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This Sunday we welcome Rev. Stu Smith as our guest preacher. In the 1980s, Stu was a member of McKinley until he entered seminary. Stu will lead the pastoral prayer and will preach from Mark 4, on Jesus and the disciples in the storm.

This Sunday we welcome Rev. Matt Matthews to McKinley. Matt is head of staff of Champaign’s First Presbyterian Church and a colleague of Heidi’s from seminary. Rev. Matt will offer the message on generosity from Matthew 22, and the choir will sing.

The Oct. 11 worship service will feature the writings of Buddhist monk Thich Naht Hahn, whose birthday is Sunday. The Christian scripture for the day highlights how Jesus spoke truth to the power of the religious authorities.

October 4 is World Communion Sunday! We join with followers around the globe as we celebrate God’s faithfulness and nourishment, even in the midst of times of danger. For our communion celebration you are invited to use food and drink that are common here in the U.S. or in other places around the world. If […]

Join us September 27 for a service of song, scripture, and prayer. Heidi and members of the McKinley community will use prayers and meditations from the website Enfleshed: Spiritual Nourishment for Collective Liberation. Some of the day’s songs will be from The Justice Songbook, compiled by Abbi Betinis.

Having been rescued from Egyptian tyranny and led through the Red Sea, the Israelites find themselves without many food options in the desert and begin to complain. We’ve been through a lot in the past six months. Is there ever a good time to grumble and complain? How do we come to terms with a […]

The Hebrew stories of Moses lead us from chaos and pain into creation and hope. What has been painful in your life this past year? When has chaos overwhelmed you? This Sunday Pastor Heidi will preach on the key biblical text of liberation, Exodus 14:19-31—the story of Israel’s fleeing the slavery of Egypt by crossing […]