Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, continues our new year's New Beginning Challenge with "Week 2: New Mind" for Sunday’s worship with St. John's MCC. Type "Begin" in the comments to get the challenge started! #NewBeginning #NewMind
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
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A New Beginning

A New Beginning: Week 2 - New Mind

A New Beginning: New Mind

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, continues a series of sermons entitled "Come and See - Go and Tell!" with a message about "Who's Listening To You?" for St. John's MCC's Sunday Morning Worship.

Scripture: Acts 16

Come See, Go Tell - Who's Listening To You?

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, talks about “Living Stones” during Sunday Morning Worship on New Year's Day 2023 with St. John's MCC.
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-24

Living Stones

Jim Manchester remembers the Ascension of Jesus and teaches us "Why Jesus Left the Building" for Sunday Morning Worship at St. John’s MCC.
Scripture: Luke 24:50-53 & Acts 1:9-11

Why Jesus Left The Building

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, continues the "40 Days" Sermon Series on the Fourth Sunday of #Lent for this Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC.

Scripture: Numbers 13:25-29

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #40Days

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Title: Trust
SubTitle: Moving from "I Can't" to "God Will"
Sermon Series: 40 Days
Scripture: Numbers 13:25-29
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)

40 Days

Trust - Moving From ''I Can't'' To ''God Will''

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, begins a new sermon series, "Fans and Followers," for this Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #FansAndFollowers

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Title: Whitewashed Tombs
Series: Fans and Followers
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25; 23:24-28
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)

Fans and Followers

Whitewashed Tombs

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, continues our sermon series about "Ordinary People and Extraordinary Change" with a message during our first Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #OrdinaryPeople

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Title: Clearing The Way
Subtitle: Preparing for something bigger!
Series: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Change.
Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Clearing The Way

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, begins our Easter series "Resurrecting Faith" with a message entitled "Resurrecting Faith: When All Hope Seems Lost" during Easter Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #ResurrectingFaith


Resurrecting Faith

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, continues our Easter series "Resurrecting Faith" with a message entitled "Resurrecting Love: The Road to Something New" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #ResurrectingFaith

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Title: Resurrecting Love
Subtitle: The Road to Something New
Series: Resurrecting Faith
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


The Road to Something New

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, addresses "Waiting With Purpose" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy 

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Title: Waiting With Purpose
Scripture: Acts 1:6–14
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Waiting With Purpose

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, addresses “When the Wind Speaks Your Language” during Sunday Morning Worship on Pentecost Sunday with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #Pentecost

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Title: “When the Wind Speaks Your Language”
Scripture: Acts 2:1–21
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)

When The Wind Speaks Your Name

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, addresses “More Than One Way to Be Holy” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: More Than One Way to Be Holy
Scripture: John 14:8–17
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


More Than One Way To Be Holy

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, addresses “Queer and Holy: A Gospel of Liberation” during Pride Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: Queer and Holy: A Gospel of Liberation
Scripture: Luke 7:36-50
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Queer And Holy: A Gospel of Liberation

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, begins the July sermon series “Sacred Disruptions” with a message entitled "Holy Interruption" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #SacredDisruptions

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Title: Holy Interruption
Series: Sacred Disruptions
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Sacred Disruptions - Holy Interruption

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor, brings a messaged entitled “Faith When the Room Feels Empty” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy 

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Title: Faith When the Room Feels Empty
Scripture: John 20:19–29
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Faith When The Room Feels Empty

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Living Between the Lies” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #ReconstructingTheGospel

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Title: Living Between the Lies
Series Title: Reconstructing the Gospel
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Living Between The Lies

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Faithful Resistance” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #ReconstructingTheGospel

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Title: Faithful Resistance
Series Title: Reconstructing the Gospel
Scripture: Daniel 3
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Faithful Resistance

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "What does a Reconstructed Church Look Like?” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #ReconstructingTheGospel

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Title: What does a Reconstructed Church Look Like?
Series Title: Reconstructing the Gospel
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


What does a Reconstructed Church Look Like?

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "A Legacy of Ordinary Saints” during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: A Legacy of Ordinary Saints
Scripture: John 15:9-17
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


A Legacy of Ordinary Saints

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Find Your Focus

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10/26/2025 Sunday Morning Worship at St. John’s MCC
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Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "From Spiritual Gifts to Spiritual Action" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: From Spiritual Gifts to Spiritual Action
Scripture: John 5:1-9
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


From Spiritual Gifts to Spiritual Action

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Stories That Still Speak" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: Stories That Still Speak
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2; John 11:32-44
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Stories That Still Speak

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Finding Joy Between the Headlines: Gratitude in the Grind" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: Finding Joy Between the Headlines
SubTitle: Gratitude in the Grind
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)
Focus: Cultivating thanksgiving amid uncertainty and fatigue; re-centering the congregation in gratitude and resilience.


Finding Joy Between The Headlines

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Generosity as Resistance" during Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy

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Title: Generosity as Resistance
Scripture: Luke 21:1-4
Speaker: Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)


Generosity As Resistance

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11/23/2025 Sunday Morning Worship at St. John’s MCC
Description:
Rev. Paully Adams, Associate Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Light for the Brokenhearted: Justice, Memory, and the Hope That Does Not Yield" during our observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience (TDORR) and Justice Sunday at Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #TDORR #TDOR #Justice

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Title: Light for the Brokenhearted
Subtitle: Justice, Memory, and the Hope That Does Not Yield
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1–4, John 1:1–5
Speaker: Rev. Paully Adams, Associate Pastor (he, him)


Light For The Brokenhearted

Edward Smith, Deacon (he, him), brings a message entitled "A Purpose that Gives Hope or Hope that Is the Purpose" during our observance of World AIDS Day at Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #WorldAidsDay #AIDS #HIV #Hope #Advent

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Title: A Purpose that Gives Hope or Hope that Is the Purpose
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:5
Speaker: Edward Smith, Deacon (he, him)


A Purpose that Gives Hope or Hope that Is the Purpose

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "The Courage to Say Yes" during our Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClerg #Love #Advent

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Title: The Courage to Say Yes
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)
Focus: Love that risks everything; a queer reading of Mary’s ‘yes’ as defiant love that brings liberation.


The Courage to Say Yes

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Peace in a Troubled World" during our Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClerg #Peace #Advent

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Title: Peace in a Troubled World
Scripture: Luke 2:8-14
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)
Focus: What true peace looks like for marginalized communities; peace as presence, not passivity.


Peace In A Troubled World

Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him), brings a message entitled "Joy in the Margins" during our Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClerg #Joy #Advent

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Title: Joy in the Margins
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
Speaker: Rev. Vance Haywood, Senior Pastor (he, him)
Focus: God showing up where no one expects—joy in overlooked places; connect to The Bryant Center’s ministry.


Joy In The Margins

12/28/2025 Sunday Morning Worship at St. John’s MCC
Description:
Rev. Terri Steed-Pierce (she, her), Senior Pastor for Joy MCC in Orlando, brings a message entitled "The Precarious Path to the Promised Land" during our Sunday Morning Worship with St. John's MCC in the Spotlight Theater at The View.

#LGBT #Allies #Connection #GayChurch #QueerChurch #RelationshipNotReligion #BuildingAuthenticRelationships #BAR #ProgressiveClergy #Christmas

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Title: The Precarious Path to the Promised Land
Scripture: Exodus 16:1-12
Speaker: Rev. Terri Steed-Pierce (she, her)


The Precarious Path to the Promised Land

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