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VERMONT STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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47 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2016–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/vermont-street-united-methodist-church.html
Profile last refreshed Oct 27, 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 Jan 5, 2026 · 3 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 2, 2026 · 7 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min · 12 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 23, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jun 8, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Aug 17, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2025Week of Feb 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 27, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 17, 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 Feb 26, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Mar 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 15, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 13, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jun 17, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Sep 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 21, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Dec 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Dec 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2023Week of May 22, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jun 5, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jul 17, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 31, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 28, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 9, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 23, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 6, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 27, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min2022Week of Oct 10, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 7, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribed20212020Week of Jan 13, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 20, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 3, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 17, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 2, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 11, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 17, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 28, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 2, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2019Week of Sep 16, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 30, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 14, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 4, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 18, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 25, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 16, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribed20182017Week of Jan 23, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 3, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 17, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 15, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jul 10, 2017 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2016Week of May 16, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of May 23, 2016 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 13, 2016 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 18, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.5 topics/minWeek of Aug 8, 2016 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Aug 22, 2016 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 29, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Oct 10, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Oct 31, 2016 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 28, 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 40 of 536 weeks across the span (7%).

How this church compares

Against other umc 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 rangesomewhat narrower
Its sermons travel somewhat narrower in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and somewhat narrower than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same 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 umc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #66 of 96 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Disability & Belonging 22Service & Spiritual Gifts 19Faith & Civic Life 18Poverty & Compassion 13Fear & Anxiety 12Marriage 10Advent & Christmas 8Church Life & Membership 8

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Clinical Trials 2United States 1

Themes they appear in

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

Clinical Trials
Suffering & Perseverance
2 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Good Works S2 EP05 - Foundation Fighting Blindness
appears in 1 different topics
The Rolling Wave - Douglas County Olympians w/Watkins Museum of History
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Aug 20, 2026 · school age stories
Service & Spiritual GiftsFaith & Doubt
Jun 12, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasJosephFaith & Doubt
Feb 26, 2026 · families and relationships
Advent & ChristmasMarriageWorship & Praise
Feb 3, 2026 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Feb 3, 2026 · families and relationships
Peace & Nonviolence
Feb 3, 2026 · power between ideas
DanielFriendship & Belonging
Feb 3, 2026 · connected common experience
Church Life & Membership
Feb 3, 2026 · families and relationships
Poverty & Compassion
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Feb 3, 2026 · power between ideas
Feb 3, 2026 · families and relationships
Peace & NonviolenceForgiveness & ReconciliationHeaven & Hell
Apr 8, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Church Life & MembershipHope & EncouragementService & Spiritual Gifts
Feb 26, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingDating & Godly RelationshipsDisability & Belonging
Dec 11, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & RefugeDisability & Belonging
Dec 2, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Suffering & PerseveranceFear & AnxietyService & Spiritual Gifts
Oct 24, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Loneliness & IsolationChurch Life & MembershipFear & Anxiety
Oct 1, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenPoverty & CompassionFaith & Civic Life
Sep 3, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionFriendship & Belonging
Jun 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingPoverty & Compassion
May 15, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentMarriageSuffering & Perseverance
Apr 16, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingPoverty & CompassionLoneliness & Isolation
Mar 13, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
MarriagePoverty & CompassionService & Spiritual Gifts
Feb 27, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionMarriageGrief & Lament
Nov 28, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenCreation CarePeace & Nonviolence
Nov 6, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentPoverty & CompassionFaith & Mental Health
Oct 27, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsFaith & DoubtPoverty & Compassion
Oct 10, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyPoverty & CompassionSalvation & Grace
Aug 29, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingService & Spiritual GiftsFaith & Civic Life
Aug 3, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingService & Spiritual Gifts
Jul 18, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual GiftsSuffering & Perseverance
“So that kind of goes hand in hand with our genetic testing when the doctor orders the test.”
Jun 8, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentService & Spiritual GiftsThanksgiving & Harvest
May 24, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
Jul 12, 2017 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyMarriageService & Spiritual Gifts
May 17, 2017 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionLoneliness & IsolationIdentity & Worth
Apr 20, 2017 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionPoverty & CompassionFaith & Civic Life
Apr 7, 2017 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionBible & Exposition
Jan 24, 2017 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & EdenFaith & DoubtHope & Encouragement
Dec 1, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeCrucifixion & AtonementService & Spiritual Gifts
Nov 3, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareWork & Vocation
Oct 12, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Bible & Exposition
Aug 31, 2016 · readings books learning
Racial Justice
Aug 26, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Aug 12, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthPeace & NonviolenceWork & Vocation
Aug 10, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeJoy & Gratitude
“It's vice president of the United States, Charles Curtis, a Kanzen opening the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.”
Jul 18, 2016 · hope and light, the beloved community
Disability & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeFaith & Doubt
Jun 14, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
May 24, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
May 18, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic Life

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. United Methodist churches
Found on this church’s websiteOther United Methodist churchesAll churches

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

of United Methodist sites
This church
Economic justice & mutual aid
26%
✓
LGBTQ+ affirming
18%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
10%
Anti-racism / racial justice
5%
Creation care / climate
3%
Children & youth
72%
✓
Online worship
52%
✓
Small groups
52%
Child safety policy
13%
Financial & governance transparency
6%
Languages / interpretation
2%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 44% of United Methodist churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-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 United Methodist churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 4 — ahead of 59% of United Methodist churches (the typical one states 3).
0 values: 50 churches1 values: 62 churches2 values: 71 churches3 values: 59 churches4 values: 67 churches5 values: 57 churches6 values: 45 churches7 values: 16 churches8 values: 16 churches9 values: 13 churches10 values: 6 churches11 values: 4 churches12 values: 2 churches051015this church: 4
What their website says
Justice & social positions
Belonging & practical
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