At our Coffeehouse Worship, we take a sacred theme and curate poetry, music and art around it. This looks a little different than our regular worship. We hope it creates a sacred space for you to encounter God.

In this Coffeehouse Worship Service we ponder our June theme "God is Creative," which is part of our larger summer series celebrating that God is Creative, Quirky, and Curious.

Spirit Garage is full of Creative, Quirky, and Curious folx. We are created in the image of God, who is also Creative, Quirky, and Curious. Let’s learn more about God together this summer!

Our sacred text on this day comes from Psalms, where we are reminded that God formed/created us in the womb. Music with Rachel Kurtz.

Spirit Garage is full of Creative, Quirky, and Curious folx. We are created in the image of God, who is also Creative, Quirky, and Curious. Let’s learn more about God together this summer!

In worship today, we will study a text we sometimes shared in the Christmas season, combined with the first words in the Bible. Both talk about how God creates, and how “Not one thing was created without the Word/wisdom.” Music with Johnny, Finn, Glen, Kathryn and maybe more.

During this worship service our message will be provided by Rose McGee, author of the new children’s book “Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!”, “Baketivist,” and  the Founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization. The events in Ferguson were the beginning of Rose McGee’s special brand of “baketivism,” using food culture and other creative forms of relationship-building to create change in our world.

Since that fateful day, Sweet Potato Comfort Pie has continued to deliver much-needed connection, conversation and catalytic action among educators, leaders in positions of governance, communities experiencing recent trauma, youth and elders in cross-generational mentorship programs, and many others. Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Org’s  work includes healing, Community building, speaker series, arts, and a service scholar cohort.

Rose is a well-known facilitator, one of Minnesota’s 50 Over 50, a member of Women Who Really Cook, the Women’s Business Development Center, Golden Valley League of Women Voters, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and works as a Humanities Officer for Minnesota Humanities Center among many other accolades. 

James McBride is known for being both hilarious and deeply educational in his writing, and I’m sure we’re in for both with this read. Check it out over the holidays and we’ll gather together the first week of 2024.

Moon Palace Books:
https://moonpalacebooks.com/item/ymASTSSKIbaFxjrDKwK0XQ

Barnes and Noble:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heaven-earth-grocery-store-james-mcbride/1142821692?ean=9780593422946

Begin your New Year’s Eve celebration at Spirit Garage for Pancake church. Find a seat with someone who could become a new friend around a TABLE in the family room. We’ll do some of the normal parts of worship but we’ll also have conversations at the table and we’ll eat pancakes. Also, we’ll get new star words for the year! And when all that’s done, we’ll make some fleece blankets for My Very Own Bed. Super fun! All the fun begins at 10:30. See you there!

Join us for all the songs and the ancient story of love being born among us. 

On the solstice, we take a little time to acknowledge that sometimes Christmas is hard. The nights are long, and for those who have lost people, the grief can be a lot this time of year, when everyone else is so happy. Come, light a candle for the ones you miss. Experience Christmas in a way that leaves room for your grief.

“Why Wait: Peace Now” with Holly preaching and 3 on the Tree making music. This week we’ll talk about the annunciation (angel visits Mary) and how Mary says yes to a call from God; what would happen if we did too? Luke 1:26-38

We’ll be watching Dune and discussing themes like religion in sci-fi, religion and state power, etc. (Generally speaking, “Young Adults” in this context should be understood as those at/around/under 30.)