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One of our Wicker Park members, Nik Norris, preaches on the story of Deborah and Jael from the book of Judges as we wrap up our sermon series "FIERCE: Bold Women of the Bible."Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo kicks off our new sermon series, "FIERCE: Bold Women of the Bible," by examining the story of the Hebrew midwives in the book of Exodus.Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Interim Director of Communications and Discipleship, Wing Yun Schreiber (they/he), delivers a sermon that challenges a common interpretation of Matthew 9:35-38.Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo preaches on the parable of the sower and offers encouragement to share our faith as fellow "sowers." This sermon is a part of our series "You're On Mute: Why It's Hard to Share Our Faith."Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo encourages us to consider our closer circles of friends and acquaintances as sites of engagement and witness for the gospel. Join us as we continue our sermon series "You're On Mute: Why It's Hard to Share Our Faith."Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo kicks off our new sermon series, "You're On Mute: Why It's Hard to Share Our Faith." He frames the task of evangelism as an organic form of witness that flows from our gratitude.Av Urban Village Church

In this Easter sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo speaks about how looking to the past and remembering God's faithfulness can help us have hope for the future.Av Urban Village Church

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo continues our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" with a message about Jesus' betrayal by his disciples.Av Urban Village Church

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