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We are glad you are here and we hope this place and these people feel like home to you. Whether you are a first time guest or a regular attender, we are better with you here. We are #TogetherForTheGood. Use this information to stay connected, follow along, and engage your faith and the community during the week. Feel free to explore this site to learn more about our church and liturgy.
We welcome everyone here, regardless of who they are or where they have been. We receive communion (the Eucharist) weekly and practice an open table – all are welcome to participate. To eliminate any and all barriers to participation we use grape juice and vegan, gluten free bread.
If you have a little one here, we want you to know we are unbothered by noise and activity and a child being a child. There is an area toward the back where they can play if you’d like. If you need a quiet place for whatever reason, including diaper changes, the last room on the right down the halls is set aside for your use.
Today
Church Year: Season after Pentecost | Ordindary Time
Summer Texts: Click the theme to find the assigned passages.
- 6/7 – Proverbs: Integrity
- 6/14 – Proverbs: Humility
- 6/21 – Proverbs: Contentment
- 6/28 – Proverbs: Generosity
- 7/5 – Stations
- 7/12 – Proverbs: The Tongue
- 7/19 – Church Retreat: No Typical Service
Announcements
Retreat
We are taking a church wide retreat, July 17-19. No regular worship gathering on July 19.
Sabbatical
Pastors Kristin and Chris are on sabbatical for a portion of this summer. They are resting and recharging their batteries. Should you have needs or questions that arise, here are some points of contact:
- General Items: Nikki G
- Congregational Care: Sarah T
- Building: Cheryl D
- Music: Andrew H
- Tech: Matt T
Sunday night Dinners
On Sundays in the summer we like to hang out after our worship gathering. You’re invited to join us for dinner!
- 6/7 – Potluck
- 6/14 – Knolla’s East
- 6/21 – Dairy Queen
- 6/28 – Chipotle on Hillside
- 7/5 – BYO to Splash Pad at Edgemoor Park
- 7/12 – Meddy’s on Washington
- 7/19 Retreat
- 7/26 – BYO to College Hill Park
- 8/2 – Potluck: Sandwich Bar
- 8/9 – Hog Wild on Central
Upcoming Dates
- The Dwelling Retreat – July 17-19 – No regular worship gathering
Upcoming Scriptures
If you like to read ahead to prepare for our gathered worship times, these are the texts we are planning to explore.
- Summer Series: Proverbs: Wisdom, Folly, and the Space Between
- Suggested Practice: Read on chapter of Proverbs a day. You’ll finish in one month’s time.
- 6/7 – Proverbs: Integrity
- 6/14 – Proverbs: Humility
- 6/21 – Proverbs: Contentment
- 6/28 – Proverbs: Generosity
- 7/5 – Stations
- 7/12 – Proverbs: The Tongue
- 7/19 – Church Retreat: No Typical Service
- Suggested Practice: Read on chapter of Proverbs a day. You’ll finish in one month’s time.
Signal App
Join our Signal messenger group to keep up to date and be in contact more regularly.
Children’s Ministry Schedule
If you’d like to be added to or removed from this schedule, talk with Chris.
Hospitality Bar Schedule
If you’d like to be added to or removed from this schedule, talk with Chris.
Weekly Building Cleaning Schedule
If you’d like to be added to or removed from this schedule, please contact Cheryl in the signal app.
Weekly Cleaning Guide
Volunteer calendar here.
Prayer
We focus prayers on the needs of our community both as a congregation and outside our walls. Each week we ask you to pray for the ministries and health of a church in our city, as well as a group of people who are likely to need the extra prayer support.
Wichita Area Church: Woodland United Methodist Church
Special Focus: This week we pray for the immigrant community in the US in the midst of tense and fearful times and policy. We pray for comfort, peace, pathways, provision, and for our nation to be a people of hospitality and neighborliness.
Additional Resources
We encourage you to find ways to engage your faith beyond Sundays. The things we focus on and the actions we take help form our faith, values, and lives.
- Podcasts – Here are podcasts that we listen or have listened too on things of faith. You may not always agree with them, they come from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, but they can help you grow and stretch your faith.
- Forward Movement – Multiple podcasts for daily prayer or devotional reading from the Episcopal Church. Podcasts are a great way to add prayer and reflection to your daily spiritual practice. Listen on your morning walk, evening commute, or anywhere in between.
- BEMA – The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context.
- The Bible for Normal People – A weekly podcast having serious talks about the sacred book. Hosted by Peter Enns and Jared Byas.
- The Bible Project – The Bible Project podcast features detailed conversations between scholars, teachers, and occasional guests, inviting you to explore the biblical theology in an accessible way. They also make great video content.
- Bible Worm – A weekly look at the Narrative Lectionary text we look at in our worship gatherings. One host is a Christian pastor and one is a Jewish scholar.
- The Daily Examen – a daily prayer practice that looks back on your day. Some info and resources at this link, adapt as needed.
- Volunteer – We have roles you can help fill around our community and gatherings or you can find some place to connect on your own. We like sending people to ShowerUp and HumanKind, or you can look for opportunities at Volunteer ICT.
- Pause – Practice times of intentional silence or stillness. Take slow walks. Spend time outside. Build rest into your rhythms.
Information
If you are new or have questions about our church we’d love to connect with you. You can also reach out on social media (@TheDwellingICT in most places) and at [email protected]
If you’d like more information about what happens in our gatherings, click here.
Giving
We believe in living a life of generosity as individuals and a faith community. We long to be a resource for the needs of our city and world through radical generosity. We invite you to follow Jesus and worship God through giving as you are able – and we commit to sharing those resources in ways that benefit those who need it.
You can give financially via website or by placing cash or check in the giving boxes in our gathering space.