Prayer of the Village Church for New York Governor Spitzer
Rev. Sam A. Andreades prayed for the former New York Governor, his family and the state Governor’s House during our worship service from March 15.
Lord God, rightful and righteous King, You Who governs the world, hear our prayer…
…For Silda Spitzer, his wife. Just looking at her eyes in those pictures this week was heart-rending. We ask that she would find comfort in Bridegroom of our souls, and, in the midst of her rejection, to know Your love which is greater than any husband’s. And that this love would help her in the hard decision-making ahead of her now.
…For his 3 daughters. As they face the stigma that will now follow them for years, that they would look and see, through the failures of their father, their need for a Father who does not disappoint. And that the righteous anger they will eventually feel will drive them to You.
…For the women over these years that Governor Spitzer has bought. Even in high end prostitution transactions, each of these women were told that her gifts, freely bestowed upon her by You, to be freely given to another in a bond of commitment, that those gifts that make up who she is, can be bought. And because she can be bought, she isn’t worth much.
We pray that these women of the Empire Escort service would, perhaps even through these events, learn a different fact, how they are seen by You, the regard in which You hold them. That, even through these events, the Empire Escort prostitutes, and those of Greenwich Village, might learn a different story, of how valued they are in Jesus Christ.
…For Governor Spitzer, himself, that he would fully comprehend his grave hypocrisy and how many people he has betrayed, that these facts would bring him to his knees before You, and he would face the question, “Does he have One to make payment for his sin?”
We thank you for Governor Spitzer’s successful judicial work, especially against organized crime in the garment and trucking industry, and prostitution in Staten Island. We thank you for the goodness of these works, and how the garment industry is now better because of the work of his office.
…For Lt. Governor David Paterson, to be sworn in on Monday. We pray that You give him wisdom beyond his experience for the budget negotiations that he faces in the days ahead.
And finally, we lift up the saddened people of the state of New York. That we would not take refuge in the cold comfort of cynicism. But teach us the limitations of what the prophet, Daniel, described as the beastly kingdoms under which we live. Because of this event we long for the return of your Son, Who has promised us a Government to come with full justice, full consideration for the oppressed, and full truth. We anticipate this because we can have confidence in the full righteousness of its Governor, Our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Mar 19, 2008 · Comments (2) · Ken
Hope!
The Village Church invites you to attend our Easter Service, this Sunday, March 23rd at 11 am. Easter and the message of Jesus Christ gives us hope! Come and celebrate and learn more about this hope we share. Special music and a short drama will be a part of the service along with refreshments following and a special Easter Potluck at Paster Andreades’ home. Join us!
Mar 17, 2008 · Comment (1) · Sarah
Next Zoae Arts Event March 22nd
This Zoae Series features singer- songwriter Danny Kline; “Confederation Park,” a short documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Bill Brown; and a reading by Nigerian author Teju Cole. Saturday, March 22, 8-11 pm. The Brecht Forum at 451 West Street between Bank and Bethune (West Side Highway.) Zoae Arts: Art creates community. Community creates art.
www.zoaearts.com
Feb 26, 2008 · Comments (0) · Sarah
Pictures from Uganda Trip
Below are some pictures from the Fount of Mercy trip to Uganda this summer. You can read more about the trip here.
Oct 23, 2007 · Comments (0) · Alissa
Photos: 2007 Outdoor Service
Photographer Tom Wilkinson was kind enough to share some photos from the 2007 Outdoor Service that we held in Washington Square Park earlier in the month. God was very faithful to us in drawing people to come and ask questions about the Christian faith during the Question Authority portion of the service:
To listen to Sam’s sermon—and his responses to the questions he fielded—check out the full audio of What is your Artemis.
Tags: Photos, Special Events, TVC In Washington Square ParkOct 21, 2007 · Comment (1) · Ken
Village Church Members in Uganda
This summer, a number of members of the Village Church as well as other churches located throughout the United States participated in Fount of Mercy’s Travel With Purpose program, traveling to Uganda and using their various abilities to minister to the inhabitants of neighboring villages and teach skills ranging from accounting and grant writing to garment design.
Many of those who traveled blogged about their experiences. The blog opens with an introduction:
Fount of Mercy is back in Uganda for their second visit. Last year we established relationships with six indigenous grass-root organizations who are caring for orphans and vulnerable children in Kampala and Jinja Uganda. Last year on our trip we meet with each organization, listening to their vision and dreams.
