We asked four people who became a part of our community during different eras to reflect on the following questions: What did this church mean to you when you were here (in any of the realms of worship/spirituality, community, outreach)? How did that change you and/or how did you carry that out into the world? …
Karen Kreider Yoder wrote this history moment on Mennonite Voluntary Service and what it has meant to FMCSF. She presented it during our 50th anniversary year on October 5, 2025. When we celebrate our congregation’s first 50 years, we are also celebrating 50 years of Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) in San Francisco. The MVS unit’s…
James A. Brenneman gave this sermon on the last Sunday of our series, “Anabaptism at 500: Looking Back While Living Wholeheartedly Into the Future.” I. Did I forget to say my prayers? Did I fight with my brothers and sisters? Was I bad in school last week? Did I listen to Mom and Dad? Did…
This is the second sermon in our series “Anabaptism at 500: Looking Back While Living Wholeheartedly into the Future.” It is based on Mark 1:1-4, 14-15 and Psalm 51. When Pat introduced this series at retreat, she said it would explore both individual and communal renewal—and then mentioned I would be preaching this Sunday about…
Luke 11:1-13 About 16 years ago, I attended seminary for the first time – an Episcopal seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where I was getting a degree in feminist liberation theology. I was definitely in “seeker” mode. I was trying out new beliefs, new ways to worship. So I was test driving a Quaker silent meeting…
The late Biblical scholar and theologian Marcus Borg said that when someone told him they didn’t believe in God, he would ask, “Tell me about the God you don’t believe in.” Often, it was a God Borg didn’t believe in himself! That quote inspires this Sunday’s service. We invited two folks from our church, Conrad Liiechty…
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