Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost • September 24, 2017 Pastor Elyse Ambrose Sacred Text – An Excerpt from Alice Walker’s The Color Purple Listen, God love everything…
The following speech was given on June 10, 2016 by Pastor Vicki after being presented with the Gwen and C. Dale White Social Justice Award…
I am one of the New York 15—those who signed the “‘We Are’ Open Letter to the People of the United Methodist Church” led…
A sermon preached by Pastor Vicki on Creation Sunday at Church of the Village, April 17, 2016. A couple weeks ago, I was walking…
I am so excited about our church leadership this year. And our new staff—Teresa and Elyse—wonderful! These ladies are truly amazing. Truly. I can’t wait…
Almost 5 years ago, I received a call to jump on a train to meet Bishop J and the Personnel Committee of a progressive church…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a…
A few months ago, I was having a conversation with a clergywoman who was visiting our church. She is starting a new United Methodist Church…
Last week you probably didn’t hear from me. I was making a long, remote pilgrimage into the snowy Catskills to meet our new bishop, Bishop…
I have heard it said that becoming a parent radically changes your perspective on life. I have found that to be absolutely true. It began…
