Experience Worship at Union Church. On the second Sunday in Lent and celebrating Women's History Month, pastor Nikki Renée invites us to reject the false narratives of the enemy about us and to claim our bodies as God's powerful testaments. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: “Wade in the Water” (AAHH 676) 04:43 Welcome 11:05 Song: “Just Wanna Praise You” by Brown Clark 14:31 Song: “Be Lifted High" by Israel Houghton 18:41 Opening Prayer 21:33 First Scripture Reading | Psalm 121 (The Inclusive Bible) 22:38 Second Scripture Reading | Matthew 4:1-11 (The Inclusive Bible) 24:26 Kids Sunday School Dismissal 25:21 Celebrating Women's History 30:50 Song: “I Never Lost My Praise" by Tramaine Hawkins 37:15 Sermon: “How We Get Free" 48:48 Song: “This is My Song” (UMH 437) 52:16 Invitation to the Discipleship + Table 54:54 New Member Testimonies 01:22:30 Holy Communion 01:28:22 Song: "Lord's Prayer" 01:32::33 Offering 01:33:41 Offertory 01:38:30 Announcements 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. Experience Worship at Union Church. On the first Sunday in Lent and the last Sunday of Black History Month, pastor Ashley Renée invites us to look around us and recognize one another as 'angels in the wilderness,' while sharing our sacred stories and attending to each other's needs, transforming our collective struggle into a source of renewed strength and divine freedom. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: “Lead Me Lord” (UMH 473) 02:36 Welcome 11:26 Song: “I'm Looking for a Miracle” by the Clark Sisters 15:33 Song: “Goodness of God” by Bethel Music 21:30 Opening Prayer 25:01 First Scripture Reading | Isaiah 40:27:31 (The Inclusive Bible) 26:27 Second Scripture Reading | Matthew 4:1-11 (The Inclusive Bible) 30:01 Kids Sunday School Dismissal 30:59 Celebrating Black History + Futures 38:30 Song: “I Will Do a New Thing” (AAHH 568) 40:57 Sermon: “How We Get Free: God's Mercy in the Wilderness” 58:54 Song: “To My Father's House” by Edwin Hawkins Singers 01:03:52 Invitation to the Discipleship + Altar 01:07:06 Altar Prayer 01:12:35 Offering 01:13:39 Offertory 01:19:47 Announcements 01:26:04 Song “Ride on King Jesus” (AAHH 225) 01:29:59 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. Celebrating Transfiguration Sunday, Dr. Gary Bailey, Church Council Chair at Union, drawing on the Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-9, calls us to move beyond 'freezing the moment' on the mountain and instead descend into the 'Burning now,' living our faith like the improvisational truth of jazz. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: “We are Standing on Holy Ground” 02:24 Welcome 10:19 Song: “Sweet Jesus” by Bishop G. E. Patterson 13:20 Song: “Your Great Name” by Todd Dulaney 18:05 Opening Prayer 20:43 Scripture Reading | Matthew 17:1-9 (The Inclusive Bible) 22:42 Kids Sunday School Dismissal 24:21 Introduction of Preacher: Dr. Gary Bailey 28:29 Celebrating Black History + Future 33:03 Song: “Hold to God's Unchanging Hand” 36:33 Sermon: “The Beat, the Mountain, and the Burning Now” 01:00:18 Song: “Once in a Lifetime” by Smokie Norful 01:04:54 Invitation to the Discipleship + Table 01:17:47 Holy Communion 01:19:52 Song: "For Your Glory" by Tasha Cobbs 01:26:29 Offering 01:27:49 Offertory 01:31:05 Announcements 01:43:08 Song “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” 01:46:06 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. Celebrating Black History Month, the Rev. Jay Williams, drawing Micah and the gospel of Matthew, calls us to unlearn internalized shame and systemic oppression, reclaiming their "fabulousness" as a radical act of faith to build a shared future of justice and flourishing. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: "Woke Up This Mornin'" 02:59 Welcome 11:54 Song: “You’re All I Need” by Hezekiah Walker 16:08 Song: “I Believe” by Jonathan Nelson 21:31 Opening Prayer 27:04 First Scripture Reading | Micah 6:1-8 (The Inclusive Bible) 29:38 Second Scripture Reading | Matthew 5:1-12 (The Inclusive Bible) 31:59 Celebrating Black History + Future 37:50 Song: "Freedom Medley" 41:22 Sermon: "Fabulous: A Black History for a Shared Future" 01:02:01 Song: “I’ve Got a Testimony” by Rev. Clay Evans 01:07:34 Invitation to the Discipleship + Table 01:08:53 Holy Communion 01:20:00 Offering 01:21:36 Offertory 01:26:10 Announcements 01:30:03 Song "Doxology (Old 100th)" 01:31:53 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. On the third Sunday after Epiphany, pastor Nikki Renée reclaims our peace and survival as a radical act of faith—shaking off the dust of systemic cruelty and exhaustion to honor our God-given dignity: Who we are is enough and God needs us to survive. