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 and Journey to Forgiveness

at Bean and Barley

Mondays from 7:00p-8:30p

The Young Adult Ministry doesn’t shy away from doing and talking about hard things and getting vulnerable. The Young Adult Lent Study will parallel the sermon series exploring the path of forgiveness. On Mondays starting February 19 through March 25 from 7:00p-8:30p at Bean and Barley, start your week off enjoying your favorite beverage and meaningful conversation with other young adults. This study will guide us on a healing, transformational journey as forgiveness is nothing less than the way we heal and bring peace to ourselves and our world.

The study will invite participants to wrestle with the concept of forgiveness by reading through The Book of Forgiving by Desmond and Mpho Tutu, along with the scripture lesson for each session. If you aren’t able to read the chapters for the week, you are encouraged to read the scripture for the week. 

Bishop Desmond Tutu believes there is nothing that cannot be forgiven, and there is no one undeserving of forgiveness. There have been times when each of us has needed to forgive and also times when each of us has needed to be forgiven. And there will be many times again. With each act of forgiveness, whether small or great, we move toward wholeness. 

Study Reading Schedule

Click on scripture text to read online

February 19

Read Introduction

Chapter 1 – “Why Forgive?”

Chapter 2 – “What Forgiveness Is Not”

February 26

Chapter 3 – “Understanding the Fourfold Path”

Chapter 4 – “Telling the Story”

March 4

Chapter 5 – “Naming the Hurt”

March 11

Chapter 6 – “Granting Forgiveness”

March 18

Chapter 7 – “Renewing or Releasing the Relationship”

Chapter 8 – “Needing Forgiveness”

March 25

Chapter 9 – “Forgiving Yourself”

Chapter 10 – “A World of Forgiveness”

Rev. Kate Smith

Pastor of Mission & Outreach

If you are interested in participating in young adult ministry, please contact Rev. Kate Smith, our pastor of mission and outreach.

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