South Bend City Church

This Christmas Eve, we wanted to make sure the whole SBCC family -- local and long distance, in-person and digital -- would have the chance to share a time of reflection, songs, prayers, teaching, and candle-lighting as we welcome Christ and celebrate the gift of his life. The volunteers on our worship team came together earlier this week to record a podcast version of our gathering to so that we...

These four weeks, we’re exploring the traditional themes of Advent through our liturgies. This week we join with our global community as we root ourselves in love. We explore this theme through Scripture, song, and reflection. Sign up for text updates by texting “SBCC” to (866) 397-2089 or by following us on Facebook , Instagram , or Twitter .  Sign up for a pop-up brunch table on January 8th. You...

Daniel Bannoura - As we enter the season of Advent, we’ll spend four weeks exploring the implications of a God who locates Godself in the womb of a young woman. This week we heard from Daniel Bannoura, who reflected on Mary's song (the Magnificat). Daniel is a PhD student in theology at Notre Dame, a Palestinian Christian theologian, and along with his wife Shannan, a member of the South Bend City...

Over these four weeks, we’re exploring the traditional themes of Advent through our liturgies. This week we join with our global community in the joy of knowing that justice, freedom, and love is on the horizon. We explore this theme through Scripture, song, student and kid-led readings, and by welcoming our kiddos up on stage to lead us in a song. Follow along with the full transcript If you’re a...

Mallory Wyckoff - As we enter the season of Advent, we’ll spend four weeks exploring the implications of a God who locates Godself in the womb of a young woman. This week we heard from Mallory Wyckoff , who brought a teaching that considers Mary’s experience in the Christmas story. Mallory Wyckoff is a writer, speaker, spiritual director, and peacemaker. She serves as key relationships officer wit...

Over the next four weeks, we’ll explore the traditional themes of Advent through our liturgies. This week we join with our global community in longing for peace in our lives and in the world through song, Scripture, meditation, and prayer. Follow along with the full transcript If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you...

Jason Miller - As we enter the season of Advent, we’ll spend four weeks exploring the implications of a God who locates Godself in the womb of a young woman. What if her experience isn't just something for us to revere from a distance, but a pattern for us to follow as we, too, allow God to bear God's life in us?  If you would like to share in the Eucharist meal with us, go ahead and grab some for...

Over the next four weeks, we’ll explore the traditional themes of Advent through our liturgies. This week, we join with our global community in hoping for restoration and unity through song, Scripture, and communal response. Follow along with the full transcript If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and w...

Jason Miller - As we enter the season of Advent, we’ll spend four weeks exploring the implications of a God who locates Godself in the womb of a young woman. If you’re looking for God, don’t run away from your humanity.   If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southben...

In today’s gathering, we focus ourselves on gratitude by exploring the good out in the world and the good within our own lives. Instead of listening to a teaching today, we ask that you join us in practices intended to center ourselves on a spirit of thankfulness and that lead us to the Eucharist table together. Resources mentioned in the gathering: Good News Network (articles referenced) Some Goo...

Join us as we enter into a time of prayer and reflection based on Psalm 27. Using resources from the Book of Common Prayer and the New Zealand Book of Prayer, we center ourselves in the here and now with new language intended to expand our experience of the Divine Mystery at the center of the Universe. Find the full transcript HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love...

As we work our way through the Apostles' Creed, we've been reminded that the story it tells is a story we carry together as a church. This weekend, we're continuing to hear stories from the people who put the "We" in "We believe..." If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: in...

This weekend we spent some time with the idea that stories are meant to be shared. We began our time this weekend with some songs and a poem, written by one of our community members, that reminds us of the importance of the stories in our community. Find the full transcript HERE To hear more stories from our community members, head over to Monday's episode of the podcast. If you’re a part of the g...

In the Tribune Project update we shared two weeks ago, increased costs for Phase 1 renovations had created a gap of roughly $1.5MM between our project resources (giving commitments, grant funding, and mortgage) and our renovation costs. This weekend, Jason gave an update on the project and what we’ve been able to accomplish over the last few weeks - spoiler alert: it’s good news. For more informat...

As we work our way through the Apostles' Creed, we've been reminded that the story it tells is a story we carry together as a church. This week and next, we're hearing stories from the people who put the "We" in "We believe..." Before we get to that, Jason gives an update on The Tribune Project and what we've been able to accomplish over the last few weeks. For more information on the project, to...

In this Sunday’s gatherings, families of all kinds came forward to dedicate themselves in the sacred work of raising kids, and we as a church affirmed them and committed ourselves to walking with them. We culminated our time with the Eucharist, so if you’d like to join us in that practice, feel free to grab crackers and juice of some kind. Tribune Project Update Recap - 1:59 Family Dedication - 13...

Jason Miller - What do you do when you look at tomorrow and see what it will demand, and then look at today and the resources you have, and realize it's not enough? This is an experience we can all relate to. It's also a fitting question for us as we continue our work on the Tribune Project , and this episode contains an in-depth update on the project. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC...

Jason Miller - What do we do with a creed that speaks of Lordship at a time when so many of us are reckoning with destructive and abusive visions of power? If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com . You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by...

This weekend we spent time in practices to point us towards gratitude and hope. Between singing songs, reading from the Lectionary, and listening to each other during an open floor, we celebrated with thankful hearts and hoped for future moments of gratitude. Find the full transcript HERE   Register for the New to SBCC Online Table HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d...

Jason Miller - We're still exploring the particularity of the creed, discovering the personal and political implications of Jesus as son of God. If you want to jump straight to the teaching, scrub over to 11:06. Register for New to SBCC Digital Table, sign your family up for one of our in-person Family Dedication gatherings, and/or check out Student Tables . If you're interested in the Quarterly F...

This weekend we spent some time grounding ourselves in the present moment by engaging in a practice called breath prayer and by listening to a song that speaks to presence, rest, and peace. Full transcript can be be found HERE Register for New to SBCC Digital Table Sign your family up for one of our Family Dedication Gatherings. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to...

Jason Miller - A teaching on the scandal of the particular, and the beauty of finding God in the details of Jesus. At the end of the teaching, we were led through a practice called Lectio Divina which focuses on scriptural reading, meditation, and prayer. Our time together then concluded with a song led by our worship team, called "Jesus at the Center" by Israel Houghton. If you’re a part of the g...

This weekend, instead of a new teaching, we entered into some practices to further reflect on God as Creator. Based off of the challenges we received from Jason in last weeks teaching, we spent some time reflecting on creation and in the practice of creating. If you want to join in with us in these practices, you can use the resources below. And if you want to engage in the Eucharist with us, grab...

This liturgy, which was paired with this week’s teaching on God as Creator, explores the relationship with the world around us and the Divine. We spent some time reflecting through song, through reading, and by centering ourselves back on the Apostle’s Creed as we continue in our series Old Creed, New World. Music recorded live at Studebaker 112 and spoken word recorded separately. Follow along wi...

Jason Miller - Since the 19th century, the story of creation has been complicated by another story about the biological processes that led to the diversity of life we see on our planet. Are these competing stories? Or is it possible that God is showing us something beautiful in the story that Darwin tells? Check out the James Webb Space Telescope images HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital...