Sermon Archive

The heart of West End’s week is Sunday Worship at 11am, when we gather in community to worship and share our journey of faith together.

Our Sermon Archive is a place where you can watch past sermons, listen to them, or read the text - whatever is most accessible and nourishing to you.

Rev. William Critzman 11/14/21 Rev. William Critzman 11/14/21

Prepare Yourself

Rev. William Critzman 11/7/21 Rev. William Critzman 11/7/21

On Earth as it is in Heaven

Pastor Will celebrates All Saints Day by encouraging us to be the saints on earth, that we hope to be in Heaven.”

Rev. William Critzman 10/31/21 Rev. William Critzman 10/31/21

A Priest, a Prophet and a Pastor…

Pastor Will reminds of the importance of Reformation Sunday, by encouraging us to appreciate where we are, here and now.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 10/24/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 10/24/21

Throw Off Your Cloaks

Pastor Bridget urges us to throw off things that no longer serve us, as we embrace change and move forward.

Rev. William Critzman 10/17/21 Rev. William Critzman 10/17/21

Liturgical Ellipses

Pastor Will invites us to interrogate how our faith can help us hold the breadth of our humanity, and the fullness of both ourselves and creation.

Rev. William Critzman 10/10/21 Rev. William Critzman 10/10/21

Ancient Songs of Other People

Pastor Will calls on us to examine authenticity, representation, and reparation as we reflect on Indigenous Peoples' Weekend.

Rev. William Critzman 10/3/21 Rev. William Critzman 10/3/21

Here We Come Again

Pastor Will inaugurates West End’s first Hybrid Worship Service.

Rev. William Critzman 9/26/21 Rev. William Critzman 9/26/21

The Measure of What We've Lost

Pastor Will gets the congregation ready for hybrid worship, and encourages us to keep the faith as we move towards an uncertain future.

Rev. William Critzman 9/19/21 Rev. William Critzman 9/19/21

Departing Grace

Pastor Will's sermon calls us to take notice and appreciate the changes all around us.

Rev. William Critzman 9/12/21 Rev. William Critzman 9/12/21

Everything Old is New Again

Pastor Will's sermon calls us to take notice and appreciate the changes all around us.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/5/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/5/21

Be Opened

Pastor Bridget encourages us to “be opened” to compassion, forgiveness and love.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/29/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/29/21

Unexpected Grace

Pastor Bridget reminds us that we can make our way in this world, little by little, aided by God’s unexpected grace.

Guest preacher 8/22/21 Guest preacher 8/22/21

The Pledge of Allegiance

Guest Preacher Rev. Darrell Hamilton preaches “The Pledge of Allegiance”

Guest preacher 8/15/21 Guest preacher 8/15/21

Finding God in All the Wrong Places

Guest preacher, Rev. Anthony Livolsi from Marble Church, urges us to find God in unexpected places.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/21

Speaking the Truth

Pastor Bridget uses her personal experience to encourage us to speak the truth about history, race, and building the Beloved Community.

Rev. William Critzman 8/1/21 Rev. William Critzman 8/1/21

The Gift of Your Calling

Pastor Will asks us to (re)discover our gifts, recognizing that they are all good, and can be used for building the beloved kingdom.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/25/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/25/21

Searching

Pastor Bridget urges us to remember that there is bread among us, and that we have all that we need.

Rev. William Critzman 7/18/21 Rev. William Critzman 7/18/21

A Resting Place for God

Pastor Will reminds us that moving forward and even resting are all blessed and guided by God. What do we all need from God, who always walks with us?

Rev. William Critzman 7/11/21 Rev. William Critzman 7/11/21

Road Trips & Play Lists

Guest preacher 7/4/21 Guest preacher 7/4/21

We Got This

This Sunday we consider the nature of independence, exile and potential with guest preacher Rev. Julia Turner. As we open our lives safely to the hope yet to come, we invite the lessons laid forth from prophets and apostles alike.

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