Urban Village Church

8/13/23 Kari Lindholm-Johnson | Matthew 22:1-14

On this Sunday our pastors did a site rotation, so Pastor Kari (she/her), pastor at our Edgewater site, preached at our West location. Tune in as she preaches a sermon on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in continuation of our sermon series, "What Do You See? Parables through a Kaleidoscope Lens."

8/6/23 Christian Coon | “Broken Neon & Black Lava” | Matthew 13:13-16

In this sermon, Pastor Christian Coon (he/him) introduces our latest sermon series, "What Do You See? Parables Through a Kaleidoscope Lens."

7/30/23 Christian Coon x Steed Davidson | Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation

Instead of a sermon this week, we get to hear a special interview featuring Dr. Steed Davidson (he/him), executive director of the Society of Biblical Literature. Pastor Christian (he/him) interviews Dr. Davidson on how he relates the scholarly work of Biblical studies with a life of faith.

7/23/23 Christian Coon | “What Do You Want From Me?” | Micah 6:1-8

In this sermon, Pastor Christian Coon preaches from Micah 6:1-8 in continuation of our sermon series "Both/And: Living Our Faith as United Methodists."

7/16/23 Dr. John Sianghio | Luke 9:10-18

In this sermon, guest preacher Dr. John Sianghio (he/him) preaches a message from Luke 9:10-18, launching our newest sermon series "Both/And: Living Our Faith as United Methodists." Dr. Sianghio is a religious ethicist whose research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics.

7/9/23 Christian Coon | ”Both/And: Faith & Works” | James 2:14-17

In this sermon, Pastor Christian kicks off our latest sermon series "Both/And: Living Our Faith as United Methodists." We begin the series with an examination of the long-debated relationship between faith and works--how do we understand the need for both faith and works through the lens of Methodism? Tune in to learn more!

6/18/23 Sylvia Johnston | Galatians 3:27-29

In continuation of our sermon series, "God is Trans," guest preacher Sylvia Johnston (she/her) preaches from Galatians 3:27-29.

6/11/18 Trans Round Table: ”God is Trans”

To kick off our newest sermon series, "God is Trans," Pastor Juan Pablo leads a round table conversation with three trans members of the congregation: Terese, Taylinn, and T.

6/4/23 Nik Norris | Deborah | Judges 4:4-10

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."

4/21/23 Juan Pablo Herrera | ”The Bold Midwives” | Exodus 1:5-21

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.