Danielle Williams, guest speaker at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship. Danielle joined @connect_nyc in 2021 as a community educator. In her capacity at CONNECT Faith, Danielle collaborates with New York City’s diverse faith communities to create and strengthen their response to gender and family violence. She has a passion or empowering diverse faith …

A message from guest speaker, Rev. Katrina Foster, pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church (Greenpoint).

Guest speaker, Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, intercultural coordinator at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Mark 10:17-27 (the rich young ruler)

A message from Paul Ryneski. https://neosoul.com/religion/queer-black-music/

A message from Hans Smucker, MMF member. John 20:19-31

A message from Laura Lacombe, Princeton Theological Seminary intern at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship. There is a 5-minute musical interlude where participants are invited to use crayons, colored pencils, etc. to color and draw. This interlude was kept in this episode, so consider grabbing some crayons and paper before the sermons starts! The disci…

Guest speaker, Sara Wolcott's message on decolonization, land acknowledgments, and deeper spiritual truths. To learn more about her work, visit: https://www.sequoiasamanvaya.com/

Special guest, Juan Carlos Ruiz, shares about his work and ministry among the recent wave of migrants into NYC. To learn more about his work, visit: https://goodshepherdbayridge.space/

A special message from Hyacinth Stevens, Bishop in Lancaster Mennonite Conference and Executive Director of Mennonite Central Committee East Coast. Matthew 26:36-46; Romans 12:2

Edgar Hayes, guest speaker, shares about the preparing for a child, and about preparing for the Christ child. Note: the sound quality is poor on this episode due to a tech challenge. Advent 3

A message from special guest speaker, Sarah Augustine (Pueblo, Tewa), founder and cochair of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and the executive director of a Dispute Resolution Center in central Washington state. She is author of "The Land Is Not Empty, Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery." For more informat…

Luke 18:9-14 Min. Laura Lacombe, intern, Princeton Theological Seminary

Luke 16:1-13 A message from Pastor Jason Storbakken

Pastor Jason preaches a message rooted in Jesus' teachings from Luke 11:1-13. Jesus' teaches his disciples to persist, and particularly to persist in seeking God's Spirit.

Pastor Jason Storbakken shares a message from Matthew 5:43-48. "Jesus said, 'You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and s…

Message by Pastor Jason Storbakken 1 Kings 17-19

Message by Jason Storbakken Song by Mory Ortman www.manhattanmennonite.org

John 21 Message by Pastor Jason Storbakken

A reflection rooted in the Beatitudes that moves through warring in the Bible (as well as warring today, and the warring that often happens within persons and relationships). #antiviolence

This series explores Luke 4:14-30, including the content (Isaiah 61:1-3, 1 Kings 17, and 2 Kings 5) and context (synagogue at Nazareth) of Jesus' message. In this fourth installment, Jesus says "And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian." This message center…

Just when we thought the series was a two-parter, there's a third part to this series (and likely, at least, a fourth!). Pastor Jason explores Jesus' reference to the Elijah and the widow. Luke 4:16-30. 1 Kings 17:8-16.

Guest preacher, Rev. Shawn P. Torres-Anderson. Joel 2:25-28 #BlackHistoryMonth #Epiphany

Pastor Jason concludes this 2-part series. Luke 4:21-30

Pastor Jason shares a message on Luke 4:14-21

Deut. 6:1-9 Mark 12:28-34 Message by Rev. Jason Storbakken

Pastor Jason shares a message for Peace Sunday. Matthew 26:47-56

Sue Park-Hur, denominational minister of transformative peacemaking at Mennonite Church USA. #BringThePeace #BeTransformed

A message on the importance of deep listening. "You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger." James 1:19-27

Pastor Jason reflects on Ephesians 4:25-5:2. "I ride my bike to the Bowery every weekday morning. And there are some crazy drivers out there. One day, a truck nearly hit me. And I became angry, and just about lost my witness. I then recalled that I had recently learned that anger is a secondary emotion. And so I paused and searched my heart... I re…

Pastor Jason explores the mission of Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship: "Seeking the peace of the City!"

Guest speaker, Edafe Okporo was born in Warri, Nigeria. A native of Egbo Uhurie, Ughelli South Local government in Delta State Nigeria. He migrated to the United States in 2016 as an asylum seeker and now a refugee of the United States, residing in New York. Edafe is a global gay rights activist and the executive director of the RDJ Refugee Shelter…

Dr. Sibonokuhle Ncube (guest speaker) is from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She is a mother, social justice advocate and development expert. Sibonokuhle has served as a deaconess and is known for her passionate speaking, intergenerational and cross-cultural insights. She has more than 18 years of experience working with climate change responses, climate fina…

Ezekiel 17:22-24 Reflections by Pastor Jason.

Message by guest preacher, Edgar Hayes. Trinity Sunday. 100th anniversary of Tulsa Massacre

Pentecost Sunday sermon from Pastor Jason Storakken. www.manhattanmennonite.org #Bringthepeace

This message was preached on Mothers' Day by Pastor Jason Storbakken.

Davis Logan and Chihchun Yuan, both nearing completion of their graduate programs at Union Theological Seminary, reflect on their journey. #BringThePeace www.manhattanmennonite.org

Ched Myers joined MMF to share a message entitled, "Resurrection: Reckoning with the Traumatic Somatic." Luke 24:33-48

Pastor Jason Storbakken shares an Easter message from Mark 16:1-8. www.manhattanmennonite.org

Message by Deacon Mel Lehman. www.manhattanmennonite.org

A message by Sara Wenger Shenk, president emerita of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

Part 3 of a 3-part Sabbath series. Meditation and Sabbath teaching by Jason Storbakken. Hang drum and a/v production by Brian Burnett. www.manhattanmennonite.org

Part 2 of a 3-part Sabbath series. Meditation and Sabbath teaching by Jason Storbakken. Hang drum and a/v production by Brian Burnett. www.manhattanmennonite.org

Take a tour through the holidays this weekend and the coming week - Chinese Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, and Lent!

For Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday, three members from Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship tell their story. These members include Nancy Benignus, Nindyo Sasongko, and Chihchun Yuan.

Part 1 of a 3-part Sabbath series. Meditation and Sabbath teaching by Jason Storbakken. Hang drum and a/v production by Brian Burnett. www.manhattanmennonite.org

Amos 5:21-24 MLK Sunday About the guest speaker: Elizabeth Soto was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and in the last 30 years has been a proud resident of the southeast part of the city of Lancaster. She worked 10 yrs with Lancaster Theological Seminary as Professor of Practice coordinating field education, designing the cross-cultural courses and teac…

Minister Carolyn May shared this message the Sunday following the insurgency on the Capitol.

Pastor Jason explores the role and urgency of John the Baptizer as he prophesied and bore witness to the First Advent in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. wwww.manhattanmennonite.org

Message provided by Hyacinth Stevens, pastor at King of Glory Tabernacle and bishop in the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.