Update

Technologies are advancing at a swift rate, bringing with them profound possibilities and alarming liabilities. For the next four weeks, we’ll explore some big questions, theological frameworks, and practical approaches to our relationship with technology.

Ways to Get Connected
Register for our Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Panel Night (June 13th)
RSVP to the LGBTQ+ Table (June 27th)
Help us write our Father’s Day Reading by submitting before June 14th
Find more information or support The Tribune Project
Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

What does it mean to believe that Jesus will return and judge? And when judgement so often evokes fears of punishment, shame, and exclusion, are their other ways of understanding it? After we explore these questions, we spend some time reflecting on, praying through, and meditating on the questions we have and the hopes we have for the world. The reflections and prayers from this time were written by Cole Arthur Riley and published through her Instagram, @blackliturgies.

If you would like to donate to help us provide comfort food to the 6th graders at Jefferson Traditional Middle School, after the tragic loss of their classmate, T’yon Horston, you can visit our give page and make sure to designate it to the Jefferson Traditional fund. The money donated to this fund will help purchase the Chick-fil-a lunches and any money that surpasses that cost will be given directly to the school to be used at their discretion. As always, we have strict guidelines in place that our care funds cannot be accessed for other needs besides what they are designated for.

At the beginning of this episode, we gave an update on The Tribune Project as we reached the half-way point in the commitment period. If you would like to join us for our next work day, you can let us know by filling out this form.

Other Ways to Get Connected
RSVP to either our in-person (May 7th at 12:15p) or virtual (May 8th at 8:30EST) New to SBCC Table.
Let us know that you’re interested in baptism.
Help us write our Mother’s Day Reading.

The Apostles’ Creed gives a few short words to the event at the center of so much Christian teaching: the death of Jesus. What does Jesus’ death mean for us, and how has it been understood through history?  To jump directly to the teaching, scrub over to the 14 minute mark.

This weekend we also gave an update on The Tribune Project. If you want to watch the video version of this announcement, you can head over to our website. Want to learn more or make a financial commitment to the project? Head to thetribuneproject.com.

You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re participating in the life of SBCC. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

In the Tribune Project update we shared two weeks ago, increased costs for Phase 1 renovations had created a gap of roughly $1.5MM between our project resources (giving commitments, grant funding, and mortgage) and our renovation costs. This weekend, Jason gave an update on the project and what we’ve been able to accomplish over the last few weeks – spoiler alert: it’s good news. For more information on the project, to revise a commitment, or to make a new one, head to thetribuneproject.com.

If you are looking for the full gathering you can head over to Monday’s episode, which also includes this update.

What do you do when you look at tomorrow and see what it will demand, and then look at today and the resources you have, and realize it’s not enough? This is an experience we can all relate to. It’s also a fitting question for us as we continue our work on the Tribune Project, and this episode contains an in-depth update on the project.

In this week’s gatherings, we processed some difficult decisions regarding SBCC’s general fund and staff.