Virtual Worship— We livestream on Facebook our 9:30am service in the Sanctuary. Join on our Facebook page– Crown Heights United Methodist Church.
Sanctuary Worship– Sundays at 9:30am, we will meet for a sermon, music, and communion every other week in our beautiful sanctuary. Pews are marked off for social distancing. Please, wear a mask.
Outdoor Worship— Our church is been committed to Outdoor Worship. If the temperature is over 45 degrees, we worship at 11am in the front of the church.
February 17- March 28, 2021– Throughout Lent, we will focus on the events of Holy Week. We will walk through Jesus’ last days slowly, allowing some of the most powerful stories in the Bible to speak to us in new ways. Following the book Entering the Passion by Amy-Jill Levine, we will use Levine’s video to prompt our discussion. Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish, New Testament scholar. She sees and studies scripture with fresh eyes, showing us pieces we missed in our own tradition.
In the month of November, we will focus on the Book of Jonah in worship. Jonah was a reluctant yet relatable prophet. God’s gracious and merciful nature upset him. He wanted God to be vengeful to his enemies. How often do we want God to enact our form of justice? Join us to examine this fascinating book in the Bible and make room for God’s mercy and grace.
11/8– Jonah Chapter 2 https://vimeo.com/476999362
11/15– Jonah Chapter 3 https://vimeo.com/480535504
11/22– Jonah Chapter 4 https://vimeo.com/482371091
August and September we focused on the theme of Home. September 13, we celebrated Homecoming. We will hears from our member’s talking about home. After the service, everyone enjoyed a Cuppie and Joe’s cupcake.
Watch our Homecoming video here:
https://vimeo.com/457531251
Some of our members reflect on our theme “Home.” As you listen, remember that home is how God feels.
Video 1 on Home:
Video 2 on Home:
Video 3 on Home:
WORSHIP VIDEOS on the theme of Christian Mindfulness
May 2— As we move into the theme of Christian mindfulness, we are focusing on creating space for us to sit with God. You will see pictures of our members’ sacred spaces. Scripture lesson is Gen 15: 9-18.
May 9— Worship today we listen for God’s still, small voice. There is a wonderful clip of Dr. Amy Oden telling us how to find God in something small. Scripture reading is from I Kings 19: 1-4 and 9-15.
May 16— In worship we read together Psalm 5 and practice a breath prayer.
May 23— In worship, we will read together Acts 17:26-28, a sermon by Paul to the Athenians. He focuses on our connection with and through God saying, “For in God, we live and move and have our being.” As a way to more fully ingest these words, Amy Oden will lead us in lectio divina with these verses of scripture.
May 31— This Pentecost, we read John 20:19-22 and open ourselves to receive the Holy Spirit. May the Holy Spirit transform our world with heaven’s electric power.
June 6— After a week of protests and division, we will focus on Jesus’ command to love one another. How in the world do we do that? Music by Mariann Searle.
June 14— This was our first Sunday back together. We worshipped outside in front of the church. Our scripture reading was I Thessalonians 5:12-18, sermon was called “Always, Continually, and In All Circumstances.”
https://vimeo.com/429040438
https://vimeo.com/429040438
June 21— Keep Awake from Matthew 25:1-13
June 28— Living Mindfully in our Ordinary Life from Romans 12:1-2
July 5— A conversation on Christian Mindfulness. Special thanks to Brigette and Glen for bringing our message and Brett Payne for singing.
https://vimeo.com/433862399 Video of Brigette and Glen, reflecting on Mindfulness
https://vimeo.com/435518376 Video of worship (43 mins)
This is a video of Dr. Amy Oden, preaching as our Holland Lecturer, on the topic of Christian Mindfulness. She led our church in worship on July 12, 2020. https://vimeo.com/438181124
This is a sermon called Broken Hallelujahs, preached by Rev. Trina Bose North.