Young Adult Ministry

Connecting Young Adults shaped by community, questioning, and service

Our ministry creates brave space for young adults in their 20’s-mid 30’s to deepen through faith through study, conversation, service, and gatherings that build community. Whether you have called Cincinnati your home all your life or are new to the area, we want to connect with you! 

If you are a person who is working to lean into the ideas that God’s abundant grace is for everyone – community is foundational – social justice is integral to a life of faith – LGBTQ+ people are beloved – Black Lives Matter – you can’t love God without loving others – climate change is real – faith and doubt are not incompatible – this group might be for you! 

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Current Study:
Brews & The Progressive Christians Podcast

at Bean & Barley

Mondays 7:00 - 8:30pm

October 6th - December 15th

You are invited on Monday nights for service, study, or supper. For service, we will be hosting Found House families at the church for dinner and games, for supper nights we will enjoy the Cincinnati food weeks, and for study we will dive into The Progressive Christians Podcast, a conversation that blends faith, justice, culture, and community. If you’re curious about what socially and politically progressive Christianity looks like, this podcast is for you. Each episode explores themes of theology, politics, pop culture, and faith through the lens of progressive Christianity. Listen to the episode before we gather for conversation over your favorite drink. Come when you can—no need to attend every week as each episode stands on its own. All are welcome, so feel free to bring a friend.

“We’re the love-your-neighbor kind of Christians, not the storm-the-Capitol kind.”

Episode/Study Schedule

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October 6th – This week, we’ll be volunteering with Found House! Join us at Hyde Park Community UMC in the Refectory at 5:30pm to help prepare and serve dinner for our guests! 

October 13th – It’s Taco Week in Cincinnati! We’ll be gathering together at Bandito at 6:00p!

October 20th – What does progressive Christian masculinity look like?

October 27th – I Was a Christian Nationalist & Didn’t Know It with April Ajoy

November 3rd – This week, we’ll be volunteering with Found House! Join us at Hyde Park Community UMC in the Refectory at 5:30pm to help prepare and serve dinner for our guests! 

November 10th – Young adults are encouraged to attend the church conference in the sanctuary at the Hyde Park Campus starting at 6:30p. Leadership will share the recommendation from the work of the Building Committee and members will get to vote on moving forward with a capital campaign. 

Saturday, November 15th – Attend the Colaw Lecture series with April Ajoy in the sanctuary of the Hyde Park Campus starting at 4:00p. Young adults will be invited to dinner afterward for Cincinnati Pizza Week (restaurant TBD)

November 17th – TBD

November 24th – Off for Thanksgiving!

December 1st – This week, we’ll be volunteering with Found House! Join us at Hyde Park Community UMC in the Refectory at 5:30pm to help prepare and serve dinner for our guests! 

December 8th – TBD

December 15th – TBD

December 22nd – Christmas break 

December 29th – New Year’s break

 

Young Adult Ministry Team

Rev. Kate Smith

Pastor of Young Adult Ministry

Christina Cotrone

Young Adult Ministry Coordinator

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