This year we have returned with a large group of volunteers to provide technical support. Our volunteers are traveling to Uganda from New York City, Boston, Archer City and Reno. They are teachers, accountants, pastors, nurses, costume makers, fashion designers and students. This summer our volunteers are going to be teaching workshops for our organizations to attend. Follow our blog to see how our summer goes.
Tara shared about her experience working with Marie to teach design & sketch classes.
We started our first day talking to the 20ish women about how important it is for us to be creative. Then we showed them current fashions from around the world. This lead to where we find inspiration…in nature and works of fine art. We had them choose artwork they were inspired by and colors they loved. They went around and shared why they had chosen what they had, and how they could translate some of the ideas into garments. At that point, we were excited that they had been open to our sharing of new things with them, but had no idea how interested they’d be in the whole class.
Alex and Ann taught on accounting and grant writing:
There were a few moments that strike me. While I was teaching I was having a hard time figuring out if the workshop participants were understanding me or were receptive to my teaching. It was about an hour into my lesson. I was confident 4 people were following along….the others, not sure. A man asked a question….3 people started answering it for me…they were talking about all the things I’d just taught. It was a great moment, my students understood me, so much so that they were anxious to help others understand too!
Visit the blog for more stories and reflections from the team that traveled to Uganda. And check back soon for pictures and more!
Oct 4, 2007 · Comments (3) · Alissa
5th Annual Outdoor Service!
Our next outdoor service is set for September 23rd, 2007 11 am in Washington Square Park. This is always an exciting day where we take what we do inside, outside. We invite you to attend and volunteer as we have to transport all of our service equipment to the park and have special tables and happenings prepared. For more info please contact sarah@villagechurchnyc.com
Tags: Special Events, TVC In Washington Square ParkAug 21, 2007 · Comments (6) · Sarah
Congregational Meeting September 16th
Directly following the service on September 16th 2007 all members are invited and any interested observers are welcome to attend our third quarter congregational meeting.
Aug 21, 2007 · Comments (0) · Sarah
Zoae Arts Series Sept. 15th
When: September 15th 8-11 pm
New Venue! : The Brecht Forum, 451 West Side Highway between Bank and Bethune Streets. www.brechtforum.org
Artists:
The Zoae Series is a showcase which presents extraordinary artists from multiple genres on the same stage. This month’s Zoae Series features singer-songwriter Susan Enan, with selections from her forthcoming album; actress, writer and director Danai Gurira, who has toured internationally with her New York Times-praised two-woman show; and beloved NYC poet Joe Haferbeker reading a selection of poems on pirates. Zoae Arts was founded in 2005 to create a home for artists and art lovers and to meet the practical needs of artists in all genres by providing them with a listening audience, a supportive and challenging arts community and the freedom to create, experiment, and collaborate. Zoae Arts: Art creates community. Community creates art.
Aug 21, 2007 · Comments (0) · Sarah
Coming Up: Zoae Arts Event, 7 to 10 PM on July 21
Date and Time: July 21st; 7:00-10p.m.
Venue: Bowery Poetry Club (www.bowerypoetry.com)
Cost: $8
Artists:
- Sarah Lentz (www.sarahlentz.com)
- Wynn Albanese
- Airea D. Matthews
Zoae Series is a showcase which presents extraordinary artists from multiple genres on the same stage. This month’s Zoae Series features singer-songwriter Sarah Lentz performing new works of her own and from other songwriters, actress Wynn Albanese who has been featured on national TV and in feature films, and Detroit champion performance poet Airea D. Matthews. Zoae Arts was founded in 2005 to create a home for artists and art lovers and to meet the practical needs of artists in all genres by providing them with a listening audience, a supportive and challenging arts community and the freedom to create, experiment, and collaborate.
Zoae Arts: Art creates community. Community creates art. www.zoaearts.com
Jul 18, 2007 · Comments (0) · Ken
Congregational Meeting - June 24
We will have our 3rd quarter congregational meeting on June 24th immediately following regular Sunday service. All members are strongly encouraged to attend.
May 30, 2007 · Comments (0) · Alex
Songwriters Showcase: Fount of Mercy Benefit - April 14 at 8pm
Team AMINA (Fount of Mercy’s partnership at The Village Church) is hosting a benefit concert to raise awareness and funding for Fount’s partner orphanages in Uganda.
The concert features songwriters of The Village Church, Redeemer Presbyterian, Resurrection, and All Angels’ Episcopal: Josh Cacopardo, Susan Enan, Kevin Gosa, Phoebe Kmeck, Sarah Lentz, Sean McClowry, Kelley McRae, Annie Quick with Anemone, Carey Wallace, and Rachel Zylstra.
