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Wednesday Night at Belong launched September 5! Join us Wednesdays from 6–9 p.m.
Image Credit: Farrah Lawrence.

Invitation to Worship

“Why don’t pastors tell people this stuff?” This was a question posed by one of my classmates in Seminary in our class on the New Testament. We had just learned something that was challenging for many of us in the room, especially those who had grown up believing that the Bible was a essentially a gift that was delivered from the heavens. In the midst of shocked silence, my friend asked why he hadn’t learned some of these things in nearly four decades of attending church.

My friend, like many of us, had been told that the Bible says all sorts of things. The hard thing is this: it doesn’t actually say a lot of it. Even though I’ve had several copies of the Bible in my home for my entire life, it took a seminary education for me and many of my friends to figure out what it really says (and doesn’t say).

This Sunday, we’re starting a new series: “What the Bible really says.”

Whether you are an avid bible scholar, or someone who tends to avoid the text at all costs, this series will help you to find newness in the text, and perhaps even a renewed ability to engage with the text and your faith.

I really hope you can join us on Sunday at 5 p.m. We are celebrating Homecoming as summer comes to a close and our church community kicks into a new gear. We will celebrate students and teachers with a Blessing of the Backpacks, and hear an update on our small groups. We’ll have food and community, and a chance to get better connected as a community. You won’t want to miss it!

Grace and Peace,
Rev. Jasper Peters

Homecoming

Sunday, September 9, 5 p.m.

On September 9, we will celebrate our first Homecoming as a Church community. (In case your palms just got sweaty and memories from 9th grade came flooding back: it’s not that kind of Homecoming!)

As summer comes to a close, we recognize that we have new stories and dreams to share, and a renewed desire to connect and belong. Best of all, we have a community where we are blessed to share it all as we seek after God’s Kingdom. Homecoming is our chance to come together, reconnect, and celebrate what God is doing in our community. We will have a Blessing of the Backpacks (a chance to honor all the students and educators that are in our community), celebrate with food and fun after worship, and have a chance for you to learn more about Belong Groups that are up and running all over the metro area. This is the best time of year to connected or reconnect to the Belong Community as we gather to celebrate.

Wednesday Night at Belong

Launching Wednesday, September 5, 6–9 p.m.

Putting a fresh take on the traditional Wednesday night church meeting, Wednesday Night at Belong will be a weekly gathering inspired by the word “liturgy,” which literally means “the work of the people.” If you’re looking for deeper connection, spiritual refreshment, and opportunities for service through action, you’ll be right at home. During the night, we will make lunches for our friends without homes, come together and hear from each other, pray together, sing together, and work on service projects in and around the church. The band will rehearse for the following Sunday and anyone who is interested in worship arts is encouraged to meet, play, sing, create, and brainstorm more creative ways of serving our church body through the arts.

Snacks and beverages will be provided (potluck is invited!), and while we will not have formal childcare, your kids are more than welcome to join in.

Belong Small Groups and Bible Study

We’re excited to launch small groups at Belong! Groups are divided by neighborhood and are listed below with the next meeting date and the accompanying book. To get connected with the group in your area and find more information, visit belongchurch.org/groups.

Central: Cap Hill (Denver) Next meeting: TBD.
Half Truths by Adam Hamilton

Central: Hale/Park Hill (Denver) Next meeting: Wednesday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sacred Resistance by Ginger Gaines-Cirelli

Southwest (Denver/Englewood) Next meeting: Monday, September 10, 6:30 p.m.
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Southeast (Aurora) Next meeting: Friday, September 7, 5:30 p.m.
Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times by Adam Hamilton

Northwest (Wheat Ridge) Next meeting: Tuesday, September 11, 7 p.m.
Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

More Upcoming Events

Wednesdays 6–9 p.m. Wednesday Night at Belong

Thursdays 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Distributing Lunches for Our Friends Without Homes at Civic Center Park

Tuesday, September 18, 7 p.m. TheologicALE

Thursday, September 27, 6:30 p.m. Women-Identified Book Club (Reading The Wrong Heaven by Amy Bonnaffons)

Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.

Micah 6:8
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