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Federated UCC

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30 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2016–2022 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/federated-ucc.html
Profile last refreshed Oct 25, 2026

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Feb 16, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2025202420232022Week of Jan 17, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jan 31, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 7, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2021Week of Jan 25, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Feb 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Mar 15, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 26, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of May 3, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 1, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 15, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 22, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 29, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.5 topics/minWeek of Dec 6, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 13, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 20, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 27, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2020Week of Feb 24, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 23, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 30, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 6, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 13, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 20, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 27, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 4, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 11, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 18, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 25, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 8, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 22, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 6, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 13, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 3, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 14, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Sep 21, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 19, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min2019Week of Jun 3, 2019 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 17, 2019 · 2 known, not yet transcribed2018Week of Jul 9, 2018 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 30, 2018 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Aug 13, 2018 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Aug 27, 2018 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Sep 17, 2018 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 8, 2018 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 22, 2018 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 10, 2018 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2017Week of Sep 25, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2016Week of Apr 11, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Apr 18, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jul 4, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 11, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 29 of 304 weeks across the span (10%).

How this church compares

Against other ucc and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangeabout the same
Its sermons travel about the same in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and about the same than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverysomewhat higher
In the voice itself, energy runs somewhat higher than peers, noticeably higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among ucc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #37 of 67 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Evangelism & Mission 43Racial Justice 30Church Life & Membership 30Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 27Baptism & Communion 22Faith & Civic Life 21Friendship & Belonging 18Advent & Christmas 15

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

High School 6United States 6Trump 3Social Justice 2Small Group Ministry 2North 2African 2Climate Change Conference 2Homeless Shelter 1Health Care 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

High School
Parenting & Children
6 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
6 sermons
Trump
Faith & Civic Life
3 sermons
Social Justice
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Small Group Ministry
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Show all 38 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

UMPP.042: A United Methodist Response to the Attempted January 6, 2021 Capitol Coup. A Conversation with Bishop Julius Trimble and Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary of UMC Board of Church and Society
appears in 9 different topics
TUMP#002:Rev. Roger Ross-"Meet The Good People: Wesley's 7 Ways to Share Faith"
appears in 6 different topics
043: Bishop LaTrelle Easterling and Bishop Julius Trimble talk about Racism, Peace and Justice, The January 6 insurrection at the Capitol and a Future Hope for the United Methodist Church.
appears in 5 different topics
44. “Making the Road As We Walk It” A Conversation About Seminary Education in Challenging Times with President Javier Viera from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
appears in 4 different topics
UMPP.037: Rev. Michael Mather-Author of “Having Nothing, Possessing Everything: Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places”
appears in 3 different topics
The Passion Play: Living the Story of Christ's Last Days with Rev. Rob Fuquay
appears in 3 different topics

Sermons included

Feb 4, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Crucifixion & AtonementDating & Godly RelationshipsImmigration & Refuge
“Seminary students did from the United States with the British Conference, and I waited until after I finished to do it.”
Jan 17, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeHope & EncouragementPoverty & Compassion
Dec 30, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeBible & ExpositionHope & Encouragement
Dec 2, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionAdvent & ChristmasFear & Anxiety
“Maybe we can be brought back to that image of I just love the image on a Christmas Eve service that the candles lit and singing Silent Night together…”
Nov 24, 2021 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestWorship & Praise
Nov 15, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeEvangelism & MissionSpiritual Growth
“we just recently crossed 750,000 lies lost in the United States.”
Nov 8, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareStewardship & Giving
“I do as well, and I know that many of you do as well, and that is care of creation, having to do with climate change, unhappy in our world, and clima…”
Nov 1, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionFaith & Civic Life
“I heard Tony Campolo even use harsher words than them, but also in reference to us not caring about the poor, and it was a critique of Christians' se…”
Show all 30 sermons
Apr 26, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Calling & PurposeGrief & LamentDivorce & Broken Relationships
Mar 15, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipEvangelism & MissionImmigration & Refuge
“A lot happened in between that, but that's where I would say would be the genesis of my own faith story, which is really being born into the cradle o…”
Feb 13, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeRevival & Renewal
“And so when we think about all of the people that we have, we've benefited from during Black, especially Black History Month, we often don't think ab…”
Jan 26, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeJoseph
“A couple of places that I want to mention one when I was in high school I served on John's Island, South Carolina, and a migrant ministry program and…”
Nov 10, 2020 · unitarian universalism
HumanismGender & Sexuality / InclusionDivorce & Broken Relationships
“And in total 73 counties in Indiana are net income importers, which means there's only 20 counties where all of the income of Indiana or a lot of the…”
Oct 22, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasPentecostFear & Anxiety
Sep 19, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionBible & ExpositionGrief & Lament
Sep 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionFriendship & BelongingAddiction & Recovery
“But what I had missed in that passage in Matthew 25 is the way Jesus talks about people as these are your brothers and sisters.”
Oct 10, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionFaith & Civic LifeFriendship & Belonging
“That permission is not reciprocated to the United States.”
Sep 22, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionChurch Life & MembershipEvangelism & Mission
“And that era, that era certainly in the United States, and then most of the men, is largely gone.”
Sep 21, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionFriendship & BelongingService & Spiritual Gifts
“So I'd been on that call ever since my junior in high school and went through college at Indiana University.”
Aug 30, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipBaptism & CommunionGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“So starting new school, junior high school, you know, a new part of town I got involved in a scout troop that happened to meet in the basement of a M…”
Aug 14, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionFriendship & BelongingChurch Life & Membership
Aug 1, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionCrucifixion & AtonementCreation Care
Jul 11, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionFaith & DoubtJoy & Gratitude
Oct 1, 2017 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingEvangelism & MissionHope & Encouragement
Jul 14, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseChurch Life & MembershipBaptism & Communion
“And the Psalms are poetry, right?”
Jul 4, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Sermon on the Mount / BeatitudesFear & AnxietyBible & Exposition
“Head Scratchers was the first one and then the shadow of a doubt.”
Apr 24, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionService & Spiritual GiftsChurch Life & Membership
“He had me read scripture that day and just say, you know, Mike's exploring where God wants to lead him and it might be he'll be a pastor someday migh…”
Apr 14, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipSalvation & GraceEvangelism & Mission
“George Hunter, a distinguished professor of evangelism, said that there's probably 180 million people just like Joe and Sally all across the United S…”

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

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The percentage is how many UCC churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of UCC sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
57%
Economic justice & mutual aid
35%
✓
Radical hospitality & accessibility
17%
Peace & nonviolence
17%
Anti-racism / racial justice
11%
Creation care / climate
9%
Open to people of all faiths
7%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
7%
Children & youth
68%
Online worship
49%
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Small groups
36%
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Child safety policy
10%
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Financial & governance transparency
10%
Languages / interpretation
2%
Website & sermons online
This church: site, no sermons — like 27% of UCC churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within UCC churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 4 — behind 52% of UCC churches (the typical one states 4).
0 values: 39 churches1 values: 25 churches2 values: 38 churches3 values: 42 churches4 values: 46 churches5 values: 37 churches6 values: 38 churches7 values: 28 churches8 values: 18 churches9 values: 14 churches10 values: 11 churches11 values: 8 churches12 values: 3 churches13 values: 1 churches14 values: 1 churches15 values: 1 churches051015this church: 4
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