North Community Church, UCC

North Community Church, UCC We believe in a nurturing and accepting God whose love leads us in all that we do. We begin every worship by proclaiming: "No matter who you are.

No matter where you find yourself on your faith journey or your life's journey—you are welcome here!"

04/09/2026

What if transformation was never supposed to be pretty?

We've grown up with this sweet image of the butterfly. It goes in, takes a little nap, grows wings, flies out. Clean. Hopeful. Instagrammable. But that's not what actually happens. The caterpillar turns to goo. A complete, messy, indiscernible dissolution, before anything new can emerge.
And I think resurrection works the same way.

We want Easter to feel like a highlight reel. But the process toward new life is uncertain, a little frightening, and not always clear which direction things are going. That's not a sign something's wrong. That's just what transformation looks like.

So here's what I want to offer you today. The tomb doesn't have to just be a place of grief. It can be a place to leave things. Your shame. Your sense of brokenness. The story that you don't belong. The pain you've been carrying that was never yours to keep.

Leave it there. And be patient with yourself. New life is here, but it arrives the way spring does. Slowly, messily, and more beautifully than we expected.

What are you ready to leave in the tomb this Easter?

03/24/2026

We've done everything we can to chip away at waiting. To chip away at places where we actually have to sit with people who are different from us.

And now we're left with almost nothing. Almost.

The only place left that looks anything like the ancient well, where strangers met and told the truth about themselves, is the church.

That's a lot to carry. Especially right now, when oppression feels crushing and justice feels far away. I know some of us are quietly wondering if we'll even be alive to see God's goodness break into the world.

But here's what I keep coming back to. The love we're called to hold, the love we're called to be a well for, holds no grudges. It knows no enemies. It never runs dry. It holds compassion for people you've given up on. It holds love and empathy for the moments you've given up on yourself.

It holds the tensions we think will break us. And it puts them in their place.

We are entrusted with that. Not because we're perfect, but because we showed up. Be the well.

What would it look like for your community to be that gathering place this week?

03/08/2026

⏰ Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight!

🏃🏾‍➡️🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️ ⛪ Or, you may be late to church tomorrow!

03/05/2026

Scarcity is a lie we've been sold, and Jesus calls it out.

The idea that if someone else has what they need, we won't have what we want. That fear drives so much of the harm in our world. But creation has provided enough. Enough food. Enough resources for healing. Enough for everyone.

The gospel has always been clear on this. All people are of inherent worth and dignity and deserve an equitable share of what this world offers. That's not a political statement. That's scripture.

What breaks my heart is that the only way systems of power maintain control is by twisting that message. Undermining the equity at the heart of the gospel is the only tool they have. We see it across every religion, not just Christianity.

Jesus calls us out of the scarcity mindset and into something more faithful. God didn't fill this world with abundance so the powerful could hoard it. God filled it so we could share it.

What would it look like for you to live into that this week?

02/28/2026

Jesus went into the wilderness not because he was weak, but because he was wise.

Think about that. Here is someone amassing an extraordinary amount of following and influence, and instead of leaning into it, he steps back. He sits with it. He wrestles with it.

I think we've told the temptation story wrong for a long time. We focus on the supernatural drama and miss the deeply human thing happening. Jesus was tempted by power. Real power. The kind that corrupts. And he chose, intentionally, to resist it.

Not because power is inherently evil, but because power without accountability, without God, without genuine care for the people it touches, becomes something dangerous.

And here's what moves me most. Jesus didn't hide this experience. He shared it. As if to say: there is no shame in working through the hard stuff. The tests, the uncertainties, the moments when you don't know which direction to take.

What if that's the invitation for us too? Not to have all the answers, but to be willing to sit with the questions. With ourselves. With God.

What struggle are you being invited to sit with right now, instead of rushing past it?

02/23/2026

Another clip of the incredible combined choir that included singers from four UCC congregations on the South Shore. At Solidarity Through Song they asked us to consider what God requires of each of us in this moment.

02/22/2026

Solidarity through Song was this afternoon. We had the joy of hosting singers and guests from other South Shore UCC churches. It was a joy to host this meaningful time together.

02/21/2026

I'll be honest. I sometimes feel it's easier to be openly LGBTQ than openly Christian.

That's not a comfortable thing to say. But it's true. And I think a lot of us feel it.

There's a comedian who has this brilliant skit where a family shows up for a christening. They want the community. They want the connection. They want their child to be part of something meaningful. And then they find out it's a church, run by Christians, and they walk right back out the door.

That's where we are. And it makes sense. Because so much of what the world sees when it sees "Christian" is fear, exclusion, and judgment.

So here's what I keep coming back to: what if we changed the first thing people felt from us? Not the theology, not the doctrine. Just the first thing. What if it was simply, I'm a child of God, I journey with Christ, and I love you because of my faith?

That's not a watered-down faith. That's the whole thing.

How are you leading with love this week?

All are welcome this Sunday for this time of inspiration, community building, and hope creating. At 2:00pm on Sunday, Fe...
02/17/2026

All are welcome this Sunday for this time of inspiration, community building, and hope creating. At 2:00pm on Sunday, February 22 we will host Solidarity Through Song. Singers from multiple church choirs will raise their voices together. We will also sing hymns and hear songs shared with us by local artists.

02/15/2026

Our message this week is called “Who Are You?”

Save the date for March Madness! All children and families are welcome at this free event on March 21 from 2:30pm to 4:...
02/11/2026

Save the date for March Madness! All children and families are welcome at this free event on March 21 from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in Friendship Hall. There will be hoola hoops, live music, and dancing.

Lent begins in about a week. Our upcoming series for Lent is called Lenten Landscapes. We will explore how the landscap...
02/09/2026

Lent begins in about a week. Our upcoming series for Lent is called Lenten Landscapes. We will explore how the landscapes in the scriptures of this Lenten season add meaning to the stories that we share.

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