Date: Saturday Night, April 14th at 8pm
Location: Stain Bar, 766 Grand Street
Brooklyn (L to Grand) Between Graham Ave & Homboldt St
Fount Of Mercypartners with community-based organizations in Uganda that are caring for orphans and vulnerable children. Its mission is two-fold: to provide aid and technical support, and to create direct, meaningful avenues for citizens of the world to respond personally to the orphan crisis.
www.fountofmercy.com
For questions or inquries please contact: Carey Wallace
Mar 22, 2007 · Comments (0) · Alex
New Features for Spring!
Spring is here! And, so are some new features at the Village Church website. We’ve got some great stuff lined up for the next few weeks for our Interweb presence, but I’d like to show you what we’ve just launched.
First, as some of you may have noticed, we’ve quietly launched some feedback features. You can now comment on sermons and news articles. We’re hoping to get a little more discussion going on here because, at the Village Church, we like to question authority. Feel free to leave some thoughts, ideas, questions, or disagreements on the site. If you’ve got a blog, we’re also accepting pingbacks so you can take the discussion across the web.
We’ve also launched ratings on sermons. Ratings are a quick way to tell us what sermons you really like. How do you rate a sermon? Just click on the stars just below the sermon title. The more stars you give the sermon, the more you dig it. In the near future, we’ll be highlighting the top-rated and most-discussed sermons on the site.
Speaking of sermons, we’re providing the text of Sam’s manuscripts along with the audio recording. This can come in handy if you’re planning a Bible study around a sermon series and need to look up some of his references, or find it difficult to hear the recordings. The documents are in PDF format, and we’ve indicated which sermons have them on the sermon archives page.
Thanks for checking out the site. Got an idea for how we can improve? Leave us a comment, or drop us a line.
Mar 20, 2007 · Comment (1) · Ken
What Makes a Revolution?
Are you finding the “revolutionaries” of our day … a bit lacking? Watch as a Village Church member provides some exegesis on a modern dissident in this video from 1995.
Update: by popular demand, we’ve added the lyrics to Imagine What. Check them out in the full post. For reference, you might want to check out John Lennon’s original Imagine lyrics.
More → Tags: Video, VisionJan 6, 2007 · Comments (19) · Ken
Milk-It-Club Prayer Meeting - January 25 at 6:45pm
The intercessory prayer group, Milk it Club will be meeting on 1/25 at 6:45 pm. If you’d like to come and pray with them contact tvc.prayer.request@gmail.com
If you’d like prayer for something contact tvc.prayer.request@gmail.com all prayer requests are kept confidential.
Jan 4, 2007 · Comments (0) · Alex
Congregational Meeting on December 3rd
Attn TVC Members:
We will be having our 4th quarter congregational meeting on Sunday, December 3rd immediately following service. All members are encouraged to attend, meeting docket will be sent via email soon.
Nov 13, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Milk-It-Club Prayer Meeting - November 17, at 6:45pm
We will be having our next Milk-it-Club prayer meeting on November 17 at 6:45pm.
Please email tvc.prayer.request@gmail.com with your prayer requests or prayer request updates.
If you would like to attend, also contact tvc.prayer.request@gmail.com for directions.
Sep 28, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Exploring The Village Church Seminar - October 15, 22 & 29
Exploring The Village Church is a seminar for newcomers, or those considering membership to learn more about our church, or the Christian faith. The seminar has 3-sessions from 2-4:45pm. To sign up and get meeting location email alex@villagechurchnyc.com. If you’re interested in joining the church you have to attend all 3 classes.
Sep 28, 2006 · Comment (1) · Alex
Milk-It-Club Prayer Meeting - September 22nd at 6:30pm
The Milk-it-Club Prayer group will be meeting again on September 22nd at 6:30pm.
Please send your prayer requests to yanwlee@yahoo.com To those who’ve sent prayer requests, please dont forget to send updates.
If you’re interested in attending and praying with the group, please email yanwlee@yahoo.com
Sep 13, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Attention Nursing Home Volunteers
We will not be volunteering at the nursing home in August, our next visit will be on September 3rd. If you have questions please contact Jeremy.
Aug 9, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Annual Outdoor Service - September 10 at 5pm
Our annual outdoor service will be in Washington Square Park on September 10 at 5pm!
We will not be having regular 11am Sunday Service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on this morning, we would like to encourage all of you to join us for our Annual Outdoor Service on this evening..
