Wellington Heights Community Church

Today is Maundy Thursday. It is part of the Triduum, or three holy days before Easter. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for "command," and refers to Jesus' commandment to the disciples to "Love one another as I have loved you." Link to video referenced by Pastor Stephanie: The Black Eyed Peas - #WHERESTHELOVE ft. The World (Video) (https://youtu.be/YsRMoWYGLNA?si=wkzhxmsEGPXQhj2R)

Hebrews 12:1-3 This week we pause to engage in Lectio Divina, an ancient practice of prayerfully reading and listening to scripture. Lectio invites us to slow down and engage with scripture with our whole selves with intent to live more deeply and find the presence of God more readily in the events of each day. Please join us as we engage in Lectio Davina.

Palm Sunday March 24: We commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This feast day falls the Sunday before Easter, and begins Holy Week, the final week of Lent. Monday of Holy Week March 25: Jesus cleansed the Temple and cursed a fig tree. Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with costly oil & tears. Tuesday of Holy Week March 26: Jesus debated with the Temple authorities and issued his famed discour...

This Lenten season we are aligning ourselves with God's heart for justice. Today we have a guided prayer meditation on Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech." We encourage you to do this in community, with your loved ones and to set aside time to reflect with the prompts provided. We've included the speech here in the audio but if you'd prefer to watch King deliver this speech you can find the video o...

This week we pause to engage in Lectio Divina, an ancient practice of prayerfully reading and listening to scripture. Lectio invites us to slow down and engage with scripture with our whole selves with intent to live more deeply and find the presence of God more readily in the events of each day. Please join us as we engage in Lectio Divina.

This is a relaunch of prayer practices from the 2021 Lenten Season. Consider utilizing the podcast as a resource to connect with God in prayer this Lenten season. This Lenten season, we are leaning into the practices of prayer, fasting and generosity. We invite you to utilize The Welcoming Prayer as a guide this season. The Welcoming Prayer guides us to bring our whole selves - our needs, thoughts...

This is a relaunch of prayer practices from the 2021 Lenten Season. Consider utilizing the podcast as a resource to connect with God in prayer this Lenten season. Lent is the time where we can consider how transformative love can seep into our lives more and more, so it may overflow in all we do.  One practice to consider incorporating is a prayer of blessing, especially for those with whom we con...

God, we are grateful for each member of the Beloved Community at WHCC. Here, there is no Us or Them, Only We, Only All, Only Welcome. Empower each of us to find our place In the movements of God’s Spirit at work happening among us. Grant that we may know ourselves and each other well, Encouraging each other to flourish. Give to those who share their time, effort, and resources, Rest and renewal, P...

This is a relaunch of prayer practices from the 2021 Lenten Season. Consider utilizing the podcast as a resource to connect with God in prayer this Lenten season. The Examen Prayer is a powerful practice to guide to reflect upon our day, so that we can more clearly recognize the movement of God's spirit in us and among us.  This prayer is a helpful practice to help us to continue to look upward an...

This week we pause to engage in Lectio Divina, an ancient practice of prayerfully reading and listening to scripture. Lectio invites us to slow down and engage with scripture with our whole selves with intent to live more deeply and find the presence of God more readily in the events of each day. Please join us as we engage in Lectio Davina.

We are re-launching our Lenten Prayer Practices previously aired in 2021. May these prayer practices guide us to connect with God, ourselves, one another and all of creation. We find ourselves in the season of Lent, which graciously allows for a time for contemplation and reflection, confession and self-examination, repentance and deep renewal. We invite you to listen to this guided Lament service...

Lent is a focused season of prayer, of study, of contemplation, of worship, and of generosity.

On this Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day, a time that invites us to contemplation and confession, reset, and renewal, let us trust that during this season of Lent, God is with us to guide our imagination on how we can live out God’s call in our daily lives—both individually and communally. May we, once again, hear our calling to live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.

Join Alice Shirey, as she teaches on Sabbath: As a Communal Act. Alice has been a teaching pastor for the past two decades and loves teaching the Scriptures in a way that makes God's truth accessible and relevant to daily life. Alice was a teaching pastor at Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls for 23 years and is now the Teaching Associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. She has a h...

Pastor Tricia Hersey, author of Rest is Resistance, defines rest as a “Third space,” a temporary space of freedom to reclaim our belovedness as our society often only sees our bodies as mere machines.” The practice of Sabbath rest is a gift, reclaiming our and our neighbors' Belovedness is an act of resistance to the status quo, offering us a whole new way of ordering our lives to sustain in God’s...

It’s a New Year! A time when we feel pressure to add new practices, habits or mindsets into our day-to-day lives. All too often we find ourselves unable to maintain these practices for the long haul which leave us feeling discouraged and burnt out. This New Year we are extending an invitation to step into vibrant rest together as a community to embody the spiritual rhythm of Sabbath. This six week...

Wellington Heights Community Church Worship Arts & Tech Coordinator, L.D. Kidd shares the inspiration behind his spoken word We, Us, Ours, and Worship Team Member Nora Heaton goes behind the music as she shares about her new song Love Thy Neighborhood!

Join Pastor Keeyon as we close out the Advent season, awaiting the birth of our Savior! Merry Christmas, from all of us at Wellington Heights Community Church.

Join pastor Stephanie as she takes us through Luke 1:46b-55, reflecting on the wonder and anticipation of Jesus’ coming birth.

On this 2nd Sunday of Advent, join Jenny Chadima, Jon Doerrfeld, and Alicia Haan, as they talk about what Advent means to them.

On this 1st Sunday of Advent, join Pastor Keeyon in a Lectio Divina (divine reading) of Mark 13:24-37, CEB.

Join us as Pastor Keeyon closes our Beyond Charity sermon series looking into God’s word from John 15:5.

We continue in our Beyond Charity sermon series with special guest and longtime CCDA Practitioner Laura Hoy.

Join the director of Soul Care, Jenny Chadima, as she focuses on the attributes of the authentic church and the importance of WHCC being church-based.

We continue in our beyond charity sermon, series, looking at how can we have a more holistic approach towards charity?