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In this sermon, Pastor Chan invites us to consider the story of the Canaanite woman's faith in response to Jesus' hard sayings.Av Urban Village Church

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, site pastor at our Hyde Park - Woodlawn site, preaches in continuation of our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" In this sermon, she testifies to the need we all have for God's grace.Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey continues our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" with a message on one of the hard sayings of Jesus from Matthew 10:34-39.Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Pamela addresses the congregation from 2 Kings 7:3-9, using the story of the lepers as a reminder of the ways God can show up in unexpected ways. This sermon is a part of our series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."Av Urban Village Church

On February 12, we were blessed at our UVC-West site by a special sermon conversation on reproductive justice between Rabbi Max Weiss of Oak Park Temple and our own Pastor Christian Coon. This discussion was held as a part of our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey preaches from Mark 5:21-34 in continuation of our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."Av Urban Village Church

This morning Dr. Lightsey continued our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies" with a call to consider the gift of free will as it relates to reproductive choice.Av Urban Village Church

This morning we launched a new sermon series on reproductive justice called "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice." We had the special honor this morning of being addressed by Dr. Toni Bond, one of the original group of Black women who coined the term "reproductive justice" in 1994. Tune in as Dr. Bond speaks about the free will ex…

Join us as we conclude our sermon series, "Me Time: Exploring What Makes Us Tick" with a message from Pastor Chan Choi, our Edgewater site pastor. Pastor Chan encourages us to remember the many similarities with share with the rest of humanity, even when our differences threaten to divide us. Tune in to hear more!…

In continuation of our sermon series "Me Time," Pastor Pamela preaches from 1 Corinthians 13.Av Urban Village Church

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Rev. Dr. Lightsey gives a rousing message on leaving behind what is old in 2022 and ringing in the new of 2023!Av Urban Village Church

Tune in for the continuation of our "Displaced" Advent sermon series! In this sermon, Pastor Christian preaches from Matthew 2:13-23 on "Looking for Refuge."Av Urban Village Church

Pastor Christian continues our "Displaced" sermon series with a sermon from Luke 2:1-7.Av Urban Village Church

Pastor Christian launches our "Displaced" Advent sermon series with a sermon on Jesus' "immigration" into our world.Av Urban Village Church

In this message, Pastor Chan preaches from the story of the healed lepers with a reminder to consistently give thanks to God for all we have been given.Av Urban Village Church

Pastor Christian continues our "Limitless Thanks" series on stewardship with an encouragement to remember that all we have is not ours, but ours to give.Av Urban Village Church

Pastor Christian preaches a message from Luke 19:1-10 about how inward transformation is often necessary before one can become a generous person.Av Urban Village Church

We're concluding our Divinia sermon series, where we're learning about how spiritual practices of "divina" can help us connect to the Divine. This Sunday Pastor Christian leads us in an examination of the practice of Odoratio Divina with a sermon from John 11:32-44. This practice is based on the word divine which means to turn towards God. It is th…

Pastor Christian preaches from Acts 16 on Musica Divina, offering opportunities for us to connect to the Divine through music.Av Urban Village Church

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At our special Blessing of the Animals service, Pastor Christian gives a message reminding us to attend to the ways the divine shows up in nature as a comfort to our anxieties. This message also launches our Divinia sermon series, which encourages us to reflect and meditate on the things around us as witnesses to the divine.…

Tune in with us as Pastor Chan wraps up our sermon series "Written in the Stars" with a message from Hebrews 12:1.Av Urban Village Church

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey continues our "Written in the Stars" sermon series with a message from Matthew 2 on reading the stars.Av Urban Village Church

Pastor Chan launches our new sermon series, "Written in the Stars," with a message from John 9.Av Urban Village Church