Join us for an Inclusive, Artistic, Embodied Worship with Community
Theme: Showing up as our Truest Selves
Launching Jan 31st and every last Sunday in Plumer Hall
This gathering isn’t about watching transformation from a distance. It’s about experiencing God together, listening for the voice of our still speaking God, and building community through honesty, artistry, and care. You’ll hear powerful acting that tells the truth of human experience, moving testimonials that sound like lived faith, and music, dance, and spoken word offered with full-hearted presence. We’ll be lifted by exceptional voices, energized by meaningful storytelling, and centered by preaching that both affirms and challenges us toward deeper compassion.
6:00pm Breaking Bread together
7:15pm Worship
Plumer Hall 4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine CA 92614
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The night will move through multiple artistic voices. Reverend James Fouther, representing the National Church and the Western Region Generosity Office, will lead praise and worship marked by joyful energy and grounded faith. Fuse Dance Company will offer the power of movement through a pas de deux called T-Shirts and Tanks. A staged scene from John Brittain’s Rotterdam will explore the transgender experience with honesty and care, naming the ache of being misread. Guest artists Oscar Aguilar and Salem Strikes will bring music and spoken word into the arc of the evening. And Johnny Eberhardt, as Cucu Chanel, will open and close the night with a message of inclusion, hope, and faith.
Pastor Craig Tyrl will be preaching a message that affirms who we have been and gently challenges who we are still becoming, reflecting on what it means to be Open and Affirming in a community that said “yes” 33 years ago, a history I love and deeply honor. The theme, Showing Up as Our Truest Selves Before God, names the heart of the night.
This gathering will explore what it means to bring our whole selves—our questions, our stories, our identities—into sacred space without fear, trusting that transformation happens when we are fully seen and truly welcomed.