The Kingstowne Communion
We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.
About the show
Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Episodes
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Wicked Advent: Shalom Beyond Appearances
December 9th, 2025 | 30 mins
advent, christmas, elphaba, for good, glinda, good witch, goodness, gospel, hope, jesus, joy, love, peace, wicked, wicked witch
Sunday, December 7, 2025 | Wicked Advent: The Gospel for Good (Wk 2) | Pastor Michelle preaches in our Advent 2025 sermon series based on the themes of Advent and the story, book, musical & movie of Wicked, with a sermon focusing on James 3:13-4:3, entitled "Popular or Peace: Shalom Beyond Appearances."
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Wicked Advent: Hope for the Misnamed
December 1st, 2025 | 39 mins 17 secs
advent, christmas, elphaba, for good, glinda, good witch, goodness, gospel, hope, jesus, joy, love, peace, wicked, wicked witch
Sunday, November 31, 2025 | Wicked Advent: The Gospel for Good (Wk 1) | Pastor Michelle preaches in our Advent 2025 sermon series based on the themes of Advent and the story, book, musical & movie of Wicked, with a sermon focusing on Isaiah 11:1-11, entitled "Who Mourns for the Wicked? Advent Hope for the Misnamed."
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 6)
November 25th, 2025 | 27 mins 45 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 5)
November 17th, 2025 | 20 mins 10 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 4)
November 10th, 2025 | 33 mins 21 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 3)
November 7th, 2025 | 28 mins 25 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Neighborkind: All Hallows & Trail-or-Treat 2025
November 6th, 2025 | 22 mins 20 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October 26, 2025 | Neighborkind Collective All Hallows Worship & Trail-or-Treat | Pastors Michelle, Melissa & Amber
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 2)
November 3rd, 2025 | 29 mins 17 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear (Wk 1)
November 2nd, 2025 | 31 mins 59 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October-November 2025 | "Forecasting Faith in a Climate of Fear" Sermon Series | Rev. Michelle Matthews
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Neighborkind: World Communion & RAH 2025
November 1st, 2025 | 22 mins 10 secs
be not afraid, climate, communion, connection, culture, faith, fear, fear not, forecast, hunger, politics, sharing
October 5, 2025 | Neighborkind Collective Rise Against Hunger event | Rev. Michelle Matthews & Rev. Melissa Porter-Miller
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You Asked For It (Wk 14)
September 26th, 2025 | 35 mins 22 secs
1 samuel, abrahamic faiths, agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, blessed, blessing, capital punishment, christian nationalism, compassion, death penalty, direction, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, god's will, grace, human, imago dei, jesus, justice, kingdom of heaven, mercy, mistakes, moral code, morality, multi-faith, name of jesus, plan, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, regrets, religion, science, sex, solomon, war, yes and, you asked for it
Sunday, September 21, 2025 | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "Who was Jesus the ordinary man, as represented across the three Abrahamic faith traditions?"
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You Asked For It (Wk 13)
September 18th, 2025 | 28 mins 25 secs
1 samuel, agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, blessed, blessing, capital punishment, christian nationalism, death penalty, direction, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, god's will, human, imago dei, jesus, justice, kingdom of heaven, mercy, mistakes, moral code, morality, multi-faith, name of jesus, plan, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, regrets, religion, science, sex, war, yes and, you asked for it
Sunday, September 14, 2025 | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "Does God make mistakes or have regrets?"
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You Asked For It (Wk 12)
September 10th, 2025 | 29 mins 15 secs
agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, blessed, blessing, capital punishment, christian nationalism, death penalty, direction, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, god's will, human, imago dei, jesus, justice, kingdom of heaven, mercy, moral code, morality, multi-faith, name of jesus, plan, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, religion, science, sex, war, yes and, you asked for it
Sunday, September 7, 2025 | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "Why is Christian nationalism so dangerous to our faith and the church?"
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You Asked For It (Wk 11)
September 9th, 2025 | 23 mins 44 secs
agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, blessed, blessing, capital punishment, death penalty, direction, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, god's will, human, imago dei, jesus, justice, mercy, moral code, morality, multi-faith, name of jesus, plan, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, religion, science, sex, war, yes and, you asked for it
Sunday, August 24, 2025 | Summer's End Worship at Pohick Bay Park | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "Does God have a plan?"
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You Asked For It (Wk 10)
September 9th, 2025 | 18 mins 36 secs
agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, blessed, blessing, capital punishment, death penalty, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, human, imago dei, jesus, justice, mercy, moral code, morality, multi-faith, name of jesus, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, religion, science, sex, war, you asked for it
Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Back-to-School Sunday at Rising Hope | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "What's so powerful about the name of Jesus?"
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You Asked For It (Wk 9)
August 15th, 2025 | 35 mins 56 secs
agi, ai, answer, artificial intelligence, ask, ask me anything, bible, capital punishment, death penalty, doubt, ethics, evangelicalism, faith, father, human, imago dei, justice, mercy, moral code, morality, multi-faith, pluralism, purity culture, question, reason, religion, science, sex, war, you asked for it
Sunday, August 10, 2025 | You Asked For It | Pastor Michelle preaches in our summer 2025 series based on the questions our congregation has asked for, this week answering: "How should we view A.I. development from a Christian perspective?"