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

About 3 years ago I began a mom's coffee group.  It started as a monthly gathering, but now we gather most weeks for coffee and to talk about anything and everything.  We talk about Jesus and the bible, Erik Estrada, our families, the election, the big things ahead of...

Every year we celebrate an early morning worship at the river on Easter Sunday.  Every one has been special in some way, from the ritual we engage with to helping a homeless girl who was drawn to our singing.  This year as I looked at the 15 folks gathered in the soft...

After months of dreaming, praying, researching, discussing, budgeting, writing, and wondering the next phase of Sellwood Faith Community is official! We will be collaborating with Trinity United Methodist, which is just in the next neighborhood over.  I am fortunate...

Sunday evening our house was full of people.  We had to add an additional table so we had enough seats.  As I was retrieving more placemats and delegating the procurement of cups I couldn't help but smile as the laughter of children, the introduction of new folks, and...

We have been at this new start gig for almost 4 years now.  In that time we've tried lots of things and experimented with the form of our gatherings, the time, the place, and more.  Sometimes it can feel like we've found the thing that works for us and it is easy to...

In this season of  Lent SFC has been discussing how to make room for God in our lives.  Over the past 3 weeks we've come up with the resources below that have helped us to engage with our Lenten work.  We still have three weeks to go, so check out some of these ideas...

Some days are mediocre.  I say this after a museum tour last week that just never really clicked.  I've had hard tours before, but there is usually something that rises up from the tour time that redeems it.  This group last week were lovely kids.  The chaperones were...

This past Sunday was the first in the season of Lent, which is the time of the church year when we prepare ourselves for Jesus' death and resurrection.  Most folks know Lent as a time to give something up.  This season our community is focusing on how we make room for...

I realized early on in my ministry that if I was asking people to volunteer and serve the church, than I too needed to practice that by serving some place that wasn't my work.  In Boise I made dinner on Monday nights with the program residents of the Rescue Mission...

We share communion every week at SFC.  After the meal we take some time to reflect on Christ present with us in all that we have shared.  We have two people pass the bread and the grape juice.  I always ask the children present at the table if they would like to...