South Bend City Church

8.13 [TEACHING + REFLECTION] Jesus Stories (wk 4) – Invitations to Healing

Mallory Wyckoff - In Luke 13:10-17, we read a story about a synagogue leader’s criticism of a woman being healed on the Sabbath. As we imaginatively engage the text, we find ourselves in the story and sense an invitation to healing being extended to us—including our own critical parts—so that every system—internal and external—can be set free.
If you would like to join us in the Eucharist, make sure to have some form of bread or cracker and some form of juice or wine with you.
Ways to Get ConnectedRegister for the Parenting Workshop with Meredith Miller on August 27th from 12:30-3p.Take a the morning to rest on August 20th as we observe our Sabbath break. No gatherings or podcast.Read more about our Quarterly Financial Update.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

8.6 [LITURGY] Psalm 145

In this weekend's gatherings, we centered ourselves on a Lectionary Reading as found in Psalm 145; focusing ourselves on the joy and the glory of the Divine.
To follow along with the transcript, head over to our website.
Ways to Get ConnectedSupport the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

8.6 [TEACHING] Jesus Stories (wk 3) – Needless Beauty

Mike Goldsworthy - In Matthew 26, when a woman performs an act of needless beauty on Jesus and the disciples react against it, wondering about the pragmatic good that could have been done instead, it forces us to enter into the tension of beauty and pragmatism. Could it be that in our particular context we need to create more space to pursue and allow for more beautiful ways of being in the world?
Ways to Get ConnectedRegister for the Parenting Workshop with Meredith Miller on August 27th from 12:30-3p.Take a the morning to rest on August 20th as we observe our Sabbath break. No gatherings or podcast.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

7.30 [LITURGY] Thankfulness, Praise, and Love

In this weekend's gatherings, our liturgy was created around and centered on the Revised Common Lectionary (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)). We spent time reminding ourselves and focusing on thankfulness, praise, and love through the Lectionary readings and songs that help us further reflect.
Follow along with the transcript on our website.
Ways to Get ConnectedSupport the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

7.30 [TEACHING] Jesus Stories (wk 2) - Jesus Was Wrong...But Jesus Was Right

Dr. Angela Logan - Jesus' interaction with Martha and Mary has been one that has confounded people for centuries. When taken in the context of the laws of his time, Jesus was wrong. And yet, when we look at the text in the context of the text, we see the surprisingly subversive way Jesus was right, calling Martha, and us, into a life of radical self-care and a deeper understanding of what matters most.
Ways to Get ConnectedDonate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund before August 1st. For all information about uniforms head to our website.Register for the Parenting Workshop with Meredith Miller on August 27th from 12:30-3p.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

7.23 [CONVERSATION + TEACHING] Jesus Stories (wk 1) - Blessings for When the World Breaks

Jason Miller and Beth Graybill - This week we kicked off a series of teachings where we interact with peculiar moments in the life of Jesus from the Gospels. We're asking teachers to take us into a moment with Jesus where his words and actions are working on them, in the hope that they can work on us. This week had an added layer as we celebrated the release of the first book from our lead pastor, Jason Miller, called When the World Breaks.
Ways to Get ConnectedDonate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.Listen to our conversation about Jason’s book.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

7.16 [TEACHING + CONVERSATION] On Seeing Our Neighbors and Showing Up (wk 2)

Jason Miller and Matt Graybill - This Sunday, we shared an emerging vision for downtown South Bend. The Tribune Project (our efforts to secure a new home for our church in the old printing press building of the South Bend Tribune) has drawn us into unexpected collaborations with other downtown stakeholders, dreaming together to reimagine downtown.
Ways to Get ConnectedDonate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.Listen to our conversation about Jason's book.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

7.9 [TEACHING + CONVERSATION] On Seeing Our Neighbors and Showing Up (wk 1)

Jason Miller and Principal Chiquita Adams - This Sunday we began a brief series on loving our neighbors well, and we were briefed on an opportunity for us to serve the students of Jefferson Traditional Middle School. This gathering also included time to engage in some practices and, when we get there, we would love for you to join us in the ways in which you can.
Ways to Get ConnectedDonate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.Post in the South Bend City Church Collective on Facebook about the ways in which you're showing up in the community around you.Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

6.25 [LITURGY] A Liturgy for the ”Outsiders”

In this weekends gatherings, we centered our liturgy on the Lectionary Reading from Psalm 69. We heard the personal story of our Director of Worship and Arts, Mariah, as she shared moments that she has felt like an outsider and she shared her new song, Jesus-Loving Queer Kid. We then took some time to encourage ourselves and each other with singing and opened up the table for all of our community to share in the Eucharist together.
If you would like to join us in the Eucharist, make sure to have some form of bread or cracker and some form of juice or wine with you.

[CONVERSATION] 2023 Creating Safe Spaces For LGBTQ+ People Panel

Earlier this month, we hosted a night for members of SBCC and the broader community who want to learn more about creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people. The event featured a panel of SBCC members telling their stories as LGBTQ+ people and followers of Jesus, and as a parent to a gay son, navigating the complicated and often painful experiences of exclusion and harm in religious communities, and the ways their faith has sustained them. The panel also responded to questions from those in attendance.
Want to know more about historic and progressive understandings of sexuality, the Bible, and Christian theology? Check out these reads:
Historic View:Washed and Waiting, by Wesley HillPeople to Be Loved, by Preston SprinkleWhat Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung
Progressive View:God and the Gay Christian, by Matthew VinesChanging Our Mind, by David GusheeBible, Gender, Sexuality, by James Brownson