“A River Running Purple”
Guest Speaker: Rebecca Wilson
Sunday, May 25 @ 10 a.m.
In-Person | Livestream
Scripture: Acts 16:9-15
What can the church learn about hospitality from an affluent merchant of purple fabric? Find out this Sunday when guest speaker, Rebecca Wilson, explores the story of Lydia.
Rebecca describes the book of Acts as “a story of the church … filled with drama, suspense, danger, and expectation.”
Intrigued? Come hear more in person or via livestream here on our LIVE Page, on Facebook, and on YouTube.
Stay after worship to find Rebecca’s books for sale!
In addition to being an engaging speaker, Rebecca also reaches out through written word.
In the summer of 2022, Rebecca founded 10 Camels, “where her gifts for writing, teaching, preaching, and speaking are turning words into water for a thirsty world.”
Rebecca’s first collection of poetry, Unraveling: Coming Out and Back Together, will be available for sale in the Welcome Center after worship on Sunday.
While you’re checking out the book table, grab a coffee as you meet and greet friends old and new!
About the Speaker:
Rebecca Wilson (she/her) is a queer poet, storyteller, and cultivator of creativity.
Like five generations of her ancestors, she was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church. In 2014, she received a Master of Divinity, with a concentration in Urban Ministry, from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and was commissioned as a United Methodist Deacon. She was appointed to the Detroit Renaissance District, where she served as the first Director of Justice and Mission Engagement and coordinated the Northwest Detroit Flood Recovery Project.
In 2017 just before examination for full ordination, Rebecca made the difficult and liberating decision to come out as lesbian and surrender her provisional credentials as an act of witness, protest, and survival. READ MORE