Swarthmore Presbyterian Church

Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving & Remembrance

SPC is invited to join the Interfaith Council of Southern Delaware County in this service of Thanksgiving & Remembrance. As Co-Conveners of the Council, Alex and Sarah take part in leadership alongside members and leaders from multiple faith communities in our area. 

An Anti-Racist Faith Lecture Series: Worship & Anti-Racism Language by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes

SPC is excited to host a lecture series that will continue our anti-racist faith formation. An Anti-Racist Faith seeks to inform and undergird the work to which we are called, opposing racism endemic to our society, while promoting racial tolerance that strengthens the fabric of our common life. From a policy statement adopted in 1999 by the General Assembly of the PC(USA), entitled Facing Racism, “We believe antiracist efforts are an essential aspect of Christian discipleship, without which we fail to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. We believe our work is inherently intersectional in dismantling all systems of oppression, and so, we desire to come together in ways that can transform lives and perpetuate values that will change both church and society.” To this end, we’ve invited speakers with expertise in biblical studies, Presbyterian church history, liturgy and theology, to bring this anti-racist work into conversation with Scripture, church and denominational history, and our practice of worship.

 

Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes / The capstone to our lecture series will be to welcome the Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes (Union Theological Seminary) on Sunday, November 21, who will lead us in a conversation at 3:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, focusing on anti-racist language and practices of worship. Originally from Brazil, Cláudio Carvalhaes is an ecologist, artist, liturgist and theologian. Currently he is the Associate Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary – New York City. He is the editor of Liturgies from Below: Prayers from People at the Ends of the World and has recently published Praying With Every Heart – Orienting Our Lives to the Wholeness of the World.

Our Fellowship Together by Geoff Anderson

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "Our Fellowship Together " by Anniversary Sunday Guest Preacher, Geoff Anderson. The scriptural text is from Psalm 132: 1-12 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Anniversary Sunday, November 21, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

As If It Were the Last Time by Rev. Joyce Shin

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "As If It Were the Last Time " by Rev. Joyce Shin. The scriptural text is from Hebrews 10:11-25 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, November 14, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

In Solidarity by Rev. Joyce Shin

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "In Solidarity" by Rev. Joyce Shin. The scriptural text is from Mark 12:38-44 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, November 07, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

What God Can Do with Our Faithfulness by Rev. Joyce Shin

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "What God Can Do with Our Faithfulness" by Rev. Joyce Shin. The scriptural text is from Ruth 1:1-18 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, October 31, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

Holy Rhythms by Rev. Alex Evangelista

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "Holy Rhythms" by Rev. Alex Evangelista. The scriptural text is from Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, October 24, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

An Anti-Racist Faith Lecture Series: PCUSA History & Anti-racism by Dr. William Yoo

SPC is excited to host a lecture series that will continue our anti-racist faith formation. An Anti-Racist Faith seeks to inform and undergird the work to which we are called, opposing racism endemic to our society, while promoting racial tolerance that strengthens the fabric of our common life. From a policy statement adopted in 1999 by the General Assembly of the PC(USA), entitled Facing Racism, “We believe antiracist efforts are an essential aspect of Christian discipleship, without which we fail to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. We believe our work is inherently intersectional in dismantling all systems of oppression, and so, we desire to come together in ways that can transform lives and perpetuate values that will change both church and society.” To this end, we’ve invited speakers with expertise in biblical studies, Presbyterian church history, liturgy and theology, to bring this anti-racist work into conversation with Scripture, church and denominational history, and our practice of worship.

 

William Yoo is Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History and Director of the Master of Divinity Program at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the author of American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity and editor of The Presbyterian Experience in the United States: A Sourcebook. He is currently writing a book on the history of slavery and anti-Black racism in Presbyterianism in the United States.

Finding God in Our Midst by Rev. Sarah Cooper Searight

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "Finding God in Our Midst" by Rev. Sarah Cooper Searight. The scriptural text is from Isaiah 53:1-12 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, October 17, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

Inheritors of the Kingdom by Rev. Joyce Shin

Today's episode is the sermon titled, "Inheritors of the Kingdom" by Rev. Joyce Shin. The scriptural text is from Mark 10:17-31 (NRSV). This episode was recorded for Sunday, October 10, 2021. For our full service, check out our YouTube by searching "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."