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

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...

It has been fascinating this week to watch reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. My mom got her first tv in 1953 so that her family and all the neighbors could watch the coronation of the queen. For her this death is a reminder of her own...

All summer long , from June 12th through September 4th, during our parish worship gatherings we made trees. As we focused on growth through our summer reading program and our worship themes we manifested these lessons in dirt made from ripped up paper, beads...

This month we begin our parish discernment process. We are collecting answers to the question What is God calling us to in this moment?  Our leadership team kickstarted us with a list of ideas generated at our retreat in July. You can find the whole list here. There...

August is one of my favorite months. It is sun warmed ripe juicy blackberries and dusty dirt trails. It is the fullness of harvest tipping in to the curling leaves as plants die. It's a cusp moment, a liminal space between this and that. I find it to be one of the...

I believe that part of the work of faith is to learn and grow so that over time our perspective shifts and we can see more fully God's dream for the world. Sometimes this shift happens through scripture reading, building relationships, serving in love, and studying...