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Saint David's (Sherman's) UCC

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42 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2026–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/saint-davids-shermans-ucc.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 Aug 17, 2026 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 24, 2026 · 10 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 31, 2026 · 5 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 7, 2026 · 12 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 14, 2026 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/min · 10 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 21, 2026 · 15 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Sep 28, 2026 · 11 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 4 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 5, 2026 · 15 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 12, 2026 · 13 sermon(s) · 0.1 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 4 of 5 weeks across the span (80%).

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, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverynoticeably higher
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably higher than peers, noticeably higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among ucc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #34 of 67 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically ucc.

Most-preached topics

Faith & Civic Life 23Fear & Anxiety 19Poverty & Compassion 17Hope & Encouragement 13Immigration & Refuge 11Marriage 9Baptism & Communion 8Disability & Belonging 8

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Hold Second 7Trump 4Poor Man 2Donald Trump 2Social Media 2Asylum Seekers 2Wedding Anniversary 2Civil War 2Sense Belonging 1Hold Minute 1

Themes they appear in

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

Hold Second
Hope & Encouragement
7 sermons
Trump
Faith & Civic Life
4 sermons
Poor Man
Poverty & Compassion
2 sermons
Donald Trump
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Social Media
Fear & Anxiety
2 sermons
Show all 27 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

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

16th October 2026
appears in 5 different topics
Eddie Mackessy's wife Margaret has dementia
appears in 3 different topics
29th September 2026
appears in 3 different topics
22nd September 2026
appears in 3 different topics
18th September 2026
appears in 3 different topics
17th September 2026
appears in 3 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 16, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Creation Care
Oct 16, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFear & AnxietyHope & Encouragement
“If you're, you wouldn't have lawyers coming from abroad because if you're if you're qualified practice law in China, it doesn't mean you're right, We…”
Oct 15, 2026 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyCrucifixion & AtonementFaith & Civic Life
Oct 15, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
Oct 14, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & Gratitude
Oct 14, 2026 · families and relationships
Poverty & CompassionDisability & BelongingBaptism & Communion
Oct 14, 2026 · families and relationships
Bible & Exposition
Oct 13, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthFaith & Civic LifeImmigration & Refuge
“And they talk about 74% more likely to tell a woman that a man, that there's nothing wrong with them, and that it's like it's like stress or it's anx…”
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Oct 13, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & Guilt
Oct 13, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Prayer & DevotionShame & Guilt
Oct 12, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionSin & RepentanceHope & Encouragement
Oct 12, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionAddiction & RecoveryIdentity & Worth
“We spoke a lot about gambling on Friday, and indeed last week from time to time we were talking about addiction issues.”
Oct 12, 2026 · families and relationships
Oct 1, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Oct 1, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic Life
“But I want to take a thought back to July in 1822, okay, when we hit a civil war kicked off at this country and we had a part of the country that we'…”
Oct 1, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & RefugePoverty & Compassion
“Okay, when we hit the Civil War kicked off at this country, and we had a part of the country You see, if it's worth 100 million, it's the, it's the p…”
Sep 30, 2026 · families and relationships
Loneliness & IsolationFaith & Civic LifeJoy & Gratitude
“because they've got because they've got more expensive houses and they're making more money correct yeah it's really as simple as that yeah okay just…”
Sep 30, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementFear & AnxietyFaith & Civic Life
“Just hold on a second.”
Sep 29, 2026 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeDisability & BelongingSin & Repentance
“If you had similar issues with trying to get in and out of the car park and see you That MGM Casino is bringing you all the fun and excitement this f…”
Sep 29, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Work & VocationBaptism & Communion
“It's very interesting you bring that up because in the book you talk about that where I get the impression that your mom knew but because things were…”
Sep 28, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic Life
“And at the same time, I would have facilitated a meeting between George Riskel from Car Colters and members of the city council executives.”
Sep 28, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Sep 28, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryPoverty & CompassionJoy & Gratitude
Sep 25, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Bible & Exposition
Sep 25, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Sin & RepentanceFaith & DoubtFaith & Civic Life
“And the poor man there, I know the story, and he's been on and on about as to the powers that be.”
Sep 25, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & Anxiety
Sep 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingPeace & NonviolencePoverty & Compassion
“But is this about war issues between the United States of America are more to the point Donald Trump and Iran and the Straits for our moves?”
Sep 24, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sep 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionFaith & DoubtWork & Vocation
Sep 23, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionFear & AnxietyParenting & Children
Sep 23, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & Gratitude
Sep 22, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFear & AnxietyBible & Exposition
“And Donald J. Trump, the United States of America president, has a revolt on his hands.”
Sep 22, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeFear & AnxietyMarriage
“Oh, no, no, no, here, on this old man, in this old man, to deal directly with the Department of They got all our paperwork together, which was extens…”
Sep 22, 2026 · school age stories
Work & Vocation
Sep 21, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Sep 21, 2026 · families and relationships
MarriageFear & AnxietyNoah & the Flood
“And we had a great party over in the wild.”
Sep 21, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
MarriagePoverty & CompassionIdentity & Worth
“Many of the papers aren't carrying it because of the lateness of when it was actually reported, but our thoughts, of course, are with the family of t…”
Sep 16, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
The Cost of Discipleship
Sep 16, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionParenting & ChildrenFaith & Mental Health
“So you can pick up on that for me now this morning, can't you?”
Sep 15, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageGrief & Lament

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.

This website vs. UCC churches
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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%
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Online worship
49%
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Small groups
36%
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 2 — behind 76% of UCC churches (the typical one states 4).
0 values: 39 churches1 values: 25 churches2 values: 37 churches3 values: 42 churches4 values: 47 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: 2
What their website says
Justice & social positions
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