If you have questions or are available to help, please contact David Bush
If you would like to receive weekly email updates with prayer requests for the outdoor service, please email Annie
Aug 9, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Congregational Meeting - Aug 20
Attention TVC Members:
We will be having our 3rd quarter congregational meeting on Sunday, August 20th immediately following church service. Meeting docket will be sent out via email the week of August 8th.
All members are strongly encouraged to attend!
Jul 27, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Village Life - Sunday, June 11 from 3-5pm
Village Life will gather again this Sunday, June 11th from 3-5pm at the Bowery Poetry Club.
The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker and across the street from the now-most-certainly-defunct CBGB’s. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleecker. Admission is free!
Artists: This month Village Life will feature a theater piece by Shari Johnson and music from singer/songwriter Dusty Brown from the Haven.
Jun 7, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Congregational Meeting - June 4
Attention Village Church Members:
We will be having our 2nd quarter congregational meeting following regular Sunday service on Sunday, June 4th. All members are strongly encouraged to attend.
May 22, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Raising Creative Children: The Creative Mandate Of Genesis 2
Many have predicted the 21st century to be the Creative Age. Yet, our current education system is preparing our children to thrive in the Information Age, which has already passed us.
The Village Church’s, Mako Fujimura will explore the Creative Mandate of Genesis 2 passages, the principles of creativity and raising, and keeping, creative children to thrive in the complex pluralism of our day (with a special appearance by C.J. Fujimura, age 15). The class will be held before regular Sunday service at 9:30am on Sunday, June 4th.
May 22, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Adult Ed Class - One Flesh: Exploring the Mystery of Marriage
One Flesh: Exploring the Mystery of Marriage is an Adult Sunday School Class led by Pastor Sam Andreades and Darin Pesnell. The Village Church will be taking five weeks to study the bible’s teaching on marriage and the pursuit of marriage. During the class we will discuss how this teaching addresses the way we think about topics such as dating, emotional and physical intimacy, asymmetry in roles, children and more. Both married and single are welcome. Nursery will be provided for children ages 0 – 3. Please contact Darin Pesnell at darin@peznet.net
Apr 6, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Village Life - Sunday, April 9th 3-5pm
Village Life will gather again on Sunday, April 9th from 3PM to 5PM at the Bowery Poetry Club. The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker and across the street from the now-most-certainly-defunct CBGB’s. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleecker.
April we will have poetry reading from Kristen Damrau and Renee Stanhope will be singing her original songs. Please come and join us.
Apr 5, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Our New (Web) Home
The Village Church has moved to a new web host. We’re still working the kinks out and some contents may have settled during shipping. We’ll be fixing some issues over the next couple of days. If anything looks strange, please let us know. Thanks for your patience.
Mar 21, 2006 · Comments (0) · Ken
New Feature: Browse Sermons by Series
Tired of reverse-chronological order? You can now browse the sermons at the Village Church by series! Each of the sermons is now tagged with their appropriate sermon series according to Sam. You can see an example of by checking out the Corinthians series page, or browse the series archive.
Got feedback? Let us know!
Mar 16, 2006 · Comments (0) · Ken
1st Quarter Congregational Meeting - March 19th
Attention Village Church Members,
We’ll be holding our 1st Quarter Congregational Meeting on Sunday, March 19th following Sunday service. All members are strongly encouraged to attend.
Mar 15, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Evolving On Design - February 6th
On Monday, February 6th The Village Church tackles Evolution and Intelligent Design in this open to the public event. Three prominent scientists from the congregation, and the pastor, will hold a panel discussion on Evolution, Intelligent Design and Faith. If you wish to hear a deeper level of discourse than what often occurs in the media, come join us. Bring your questions.
Free. 7:30pm. 60 East 8th Street, #4K
Jan 31, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Exploring The Village Church Seminar - Feb 5, 12 & 26
Exploring The Village Church is a seminar for newcomers, or those considering membership to learn more about our church, or the Christian faith. The seminar has 3-sessions in February (2/5, 2/12 & 2/26) from 2-4:45pm. To sign up email Alex Basko. If you’re interested in joining the church you must attend all 3 classes.