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: "Sanctuary" 01:41 Welcome 07:25 Opening Litany 11:13 Song: "Let It Rise" by William Murphy 15:16 Song: "Yahweh" by Mali Music 21:25 Opening Prayer 24:43 Scripture Reading | Matthew 10:5a, 7-23 (NRSV) 28:51 Song: "Blessed Assurance" (UMH #369) 32:28 Sermon: "Shake the Dust" 48:29 Song: "I Need You to Survive" by Hezekiah Walker 52:04 Invitation to the Discipleship 54:32 Offering 56:00 Offertory 01:00:10 Announcements 01:07:08 Song "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (UMH #133) 01:10:07 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. Celebrating MLK Sunday, Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton calls us to be the prophets needed today—those who keep moving forward in the midst of finite disappointment, never losing our infinite hope grounded in our faith: God is faithful. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: "Come to Jesus" 02:32 Welcome 13:23 Opening Litany 15:45 Song: "Island Medley" 20:32 Song: "Let Praises Rise" by A'Leithia Sweeting 26:01 Opening Prayer 28:49 First Scripture Reading | Isaiah 64:1-9 (NRSV) 31:14 Second Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (NRSV) 32:38 Introduction of Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton 40:10 Song: "I Wish I Knew How It Feels to be Free" (UMH #605) 44:47 Sermon: "God IS Faithful" 01:15:18 Song: "Joy" by VaShawn Mitchell 01:20:43 Invitation to the Discipleship + Table 01:23:18 Holy Communion 01:32:38: "Lord's Prayer" 01:37:06 Offering 01:38:06 Offertory 01:42:53 Announcements 01:49:04 Song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (UMH #519) 01:54:04 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. For Baptism of the Lord Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Jay Williams proclaims that the “truths we must name” are grounded in God’s baptismal declaration of belovedness over Jesus and thus over us, forming the church as one interdependent body called to resist evil and injustice: "No one suffers alone." TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: "Spirit of the Living God" (UMH #393) 02:24 Welcome 06:20 Song: "What a Mighty God Medley" 10:34 Song: "Overflow" by Bryan Andrew Wilson 15:16 Prayer for the Sunday of the Lord's Baptism 16:37 First Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (The Inclusive Bible) 20:45 Second Scripture Reading | Luke 3:15-22 (The Inclusive Bible) 22:50 Song: "Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters" (UMH #605) 26:15 Sermon: "The Truths We Must Name" — A Year of Interdependence (continued) 58:49 Song: "I Love the Lord" by Richard Smallwood 01:04:47 Invitation to the Discipleship + Baptismal Font 01:06:47 Re-Affirmation of Baptismal Covenant 01:15:44 Offering 01:17:06 Offertory 01:23:38 Announcements 01:31:23 Song "Holy Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty" (UMH #64) 01:34:42 Benediction 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.

Experience Worship at Union Church. Pastor Jay Williams, drawing on Matthew 2:1-12 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, proclaims that in a fearful and fragmented world the church is called to center the joy of the Lord and embody Christ’s connectional body through interdependence—so that no one suffers alone, each member finds purpose, and together we practice a counter-narrative of mutual care, shared dignity, and collective liberation. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Gathering Song: "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (UMH #234) 03:12 Welcome 12:10 Song: "Give Him Glory" by DeAndre Patterson 16:30 Song: "Hosanna" by Israel Houghton 20:53 A Prayer for Epiphany 23:17 First Scripture Reading | Matthew 2:1-12 (The Inclusive Bible) 25:50 Carol: "We Three KingsO Little Town of Bethlehem" (UMH #230) 30:32 Second Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (The Inclusive Bible) 34:57 Song: "Center of My Joy" by R. Smallwood 40:44 Sermon: "Connected: A Year of Interdependence" 01:09:02 Song: "I Need You to Survive" 01:11:33 Invitation to the Discipleship + Table 01:21:17 Offering 01:22:47 Offertory: "Anthem of Praise" by R. Smallwood 01:28:24 Announcements 01:38:43 Song "Total Praise" by R. Smallwood 💜 About Union: The Union Combined Parish is a multisite United Methodist congregation in Boston committed to love and liberation—historically Black, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ empowering. Learn more about Union at https://unionboston.org. 🔗 Connect with us: We are a family of believers from all walks of life from all over the world. Let us get to know you, become a member of Union, or find community in person and online at https://unionboston.org/connect. 💪 To give to Union's mission of love, justice, and service, go to https://unionboston.org/give.