of the fig tree, told and taught by Jesus. We learn valuable...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we begin our new sermon series, BIG PICTURE: The Stories of Jesus. Every great movie tells a great story, so over the next weeks, we will be hearing the powerful stories of Jesus and how they impact our lives and faith. This theme is also our Vacation Bible School focus. Today, we focus on the parable of the sower and the seed, told and taught by Jes...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, a day of rejoicing in the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. Celebrated 50 days after Easter, this festival is rooted in the Jewish celebration of Shavuot or the Feast of Weeks. The colors are red, orange, and yellow – symbolic of fire. We hear the amazing story of the coming of the Holy Spirit in fi...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we celebrate the final Sunday of our worship series and the Pride Parade and Picnic Sunday in Buffalo Grove. Today, we celebrate our commitment to our wide welcome and our deep belief in the power of grace to change the world. Our story as United Methodist Christians isa story of God’s love and grace. We conclude our worship series today, Knowing Who...

Join Rev. Clayton Edwards and Kingswood Church as we celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. This weekend is a sacred time of remembering all who have gone before us, but a special time to remember those who served our nation and sacrificed their lives. Our story as United Methodist Christians is a story of God’s love and grace. We continue our worship series today, Knowing Who We Are: The Wesleyan Way of...

Join Rev. James Preston and Kingswood Church as we celebrate Confirmation Sunday in the 50-day season of Easter! Our story as United Methodist Christians is a story of God’s love and grace. We continue our worship series today, Knowing Who We Are: The Wesleyan Way of Grace. We will explore grace, salvation, justice, mission and more. Today, we celebrate the confirmation of five youth into the fait...