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. Bridget Anthony 1/9/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 1/9/22

Great Expectations

Pastor Bridget encourages us to be patient as we work towards great expectations for this New Year.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 1/2/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 1/2/22

A True Epiphany

Pastor Bridget urges us to find true epiphany moments as we enter a New Year.

Rev. William Critzman 12/19/21 Rev. William Critzman 12/19/21

Recapping

Rev. Critzman takes inventory of our wins 2021.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 12/12/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 12/12/21

Steal Away to Joy: Worship in Hush Harbor

This special service takes us through the Black Christian experience of worshipping from the margin of the Hush Harbor. Steal away to Joy!

Rev. William Critzman 12/5/21 Rev. William Critzman 12/5/21

Don We Now Our Gay Apparel

Rev. Critzman urges us to discard the old, and embrace the new changes that God has in store for us.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 11/28/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 11/28/21

Steadfast Hope

Pastor Bridget reminds us that life's trials are not only inevitable but often divine gift as they strengthen our hopes.

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

For This Were We Born

Rev. Critzman reminds us that counting our blessings and giving thanks fortifies us for the changes ahead.

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”

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