MOVIE TIME: Cloud of Witnesses – Bonhoeffer’s Time in Harlem

Discover the untold story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s transformative time in Harlem and how it shaped his courageous stand against Nazism. 📅 Friday, January 31st 🕡 6:30 PM 📍 Chelsea First United Methodist Church About the Film: This hour-long documentary explores Bonhoeffer’s experience at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church during the Great Depression (1930-1931). His time there […]

Connecting with the Past Through Historical Fiction

Dwight Wilson is a lifelong activist and author of 14 published books. He will share excerpts and reflections from his published series of stories, written in the voice of his 4th great grandmother, Sarah, a fugitive slave from Culpeper VA who married Charles Ferguson, a Quaker descended from the Penn family. Wilson's stories cover the […]

Messy Church

Have you ever awoken in the middle of the night hearing someone calling your name?  Samuel needed Eli, an older and wise spiritual leader, to help him to take time to listen and then respond to the voice of God he heard calling. Each Messy church event includes crafts, singing, stories and ends with dinner!  […]

Event Series Racial Justice Book Study #2

“Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer – book study

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dates: Thursdays, January 30 – February 13 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Written in 1939, Life Together calls the church to embody a “community of love,” a living and vibrant witness to God’s work in the world. Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s reflection on life in an underground seminary during Nazi Germany provides practical […]