Jan 31, 2006 · Comments (0) · Alex
Credibility of Christianity Discussion Series: February 9-March 23
We will be hosting a 7-week discussion series on the Credibility of Christianity for those who are interested in what we believe, but who have questions about the credibility of Christianity in relation to history, science, psychology, and several other important topics. This is an opportunity for those who do not believe as we do to be able to openly discuss these issues. The weekly meetings will be led by our pastor, and held on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm. If youre interested, or if you know someone who is interested, please contact David Bush by email David Bush
Jan 30, 2006 · Comment (1) · Alex
Yup, we do Podcasts
Thanks to the magic that is WordPress, the Village Church is now providing podcasts of our weekly sermon. Podcasting is a way to download content automatically to your favorite favorite MP3 player (such as your computer or an iPod). To find out how to set up a podcast, we’ve provided some more instructions on this help page. If you’re already in the know, then you can copy this link into your podcasting software: podcast link.
Jan 29, 2006 · Comments (0) · Ken
Next Village Life - January 8th
Village Life will gather again on Sunday, 1/8 from 3PM to 5PM at the Bowery Poetry Club. Kevin Gosa will be playing with a friend, Matt McGill, a singer/songwriter, and band. They will be playing folk-rock in a Johnny Cash fashion. Please invite a friend and come and enjoy an afternoon of music and community.
The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker and across the street from the now-most-certainly-defunct CBGBs. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleecker. More detailed directions are available here.
Dec 29, 2005 · Comments (0) · Alex
Deaconate Offering Change
Starting in January 2006 the Deaconate will take up their monthly offering the 1st Sunday of the month, this is a change from the previous offerings taken on the 4th Sunday. As usual, the offering will be taken during the closing songs at service.
Dec 29, 2005 · Comments (0) · Alex
Christmas Day Service
The Village Church will be having a regular scheduled service on Christmas Day, 12/25 at 11am. All are welcome to attend. Have a Merry Christmas!
Dec 20, 2005 · Comments (0) · Alex
Next Village Life on November 20th
Village Life will gather again on Sunday, 11/20 from 4PM to 6PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, featuring artists and friends of the Village Church. This month we’ll feature an afternoon of film and theater with Chelsey Dailey, Sydney Burtner and Brie Walker.
The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleeker and across the street from the maybe-defunct-but-not-sure-yet CBGB’s. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleeker. More detailed directions are available here.
See you there!
Nov 10, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Powered by WordPress
The Village Church is pleased to announce that our site is now running on WordPress, the open-source content management system. WordPress is a platform that enables us to involve more people in bringing our community experience to the web by lowering the technology barrier. In other words, you don’t need to be a computer scientist to use it.
We’ll be using this platform to help ministry leaders modify their own material, “podcast” our Village Church sermons, provide news feeds, invite comments from visitors, and publish a deeper level of content in the form of text and multimedia. Many thanks are due to the WordPress team for creating a brilliant product and making it free.
Nov 3, 2005 · Comment (1) · Ken
Church Retreat at the Warwick Center 2005
It’s that time again. The Village Church will be hosting our annual church retreat at the Warwick Center in upstate New York. We will have Dr. William Smith returning to discuss “The Sovereignty of God.” More details are available here.
And, if you’re interested in revisiting Dr. Smith’s series on Repentance from last year’s retreat, check them out here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Sep 22, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Next Village Life on October 8th
Village Life will officially be gathering on the 2nd Sunday of every month, (mark your calendars!) from 3PM to 5PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, featuring artists and friends of the Village Church. Starting in October will be Nashville singer/songwriter Tara Leigh Cobble and poet Rebecca Maker.
The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleeker and across the street from CBGBs. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleeker. More detailed directions are available here.
See you there!
Sep 22, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Washington Square Park Service
Like all great revolutions, The Village Church will be meeting in Washington Square Park on September 25th. For the past two years, this event has marked our “coming out” as a church to the community around us—and draws a range of responses. Please come, and see how God is working in Greenwich Village. More details here.
Sep 14, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Village Life, Reloaded
The Village Church proudly presents Village Life, Reloaded on Sunday, August 14, 2005 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club. Poet Joe Haferbecker, singer/songwriter Jowie Linn, and violist Christian Frederickson will perform. Admission is free. Food and drink will be available. See you there!
I knew what to tell you
but I didn't know quite,
because day pours out speech
while night to night reveals
knowledge three degrees
past right.
—"Psalm 19:2", Joe Haferbecker
About Jowie Linn:
Jowie's voice carries a hard emotional delivery occasionally tinged with anger, longing, and regret, yet melody is championed in pensive moments that reveal both the songwriter's craft and the sensitivity that collar's his cynicism.
