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.
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 1 of 1 weeks across the span (100%).
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 narrower
Its sermons travel noticeably narrower in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably narrower than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat lower
The peaks run somewhat lower than peers, somewhat lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among ucc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #67 of 67 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it sits well outside the usual vocabulary of its tradition.
Most-preached topics
Work & Vocation 2Creation Care 2Sin & Repentance 2Thanksgiving & Harvest 1Evangelism & Mission 1Suffering & Perseverance 1Parenting & Children 1Immigration & Refuge 1
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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%
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Economic justice & mutual aid
35%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
17%
Peace & nonviolence
17%
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Anti-racism / racial justice
11%
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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%
Child safety policy
10%
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Financial & governance transparency
10%
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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.
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).
What their website says
Justice & social positions
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Anti-racism / racial justicesourceIn this pivotal time of voter suppression, police violence and brutality against persons of color, and the threat of White Supremacist terrorist groups, we stand with God's people for racial equality and justice.
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LGBTQ+ affirmingsourceTherefore, we, the members and friends of the Somesville Union Meeting House, United Church of Christ, declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming congregation and we wish it known that we welcome all persons of every race, age, marital status, nationality, and sexual orientation into the full life and ministry of this community of faith, including membership, leadership and employment.
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Not found on the pages we checked: Open to people of all faiths, Immigrant & refugee welcoming, Radical hospitality & accessibility, Creation care / climate, Economic justice & mutual aid
Belonging & practical
✓
Online worshipsourceOnline worship through Zoom is offered.
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Not found on the pages we checked: Children & youth, Languages / interpretation, Small groups
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