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“The Church is not a group of people who believe all the same things; the Church is a group of people caught up in the same story, with Jesus at the center."
-Rachel Held Evans
-Rachel Held Evans
At Magnolia United Methodist Church, church is more than just a building, or a Sunday morning service. All are welcome, to participate in any or all of our commuinities, as you choose, and as you are. Doubter or believer, gay or straight, documented or undocumented, you are welcome here. Together, we make a community, centered on Christ's love, existing to serve God's love and mercy to our neighbors.
At Magnolia United Methodist Church, church is more than just a building, or a Sunday morning service. All are welcome, to participate in any or all of our commuinities, as you choose, and as you are. Doubter or believer, gay or straight, documented or undocumented, you are welcome here. Together, we make a community, centered on Christ's love, existing to serve God's love and mercy to our neighbors.
Advent 2025: Waiting in the Shadows, Rejoicing in the Light.
This week (Nov 30, 2025), message 1 of 4: HOPE in the Shadows
Texts: 1 Maccabees 1:41-64; Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 1:5-25
Our Advent Season services this year will be based on the theme: “Waiting in the Shadows, Rejoicing in the Light.”
Before we rush to the manger or the glow of Christmas lights, we’re stepping back into the dimly lit spaces where hope is born. The people of God have never learned hope in bright, easy seasons. Hope has always taken shape in the shadows: in exile, under empire, through silence, in times of longing, and in the midst of resisting oppression. Each week we’ll explore the hopes and expectations that shaped Israel’s yearning for a Messiah, and discover how those same hopes speak to us today.
In this first service, “Hope in the Shadows,” we will look to the story of the Maccabees, from that time in between the Old and New Testaments. We will also be looking back further to Daniel’s visions, and then to Luke's vignette about Zechariah’s silent waiting. These stories don’t offer quick fixes. Rather, they show us what hope looks like when the world feels dark and uncertain. As we begin this Advent journey, we’ll explore how God’s light still breaks in, how hope survives disappointment and oppression, and why, even today, we dare to light a candle anyway. Let's step together into the shadows to discover the hope that still holds us.
If you would like to view a past service online, they are all archived here.
Weekly Schedule at MUMC
Sundays
11am-noon - Sunday Morning Worship.
Thursdays
2-3:30pm - Pies and Conversation. A chance to serve our neighbors residing at the Interbay Transitional Housing (Tiny House) Village.
Fridays
7-8am - Online Christ-Centered Meditation. Join us via Zoom from wherever you live.
Magnolia United Methodist Church
2820 - 34th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199
(360) 890-1873
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