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

The other day I was walking down the street in our neighborhood.  I looked up at the gorgeous blue sky and saw a bald eagle circling. There in the  hustle and bustle of Southeast Portland was a beautiful wild animal.  When I was a kid we didn't see bald eagles very...

We are once again in the season of discernment as we figure out the next round of grant funding for SFC. This year we got a one year grant and while we raised nearly $23,000 in 2016, it's not enough for us to be sustainable without conference support. So we wait for...

Here at SFC we don't all think alike,  but we think.  We don't all vote alike, but we vote.  We don't all believe the same things, but we share about those beliefs.  It has been a hard season here, sharing deeply in our anger, fear, and isolation.  We make ourselves...

This week I got to attend a Poetry Party as part of UMC LEAD, a conference I was speaking at in Charlotte, NC. In the midst of hearing speakers and learning about new aspects of ministry, it was so lovely to have time just to nourish our souls.  I could feel myself...

When I was a youth I had amazing experiences through my church. I got to participate in youth Sundays, attend retreats, gather with other kids every week to learn about God, and go on mission trips with my peers. It was with my youth group that I learned to be a...

A lot of my world is PTA meetings, hanging out with moms, and volunteering in the local schools.  This means that a high percentage of my social media circle is made up of parents, from this current context and from the places where we have lived before.  Lately there...

I just published the calendar for SFC for January. It is the first time since we started our main gatherings that they are the only thing on the docket for January.  No hikes, book clubs, small groups, or service projects.  We are taking a handful of middle girls on...

Thank you so very much for all of your support.  2016 has been an amazing year at Sellwood.  It has been beautiful to see the connections forming between those who were already here and the new folks who joined us from Capitol Hill.  We have played with structure and...

This week as we talked about love we featured a poem suggested by one of our community members.  This captures the thing I love best about SFC, that it is a space of collaboration, where we all bring our spirits and our knowledge to help one another experience God in...

  The scripture we discussed this week is one that is used in songs and prayers throughout the Christian tradition.  It comes from the first chapter of the book of Luke and tells the story of  Mary visiting her cousin who is also pregnant.  It is full of the joy...