SPARK Ministry

10/17/2025

We’ll be Kenmore United Methodist Church Saturday at 4:30 with Jessica Itotia leading the conversation.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Childcare Provided
🥨Snacks
🗓️10/18/25
🎶🎶🎶🎶

United Methodists of Upper New York

10/02/2025

God’s Call & Our Hesitation

How do we do *the thing* ?!

We’ll be hanging out and exploring this in the upper room on Saturday

📍Kenmore UMC 32 Landers Rd Kenmore NY
🗓️Saturday 10/4/25
🕔4:30-6:30
🥨Snack attacks
🧑‍🧒‍🧒Childcare provided

09/18/2025

We are hosting this Saturday! 🥳🥳🥳

09/18/2025

Our friendshrimps will be grateful to see you 10/4!
SPARK gathering is cancelled for this week!

Please join us for our next hang out:
🗓️10/4
🕓4:30 pm
📍Kenmore UMC “Halo room”
🥨 Snickety Snacks
🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Childcare

09/06/2025

Register to attend!
We can’t wait to see you!

08/29/2025

We were honored to have a spotlight piece done on our Fresh Expression Conversation Cafe by United Methodists of Upper New York

We gather, love, build relationships, learn and grow with one another-

This open, affirming community is an incredible gift and we love it!

To learn more about us you can read/watch below or come join us this Saturday 9/6 @ 430 Kenmore United Methodist Church

Can’t wait to see you!

SPARK (Seeking Progressive Acceptance, Respect & Kindness) at Kenmore United Methodist Church is a Fresh Expression of faith shaped by radical inclusion, community, and creativity. With support from church members, UNY Greenhouse Days, and the wider UMC movement, SPARK has become a vibrant space where people can be fully themselves, build authentic connections, and live out the love of Jesus in new ways.

Read the full article here: https://www.unyumc.org/news/article/how-the-rev.-dr.-michael-beck-and-greenhouse-days-helped-spark-ignite-a-new

08/15/2025

We’re doing some exciting things- just not in the building!

Just like every little would

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to!

We’ll see you soon 👋🏻

07/17/2025

✨You already know what time it is ✨

What does it mean to you to walk your talk? It feels like everyone is doing a lot of talking- but who is walking?!

How do we embody the people we want to be?
How do we step outside what’s comfortable?

💬Spark Conversation Café💬
🗓️Saturday 7/19
⌚️4:30-6:30
🧀Snacks🥨
🧑‍🧒‍🧒Childcare

06/22/2025

We are all formed in the image of God-

Every single last one of us is beloved.
We stand against homophobia, bigotry & hate

05/03/2025

Psalms for Today-
An exploration of lamenting & celebrating our spiritual condition through music




📍Upper Room Kenmore UMC 32 Landers Rd Kenmore NY
🕐 430-630
🍿Snacks
🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Childcare

04/27/2025

👂🏻Listening first is so important for fresh expressions-
Particularly in a world with a lot of 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

God lets us know-
And sometimes- expects us to leave something comfortable, reliable and expected to take the brave journey forward being led by the Holy Spirit-

What a beautiful wild world to let love loose in