About Christian Frederickson:
Juilliard-trained violist Christian Frederickson has performed all over the world, as a solo recitalist and as a member of the instrumental band Rachel's. A versatile musician, he was a member of the Louisville String Quartet for 4 seasons, in addition to composing, arranging and performing music for six Rachel's albums. His performances have been featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition", the BBC, WNYC, and the national radio networks of Italy, Belgium, and South Korea. He has also recorded with the bands Mission of Burma, shannonwright, Shipping News, and The For Carnation.
The Bowery Poetry Club is located at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker and across the street from CBGBs. Take either the F train to Second Ave or the 6 train to Bleecker. More detailed directions are available here.
Jul 25, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
1 Corinthians Outline
Sam has provided an outline of his sermons in his series through 1 Corinthians. The following table lists the topical divisions in Paul's letter and Sam's corresponding sermons, which may aid in your personal study as we conclude our study in the book together as a community. Click the More link below to see the outline.
More →Jul 9, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Village Life
The Village Church will proudly be sponsoring our first Village Life event Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 2:00 PM. We'll be at the Bowery Poetry Club at 308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker, across the street from CBGBs. Take the F train to Second Ave, or the 6 train to Bleecker. More detailed directions are available here.
The event will feature local band June Fool. Rachel Federman of Dimestore Scenario describes their music this way:
The fleeting hooks and surging release of June Fool's latest incarnation—their darkest and most complex—conjures up traces of Rainer Maria, Portishead with an edge, or a PJ Harvey resigned to melody rather than anger. At moments a ghostly presence, at others bluesy and symphonic, with a guitar alternately soaring and irresistibly minimalist and bleak. Just when it feels like a collapse into the feels-so-bad-it's-good pain of emo, it turns grittier—streets of Detroit, from the gut. Like the best of modern indie/pop outfits, the power trio feels expansive and open, all the while keeping secrets.
Admission to Village Life will be completely free. For more information about the band, check out their Myspace page. See you there!
May 22, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
New Sermon Wednesdays
If, like Brother & Sister Ear, you’ve recently joined the iPod Club and have found that, as you add more and more storage, you’re feeling more and more empty inside, we have good news. The Village Church is pleased to announce that sermons will be available in MP3 format every Wednesday following the Sunday that they’re preached. That means that every Wednesday, you can listen to a sermon you might have missed, email it to a friend or loved one, or even download it to your iPod for that morning train ride.
Oh, and if you have no idea what the Brother & Sister Ear thing is about, you may want to check out The Story of the One and the Many.
May 22, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Easter Sermon Online
The sermon preached at our Easter service on March 27, 2005, is now available online. Sam Andreades continues through his series on the book of 1 Corinthians, with Resurrection Transforming Failure.
Apr 2, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Happy 10th Anniversary
This month, the Village Church celebrates its 10th anniversary. From our humble beginnings as a small church plant from Redeemer Presbyterian Church, the Village Church has become a thriving community in the heart of Greenwich Village.
Founding member Makoto Fujimura shares his thoughts about the relationship between ministry in the Village Church and his journey as an artist in an article entitled “Jesus and Judas in Greenwich Village.” Click the More link below to read the full article.
More →Jan 30, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
Welcome to 2005
The church calendar and leadership changes for 2005 have been published! You can find the calendar under the Events section of the site, and the recent leadership changes are now reflected on the About Leadership page. Also, the 2004 calendar has been archived under “Past Events” if you’d like to go back and check it out. You can find the link on the Events page, or just click here.
Jan 29, 2005 · Comments (0) · Ken
New website launched!
Welcome to the new site. The newest iteration of villagechurchnyc.com features a more intuitive layout, inclusion of our new logo, attention to accessibility, and better usability. Love it? Hate it? Give us your feedback.
If you really want to geek out over our new features, check out the colophon over here. Enjoy your stay.
Dec 18, 2004 · Comments (0) · Ken
Christmas Service on the 19th
December 19th will be our Christmas service at the Village Church. Please join us in anticipation of the Christmas holiday.
Dec 12, 2004 · Comments (0) · Ken
Todd Currey Elected Elder
At our quarterly congregational meeting on Sunday, 12/5, the Village Church congregation elected Todd Currey as the newest elder to the session. Congratulations, Todd!
Dec 5, 2004 · Comments (0) · Ken
Congregational Meeting on Dec 5th
The Village Church will be hosting a congregational meeting on December 5th. Members, please meet in the sanctuary after services that morning.
Dec 2, 2004 · Comments (0) · Ken
The Church: The Incomparable Power to Move the City
Ephesians 1: 1-2, 15-23
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Jan 19, 2003 · Comments (0) · Ann