Christmas 2024

The Innkeeper: Sunday, December 22 at 8:30am and 10:00am

Christmas Eve Services: Tuesday, December 24 at 5:00pm and 10:00pm

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” ~ John 1:5

Talmadge Hill is an active community of neighbors fulfilling our mission to Know the Love of God and Share it. Grounded in the Christian tradition, we stand as an inclusive place where ALL are invited to participate regardless of orientation or belief.  Our music is creative and inspiring.  Our teaching and preaching is authentic and relevant. And always, we seek to reach beyond the walls of complacency to respond compassionately to suffering and need. We are excited to share our vision as a committed community of faith.

Our Sunday morning worship service is at 10:00am. Sermons are recorded and available via the audio link below shortly thereafter.

See GATHERINGS below for upcoming events and regular programming.

Lead Minister Search Process: We are embarking on a search for our new Lead Minister. If you know someone, or have an interest in the role yourself, we would love to hear from you! Please click on the links for a complete Position Description, Church Profile, and Cover Letter (if you are sharing the opportunity). You may direct all inquiries to Julie Kahn, Search Committee Co-Chair, at: jkahn.kw@gmail.com. A full application should include (1) a cover letter (2) resume/ denominational profile and (3) links to a recent video sermon or other relevant public address.

Our theme for 2024 is BOLD HOPE. Our Christian faith makes the profound distinction between hope and optimism, which is more about an attitude or sometimes just wishful thinking. 

• HOPE is grounded in our relationship with a good and loving God, who is at work for the healing and restoration of all people and all of creation. Often this is very hard to see. Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann defines hope “as trust in what God has done and will do, in spite of evidence to the contrary.” This is why we need community to encourage us, a healthy image of God to be in a trusted relationship with, and an active spiritual life, so that our worldview becomes more other-centric and less self-referential. We are ALL beloved daughters and sons of a God who promises us that we are never alone. That is a message worthy of great hope. 

• BOLD HOPE is a unique invitation to participate in the bigger picture. If "the arc of history is long and bends toward justice” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) AND we get to be a part of this incarnational plan, this is a hope that is bold, and courageous, and humble. 

Pastoral Care: If you or someone you know is in need of caring support, please let us know: 203-966-2314 or Talmadgehillchurch@gmail.com

If you are looking for a country church for your wedding, we are respectful and welcoming of couples from varied faith traditions or none at all.  We do not discriminate in any way.

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Gatherings

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Bible Study: Thursdays at 9:30-11:00am at Talmadge Hill and with a Zoom connection. Bible Study will not meet on Thursday, December 26.

Contemplative Prayer in Community: Wednesdays at 5:00-6:00pm via Zoom. Contemplative Prayer will PAUSE for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and will resume on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Sunday School | Godly Play: Every Sunday, during the 10:00am service.

Men’s Cornfield: First Saturday of the month @ 8:00am.

Women's Circle: Second Saturday of the month @ 10:00am. The next gathering will be in January 2025.

The Innkeeper: Sunday, December 22 during services at 8:30am and 10:00am.

Christmas Eve Services: Tuesday, December 24 at 5:00pm and 10:00pm.