Claremont United Church of Christ Pastors Jen and Jacob

We kick-off this month's "Scriptures that Pop" sermon series with a mash-up of the music of Rihanna and the Book of Ruth. The Book of Ruth provides us with some of the most powerful relationships in Scripture when Ruth expresses her commitment to her mother-in-law Naomi and when she finds love in an unlikely place back in Israel. Pastor Jacob explores the spiritual power of investing in the people that the Spirit of God brings into our orbit.

In this special worship service centered around the sacrament of baptism, Pastor Jen reminds us why it is a meaningful part of Christian faith and invites everyone to the font afterwards for a blessing.

Pastor Jen celebrates Pentecost Sunday and Stewardship Sunday by examining the first Christians in the book of Acts and considering the power of belonging to the Church.

Jesus' disciples are constantly trying to limit who he can talk to and be around. Yet every time, Jesus shatters their illusions of who is in and who is out to create a spiritual community where everyone is welcome. As we continue our "Love Leads" sermon series, Pastor Jacob explores how trying to live out God's calling to be a place where everyone is truly welcome is the heart of our church and faith.

Pastor Jen examines Jesus’ instructions for Peter to feed his sheep and asks us if we are ready to do the same.

We have all seen the effects of religious communities leading with hatred and division and dogmatism. As we launch this year’s stewardship season, we explore what it looks like when spiritual communities lead with love beginning with a beautiful story in Luke 5 of a group of friends supporting one another.