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Kirkwood United Church of Christ

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31 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2024–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/kirkwood-united-church-of-christ.html
Profile last refreshed Oct 19, 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 Dec 29, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 5, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 12, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 19, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 26, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 2, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 9, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 16, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 23, 2026 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 2, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Mar 9, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Mar 16, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 23, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 30, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 6, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 13, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 20, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 27, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 4, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 11, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 18, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 25, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 1, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 8, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 15, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 22, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 29, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 6, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 20, 2026 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 27, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 3, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 10, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 17, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 24, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 31, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 7, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 14, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 21, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 28, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 5, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 12, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2025Week of Dec 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 13, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 20, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jan 27, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 3, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 3, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 24, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 31, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 14, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 21, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 28, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 5, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 12, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 19, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 26, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 2, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 9, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 16, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 23, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 30, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 7, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 14, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 21, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 28, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 4, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 11, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 18, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 25, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 1, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 8, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 15, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 22, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 29, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 6, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 13, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 20, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 3, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 10, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 17, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 24, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 1, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 8, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 15, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2024Week of Jan 8, 2024 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 15, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 22, 2024 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 29, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 5, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 12, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 19, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 26, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 4, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 11, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 18, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 25, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 1, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 8, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 15, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 22, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 29, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 6, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 20, 2024 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 27, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 3, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 10, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 17, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 24, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 1, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 8, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 15, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 22, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 29, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 5, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 12, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 19, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 26, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 2, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Sep 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 23, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Oct 7, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 14, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 28, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 4, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 18, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 25, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Dec 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Dec 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2023Week of Nov 27, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 4, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 11, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 18, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribed
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 110 weeks across the span (26%).

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 rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitynoticeably higher
The peaks run noticeably higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliveryabout the same
In the voice itself, energy runs about the same than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among ucc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #2 of 67 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Dating & Godly Relationships 121Marriage 79Fear & Anxiety 57Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 36Friendship & Belonging 25Divorce & Broken Relationships 21Parenting & Children 19Baptism & Communion 15

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Dating Apps 5Started Dating 4Tom 2Marriage Man 2Benefit Doubt 1Climate Change Conference 1Feel Bad 1Man Woman 1Lgbtq Community 1Shame Blame 1

Themes they appear in

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

Dating Apps
Dating & Godly Relationships
5 sermons
Started Dating
Dating & Godly Relationships
4 sermons
Tom
Dating & Godly Relationships
2 sermons
Marriage Man
Marriage
2 sermons
Benefit Doubt
Faith & Doubt
1 sermons
Show all 14 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Episode 346: Dr. Mallory's Firefly Study Results
appears in 4 different topics
Episode 373: Sabrina Zohar: "Why Am I Like This?"
appears in 3 different topics
Episode 351: Lessons of Emotional Turmoil
appears in 3 different topics
Be Gay, Solve Crime: Episode 2: The Murder of Katie Janness and Bowie (Part 2)
appears in 2 different topics
Episode 343: Sophia Spallino on Lesbian Matchmaking
appears in 2 different topics
Episode 4: The Murder of Katie Janness and Bowie (Part 4)
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 18, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsShame & GuiltIdentity & Worth
“But what I am saying is I do have empathy and compassion and I feel bad for people that are more avoiding leaning that are scared to express themselv…”
Aug 16, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Divorce & Broken RelationshipsDating & Godly RelationshipsParenting & Children
Mar 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsFear & AnxietyHumanism
“And eventually, Yeah, Katie cast of the line there so I like it Yeah, it's I like that to like, you know, it wasn't like a dating app situation Like…”
Mar 15, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & GuiltPeace & NonviolenceMarriage
Mar 10, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionFaith & DoubtPoverty & Compassion
Mar 6, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyDating & Godly RelationshipsIdentity & Worth
Mar 3, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
“Again, you know, just want to say that our mission in doing this podcast is just to bring more attention to this case because we as Atlanta residents…”
Apr 6, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsMarriageShame & Guilt
Show all 31 sermons
Mar 16, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyDating & Godly RelationshipsHope & Encouragement
Mar 2, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenMarriageCreation & Eden
Feb 23, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsSin & RepentanceBaptism & Communion
Feb 16, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingDating & Godly RelationshipsThe Cost of Discipleship
“So if you look back to those initial discussions, like when her and I first started dating, you know, of course I started talking to Blake about this…”
Feb 9, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsFear & AnxietyMarriage
Feb 2, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtMarriageFear & Anxiety
Jan 26, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsFear & AnxietyCreation Care
“Complicate, yeah.”
Jan 19, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsMarriageHope & Encouragement
Jan 12, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionMarriage
“And like part of that recipe is being a sexual partner to your husband and being a good sexual partner and so for me in a lot of ways sex with men fe…”
Jan 5, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & GuiltGender & Sexuality / InclusionMarriage
Dec 22, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsAdvent & ChristmasGrief & Lament
Dec 8, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasParenting & ChildrenSpiritual Growth
Dec 1, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Divorce & Broken RelationshipsMarriageHope & Encouragement
Nov 24, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyMarriageFriendship & Belonging
Nov 17, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyDating & Godly RelationshipsBible & Exposition
Nov 10, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsGender & Sexuality / InclusionHope & Encouragement
Nov 3, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsFaith & DoubtFear & Anxiety
“But I think that, you know, you kind of go in with a little bit of sense of humor and a little bit of just let's have a fun experience, You know, let…”
Oct 20, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFear & AnxietyDating & Godly Relationships
Oct 13, 2024 · families and relationships
MarriageGender & Sexuality / InclusionFear & Anxiety
Oct 6, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageFear & AnxietyDating & Godly Relationships
Sep 29, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionMarriageEvangelism & Mission
Sep 22, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsParenting & ChildrenFear & Anxiety
Sep 15, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsFear & AnxietyFriendship & Belonging

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%
✓
Peace & nonviolence
17%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
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%
✓
Small groups
36%
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Child safety policy
11%
Financial & governance transparency
10%
Languages / interpretation
2%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 48% 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 6 — ahead of 70% of UCC churches (the typical one states 4).
0 values: 39 churches1 values: 25 churches2 values: 38 churches3 values: 42 churches4 values: 47 churches5 values: 37 churches6 values: 37 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: 6
What their website says
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