A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community

Every year in the fall we as a parish make promises about the year ahead.  We reflect upon the vow we make when we join a faith community to support it with our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness.  While the pledge idea originated with a...

Sabbath is something I have a hard time with. It's not just a day off where I stay in bed. It's not a day for running errands and catching up on yard work. Sabbath is about turning to God and dwelling in the holy. It's a time to let go and just be. While I take...

On October 9th as we celebrated out 1 year anniversary of joining the Reconciling Ministries Network. We had a beautiful moment in morning worship where we gathered around the prayers station at the back of the sanctuary while Caley played True Colors on the piano and...

A few weeks ago I witnessed a traumatic event. I was fine in the moment, but now when I think back it's like puffs of memory. I can see very clearly specific moments, but other parts are just a blur. Driving home afterwards I was starting to be in shock, it felt like...

The Church of the Resurrection (CoR) just outside Kansas City is one of the largest United Methodist Churches in the world. The pastor there, Adam Hamilton, is committed to the renewal of mainline churches so every year they host a conference for church leaders. I was...

Last year on October 10th, our parish voted unanimously to join the Reconciling Ministries Network.  This is a group working within the United Methodist church to bring about full inclusion in the church.  To be part of the network we had to vote to affirm the...

This Sunday at noon we will gather at the Trinity building for our annual all church conference.  This is the annual organizational meeting of the faith community where we elect all of our leaders, set the compensation for our clergy, and share with our district...

Three years ago at a leadership retreat we decided that one of our areas of focus would be on telling our story.  As part of this work we developed our Why Statement: We believe everyone needs a safe space to be loved for who they are already. This statement is the...

Over the past few years the grounds at the Trinity building had gotten a bit scruffy. We stopped having monthly weeding parties and with ;less traffic at the building it was easy to let some things slide. As the trustees thoughtfully considered care for all of our...

The past 2 and a half years, from March of 2019 until September 2022 have been a time of huge upheaval and change in our world and in our faith community.  I had the sermon written, the bulletins printed, and the ingredients purchased for Sunday March 15th in 2020...