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

Last week I double booked myself. At 10am on Tuesday I had meetings with both a realtor and a solar panel analyst. The realtor is working with the group Sacred Space PDX, helping congregations find places to worship. I gave him a tour and he is hoping to connect us...

This past April major changes took place in the rules and structure of the United Methodist Church. Language banning the ordination. or wedding of gay folx was removed. Churches around the world were given more authority to adapt to their communities. And all ordained...

We are now 4 months into the earnest work on our 5 year plan. Just walking around the Trinity building you can see and feel a difference. The memorial room, the fellowship area in the back of the sanctuary, and the rest stop have all been rearranged with more updates...

I have been thinking a lot about anger lately.  We recently had someone leave the church partially because they did not agree with my theology around being angry with God. I think that it's okay to take all of our emotions to God. To express anger and lament and joy...

I love shoes. And cute jewelry. And the way I feel when my clothes look good and my hair falls just so and I am projecting the image of a sassy, cute, competent gal! This to me is an integrated sense of self where the outside matches who I know God made me to be on...

Last week at dinner church one of our kiddos was telling us about being an upstander. This means that instead of being a bystander who just watches something happen an upstander is someone who stands up for others, practices kindness, and helps other people. An...

After beginning our reading of the bible last year we are heading in to the final section, the gospels!  I am so excited to get back to Jesus.  Today we begin with Matthew, this is a perfect time to start again, begin for the first time, or jump ahead. For April and...

Our final class of our Lenten session was on Peacebuilding.  We were very moved by both the need of forgiveness as part of peacebuilding and the intersectionality of peacebuilding. It was fitting to explore peace as we remembered Christ coming on a peaceable donkey...

This week we explored Criminal Justice Reform.  We told stories of our own experiences with the criminal justice system.  Rhonda spent years leading groups and teaching bibles studies within the federal prison system with groups from her churches in the midwest.  I...

This week was session 2 of ou Lenten Class. We are using the Faith & Facts Cards from the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society. Today we focused on domestic violence.  I taught today and it was wonderful to begin with this deep sense of biblical...