A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community
Our community exists to embody the love of God in the world because we believe everyone needs a safe space to be loved for who they are already.
An Open Table
This past Wednesday we gathered for our third dinner at a local restaurant. Our theme this month is different faiths, and this night we were talking about Judaism, Islam, and Baha'i faith. One of our folks had never even heard of the Baha'i faith, so I was...
Planting Church at Home
Some of you may remember that in November we shot film for a video about SFC. Here is the result of that adventure. I am so proud of the work we are doing and of the people who make up this community. They were asked questions about the community and...
New Things are Afoot
This past week we launched two new programs at SFC. On Wednesdays we are meeting for an hour to have dinner at a Laughing Planet restaurant in the next neighborhood over. The restaurant is the kind where you order at the counter and then food is brought to...
Back to the Future
From the very beginning stages of our faith community in Sellwood, we always considered what we were doing less of a new start and more of a continuation of the Methodist presence in this community. A new form, but deeply connected and shaped by the past....
Happy New Year…. almost!
This past year with the Sellwood Faith Community was a really great one. The thing I am most excited about is that this year 4 people started coming to dinner because of our chalkboard sign. Our messages of hope and love the the neighborhood really are reaching...
January Calendar
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Advent is a season of waiting. It comes at a particularly good time for me this year as we wait to see what the conference is planning for us in the coming year. Our original grant for SFC was a 4 year plan that was contingent upon me being appointed half time...
Slanty Tree
The bulk of our gatherings take place in our home. We live in the old Sellwood parsonage, which we call the Sellwood Faith Community House these days. We work hard to have our home be a comfortable place for our family and also a welcoming place for our...
The Art of Peace
This week is a pretty awesome one. I get to spend part of 5 days at the Portland Art Museum, one of the most peaceful places I know. As a docent* I can get 5 people in for free every day this week. I was so excited to share the beauty of this place, I invited...