Urban Village Church

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

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.

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."

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.

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!

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

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.

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."

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. 

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.