The Virtual Pulpit is a podcast for such a time as this. Rev. Macie explores the biblical text with real world application that calls us to consider what it means to love God and love one another, to uncover and discover that strong ties of justice in the Gospel, and be transformed by the compassionate, sacrificial love of Christ.
A summer support group for anyone who has felt alienated, rejected, or flat out lied to by the church. We will shift through the tough topics one verse at a time, and make space for all the questions we have. We will be focusing on LGBTQ+ struggles with the Bible, the problem of purity culture, and Heaven and Hell.
For more information, email Rev. Macie Liptoi at mliptoi@llumc.org
Our partner Artstillery is an experimental performance nonprofit that empowers marginalized communities. Artstillery’s approach is a process of research by gathering stories though community engagement, interviewing and documenting experiences, then creating a production around these stories.
The church thrives on stories, but who tells the church the stories of those who left it? Why We Left is a project to collect the experiences of those to left the church behind and share why they had to move on.