Spiritual Growth Opportunities

Sunday School for Children

Sunday 10:15 am - 11 am

Sunday School is for 1st-6th graders! We are using the Growing in God's Love curriculum and have an amazing team of volunteer teachers. The first Sunday is the only Sunday that the grade school children remain in worship. All other Sundays, Sunday School is from 10:15-11:00. Child care available every Sunday for children 2-5 years old from 10:15-11. If you're a parent / grandparent with questions about Sunday School please contact Nicole through the church office.

Pray-ground and Rocking Chairs

During worship children are invited to play in our "pray-ground" located in the sanctuary. Books, blocks, and other tools for entertainment are available. Rocking chairs are also available for soothing babies (or just for the sake of rocking!).

Seeking Community beyond Sunday Worship?

Portland Youth Service Corp

We are excited to a part of a greater Portland Youth group consisting of young people from multiple congregations who meet monthly.

The kickoff event for the Portland Youth Service Corps will be on Sunday, October 19th from 12 to 2 pm at St. Elizabeth's Pantry to engage in hands-on volunteer work! Youth in grades 6th-12th are invited to attend.

Nicole Diroff is our congregation's contact person.

12:00 pm - Meet inside Marden's at the customer service desk, 451 Payne Rd, Scarborough

Purchase hats, gloves, socks and boots using funds donated to the YSC

12:45 pm - Drive over to St. Luke's Cathedral, 134 Park Street, Portland

Park in the rear parking lot of St. Luke's Cathedral to access St. Elizabeth's Pantry

1:00 pm - Arrive at St. Elizabeth's Pantry

Unload donations, enjoy a pizza lunch, complete other hands-on projects

2:00 pm - Pick up from St. Luke's Cathedral, 134 Park Street, Portland

. If you are interested, please contact the church office for more information.

Awakenings: A Recovery Worship Experience

First Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm on Zoom (click here for link)

Awakenings: Recovery Worship Experience meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm via Zoom. Awakenings is for anyone in recovery or who is seeking recovery. Confidentiality is expected! We hope you’ll join us or pass the link on to someone else who would appreciate the blending of 12-Step Spirituality and the Christian faith. The Zoom link is on our website on the home page, www.wiuc.org, or you can use this link to join the gathering.

Dinner Church

Would you like to share a meal and some meaningful, spirit-filled conversation? Then Dinner Church might be for you! This fall we are meeting once a month. Contact the church office for details.

Would you like to host a Dinner Church? Let Pastor Reba know at reba@wiuc.org.

Book Groups

Book of Ecclesiastes Study

First and third Mondays, beginning October 20, 6:00 PM at the church.

Join us for an informal study of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Widely attributed to Solomon,

Ecclesiastes is known best for denouncing life and living as meaningless. But, at its heart,

this book is about control, and what aspects of our lives we do and do not have control

over, and who God calls us to be in a world where our power is meaningless. We will meet

on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month beginning October 20th (6:00 PM at WIUC).

Contact Anna H. via email if you are interested in participating.

If you are planning to participate, watch this video (youtube.com/watch?v=lrsQ1tc-2wk)

and read the book.

The Land is Not Empty Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery

Thursdays, October 16 and 23, 3:00 PM at the church

The Land is Not Empty - Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine explores the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal framework that has historically justified the seizure of Indigenous lands by European

settlers. The book emphasizes the ongoing impact of this doctrine on Indigenous peoples and advocates for justice and reconciliation. For more info, please contact the church office. We have a few copies of the book if you cannot afford your own; please talk to Pastor Reba.

Cafe Conversations

Third Wednesdays of the month at 8 am

Come to Coffee By Design on Diamond Street on the Third Wednesday of the month

(October 15) for a spiritual conversation. This month we will consider how we each find

joy in times of uncertainty or hardship. If you are on a limited budget, please let Pastor

Reba know. We want everyone to enjoy a beverage while we gather.

Spiritual Growth Opportunities

Would you like to share a meal and some meaningful, spirit-filled conversation? Then Dinner Church might be for you! This fall we are meeting once a month. Contact the church office for details.​​

Would you like to share a meal and some meaningful, spirit-filled conversation? Then Dinner Church might be for you! This fall we are meeting once a month. Contact the church office for details.