Oxford Circle Mennonite Church
900 Howell St
Philadelphia, PA 19149
info@ocmcphilly.org
River Street, Blue Building, 1st. floor
5690-970 New york City

Pastoral Team Blog

This is the place were the Pastoral Team will post writings and sermons. To view video and audio clips from our sermons, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fRe5cDii_U&list=PLWM7ltIWo-sIfjS7C_9ed77gfNt5FfxPD
January 15, 2025

Jesus the Braveheart Sermon

By Pastor Tee, Pastor of Outreach “The Father’s claim on Jesus helped him resist Satan in the wilderness, preach that the kingdom is not for the shameless, …

January 15, 2025

Race and Ethnicity Among Mennonites: Reflections on Three Hundred Years of Mennonite Missions in Philadelphia

Pictured: Diamond Street Mennonite Church and community members at City Hall signing papers to receive the large building from the city under their Gift Property program. Pastor …

April 30, 2024

Identity Crisis: The Challenges of Modern Branding in the Church, Part 1

By Pastor Tee, Pastor of Outreach This is the longer version of an article submitted to The Leader Magazine.      “Who do you say that I …

April 30, 2024

Identity Crisis: The Challenges of Modern Branding in the Church, Part 2

By Pastor Tee, Pastor of Outreach This is the longer version of an article submitted to The Leader Magazine.  To read Part 1, click here.   Jesus, …

March 30, 2024

A Servant’s Heart: Thoughts about Foot Washing and Easter

By Pastor Tee, Pastor of Outreach Jesus washing his disciples’ feet was a shock because a slave or the lowest servant would do this for guests before …

June 15, 2023

Reconciliation Compels Us to Examine the Stories We Tell Ourselves

By Pastor Lynn, Lead Pastor How does our storytelling in situations of conflict assist in the work of reconciliation?   In situations of conflict, we tell ourselves …

May 28, 2023

Warning Against Drifting Away

By Lyllian Velasquez, Pastoral Team Leader The only reason we drift away from Jesus is that we regard something else as more important.   Regrets teaches us …

April 17, 2023

Great is God’s Unfailing Love

By Pastor Lynn, Lead Pastor Our church recently lost a 19 year old young man to gun violence.   At a time like this, when we’ve lost …