by Karen Melville | May 1, 2026 | Faith Community, Justice & Inclusion, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
Place SettingsMaking space and place for others is a divine quality. It’s what God started ‘in the beginning’. Revealed in today’s gospel is what lives within us and how we can be place makers for others. Join us at Wall Street for worship...
by Karen Melville | Feb 6, 2026 | Communion, Compassion & Justice, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
Salt, Light, and the Heart of the Law What does it mean to let our light shine in a world often shaped by injustice and exclusion? This Communion Sunday, we gather around Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount — words that call us back to the heart of faith:...
by Karen Melville | Jan 9, 2026 | Justice & Inclusion, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
Taking the side of justiceJesus said about his Baptism, “Let it be so now, for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” In Isaiah, this righteousness is described as “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I have taken you by the hand...
by Karen Melville | Oct 30, 2025 | Compassion, Justice & Inclusion, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
Jesus came for the lost....As Christians, we can best continue the public ministry of Jesus by paying attention to those whom our civil society have “lost:” the marginalized, the racialized, and the stigmatized. These are the ones for whom Jesus wants us...
by Karen Melville | Aug 21, 2025 | Compassion & Justice, Faith Community, Worship Service
Standing Tall: Compassion & justice in christOn a hot Sabbath day, a woman bent over for eighteen years slips quietly into the synagogue. No one notices her — no one except Jesus. He stops mid-sermon, calls her forward, and restores not only her body but her place...
