Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia is committed to creating a vital and adventurous spiritual community for all people, preparing for our work in the world through an engaged and growing spirituality that is relevant 24/7. We are a welcoming and affirming progressive spiritual community with a specific outreach to LGBTQI people and our allies who are seeking authentic spirituality and renewal through varied celebration experiences, educational and social enrichment opportunities, and tangible expressions of love through social justice and outreach opportunities.
Whether you are a current member, attender, or a old friend, we would love to see you.
Our worship begins Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m.
Be sure to check the coming events page for happenings in our community!
09/02 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Busy Bees: Labor of Love”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading: Numbers 13:32 – 14:8
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Barbra Brown Tailor in “An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”
08/26 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Foxes and Doves: It’s the Little Things”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
All too often we wonder if we can make a difference in the world.
First Reading Song of Songs 2:8-17
Second Reading: ~ adapted from “The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock”
08/19 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Sheep: Are We Sheep?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading Genesis 29:1-9
Second Reading:
adapted from Barbara Brown in An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
Third Reading: adapted from Father Richard Rohr
08/12 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“The Ostrich: Where is our Head Buried?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
We reflect on Job 39:13-18, with some Father Richard Rohr added for good measure,
as we ponder the beauty and the mystery of creation through the lens of a very strange and misunderstood bird.
First Reading Job 39:13-18
Second Reading: from Father Richard Rohr in “God’s Longest Speech”
Rev Emma was moved to speak about the events in DC today (Click to listen)
08/05 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“The Donkey: All Ears”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Do you think Dunkee in Shrek was the first talking donkey? Well, there is a donkey in the Bible who might have something to say about that! Join us this Sunday for the beginning of our second Summer Sermon Series, Animals of the Bible, “The Donkey: All Ears”, as we reflect on Numbers 22:21-32, with some Father Richard Rohr on the side, and ponder listening for God in unexpected places. Hee Haw.
First Reading Numbers 22: 21-32
Second Reading: ~ from Father Richard Rohr in “Let God Be God”
Note: Summer Sermon Series: Animals of the Bible
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
07/29 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettled: God”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
What about the story of Noah?
On the other side of that oft told Children’s Bible Story is a very lethal flood.
And what did the fig tree ever do to Jesus?
First Reading Isaiah 55:6-8
Second Reading: ~ from Barbara Brown Taylor in “Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith”
07/22 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettled: THE WORLD”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
It’s easy to feel the world is spinning out of our control.
First Reading: Ecclesiastes: 8:9-17
Second Reading: ~ from Richard Templar in the rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better Happier Life
07/15 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“You Wanna Make Something of It?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Whether a piece of music, a poem, or a new recipe, creation is a holy thing. It is also a very unsettling place to be. Is it possible to look at an unsettled time as a doorway to creation?
First Reading: Genesis 1:1-5
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Anne Lamott in
“Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers”
07/08 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettling Wilderness Voices”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
What if the source of you being unsettled comes from within?
First Reading: Mark 1:12-13
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
07/01 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Faith”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Unsettled Soul: Do You Want To Be Healed??
Our healing is often found in the place where we don’t want to go.
First Reading: John 5:1-7
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in
“Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life”
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