Tabernacle United Church

As August draws to a close, we are wrapping up our summer sermon series, “The Bible is Queer and Genderful.” It has been a powerful series, with amazing guest preachers, and many folks have shared how meaningful and important this series has been for them and for our church. One of the things that has […]

On Pastor Katie’s Mind… I think of August as a “sleepy month” in the best sense; a month when people can hopefully take a break, get some rest, go on vacation. Of course, vacation is a luxury that many people don’t have. So it’s important to remember this and support one another to take breaks […]

  View this email in your browser On Pastor Katie’s Mind… When Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, used Romans 13 to defend the Trump administration’s policy of separating parents from their children at the border and then went on to talk about how Nehemiah was told by God to “build a wall” to “keep bad people […]

In July and August, we will be exploring how the Bible bears witness to love in a rich variety of expressions. We will work to re-discover and celebrate lesser-known texts that witness to diverse gender expressions and sexual orientations, and we will also wrestle with some of the more difficult passages that have been weaponized […]

Excerpt from Pastor Katie’s sermon on Trinity Sunday, May 27th, 2018 “For Love of the Trinity”   …God is revealing truth to us in regard to the Trinity through the experiences and testimony of queer folks. Queer people are experiencing God through the Trinity and seeing themselves in the image of God, and are actually […]

Thank you to everyone who spent time and helped to reach out to our neighbors this fall. On September 16th at the UHURU Flea MarketSpirit-led conversations continued Saturday, October 7th at the Philadelphia Family Pride Conference. Like last year we had a table at the conference, but this year we led a conference session. Pastor […]

In the face of times of trial that cause us to despair having hope and being joyful are part of following a living God! So, Tabernacle’s gonna party in the street! Come and join us! Bring a friend, invite a neighbor!     And, on Sunday, September 24, Philadelphia-based Musician Joy Ike will be performing […]

Sermon:  “From here to Timbuktu”            By Rev. Katie Aikins, preached on August 27, 2017 Texts: Romans 12:1-2 and Luke 19:1-10 (and Deut. 5:19) Key texts: So, my siblings, because of God’s mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. […]

Sermon: “Honoring Parents: It’s Complicated” (5th Word)                                       July 23, 2017 Psalm 131: YHWH, my heart has no lofty ambitions, My eyes don’t look too high. I am not concerned with great affairs or marvels beyond my scope. It’s enough for me to keep my soul tranquil and quiet like a child in its mother’s arms; […]

Sermon “Sabbath as Resistance”                                                        July 16, 2017 4th Commandment in Ten Commandments Series Texts: Exodus 5:1-9 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15   The story of creation in Genesis 2 says,“on the seventh day God finished the work that God had done and rested on the seventh day from all the work. So God blessed the seventh day […]