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New song added to worship this Pride Season
Hello everyone! Throughout our Pride season, from now through San Diego’s Pride Festival weekend 🏳️🌈 (July 18 & 19), we’ll be singing a new song together in our worship services: “Testify to Love.” Originally recorded by Avalon as a song celebrating God’s love,...
Accompany Immigrants Who Are Making Court Appearances
A few weeks ago at our Immigration Defense Resourcing event we talked about ways you can volunteer at immigration court, accompanying folks going through the immigration system. FAITH is the organization doing that work, and their next orientation is coming up on May...
Our NHUnited Giving Platform Transition Is Almost Complete!
Dear friends, You may have heard that we are changing our giving platform here at NHUnited, or even been contacted directly about switching your recurring donations to the new platform called Zeffy. Many of you have already switched your giving, thank you! Although...
Volunteers Needed For Summer Kids Camp
For the week of July 27-31st we’ll be hosting our annual summer kids day camp that’s open to the community. This year we have a fun “WILD!”creation care theme with jungle animals. It’s a whole lot of fun, and a great event - but we can’t pull it off without your help....
New song added to worship this Pride Season
Hello everyone! Throughout our Pride season, from now through San Diego’s Pride Festival weekend 🏳️🌈 (July 18 & 19), we’ll be singing a new song together in our worship services: “Testify to Love.” Originally recorded by Avalon as a song celebrating God’s love,...
Accompany Immigrants Who Are Making Court Appearances
A few weeks ago at our Immigration Defense Resourcing event we talked about ways you can volunteer at immigration court, accompanying folks going through the immigration system. FAITH is the organization doing that work, and their next orientation is coming up on May...
Our NHUnited Giving Platform Transition Is Almost Complete!
Dear friends, You may have heard that we are changing our giving platform here at NHUnited, or even been contacted directly about switching your recurring donations to the new platform called Zeffy. Many of you have already switched your giving, thank you! Although...
The World Cup—and the enthusiasm surrounding it—is a welcome respite from what seems to be an endless stream of distressing national and international news stories. The once-every-four-years soccer (football) tournament is being held right now mostly in the US, with some games in Canada and Mexico. It’s the most-widely followed (and watched) sporting event in the world.
I’ve been enjoying watching a few games and have been pleasantly surprised by how many fans from a wide diversity of nations are here. It’s refreshing to see the excitement and enthusiasm of the teams and their fans, and it’s been a delight to see so much support for underdog teams, especially those from smaller nations. The viral scenes of the Cape Verde team jubilantly celebrating after their unexpected win were a real joy to watch. Cape Verde is a nation of 10 islands about 350 miles west of Senegal, and it is home to 530,000 people.
In this Sunday’s story from Matthew, Jesus seems to be addressing those in the crowd around him who are suffering from an enthusiasm deficit. But it’s not because of bad news. As the story goes on, it appears there are people (likely religious leaders) around him who are so fixated on religion being properly practiced that they are missing the joy that’s going on around them.
Hope to see you in church this Sunday as we hear this:
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
See you on Sunday,
-Craig
A few years ago Erick asked if he could hang pride flags on the tower for pride month (which in San Diego goes long into July), and staff enthusiastically said, “yes!” Well, this past weekend after church Erick got some friends to help get all four sides of our tower decked out in pride regalia - and this time with new and bigger 10+ foot long flags. Thanks Erick, Honza, Doug & Noah for sharing our pride with the neighborhood! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️#normalheights #sdpride #sandiegopride2026
Liberation is at the heart of Christianity. Jesus began his ministry by proclaiming freedom to the captives. On a day like today, we must always remember that this is the good news—that freedom is for those who have been captive, not just metaphorically, but physically. Juneteenth remembers the reality that those enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, who had already been made free on paper were not actually made free in practice. And so we celebrate the day the news came to them and their liberation became reality. So let Juneteenth be a beacon to us who follow Christ, that although he proclaimed freedom to the captives over 2,000 years ago, our celebration will not happen in fullness until the powers of this world that still oppress and dehumanize Black Americans are fully dismantled and all who are oppressed are liberated.
Welcome to another week! Here’s your roundup of everything coming up…
Our Care Team is here to provide care and support as you navigate life’s difficult moments. From a simple text letting you know you’re not alone, to an in person visit, these folks are here to come alongside you based on what would be most helpful to you. The Care Team includes folks trained as therapists, chaplains, spiritual directors, and all of whom care deeply about this community.
You can connect with a member of the Care Team by checking the box for follow-up on your prayer card on Sunday mornings. Additionally, if you would like to connect with them without putting in a prayer request, you can fill out the direct request card and place it in the Care Team box at the Unite Prayer Station. You can also always send Pastor Molly an email to get connected…
Here’s the weekly round up of what’s going on. Check the link in bio to get to the calendar page on our website to get all the details, and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know.
Here’s your weekly look ahead at things coming up. You can find all of these in our newsletter and NHUnited.org/calendar
All the info normally reserved for our email newsletter subscribers is now posted to our website each Thursday. Perfect for sharing a link with friends. Just look for the “Worship This Sunday” image under Featured Events on our homepage at NHUnited.org
We are deeply grieved and horrified at the news of the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego today that left at least three dead and many traumatized.
No one of any faith should ever feel unsafe in their place of worship. We condemn this violence, and the hate-filled rhetoric about our Muslim siblings that causes it to occur. We join with countless voices saying that islamophobia has no place in San Diego.
We are praying for the safety and healing of all those affected.
if you want to support, you can donate to the ICSD Victim & Family Support Fund (the link is in our bio). We’re also joining with other faith communities to participate in Wear Orange Sunday on June 7th as a visible act of prayer, remembrance, and hope for an end to gun violence.
We’ll continue to share more ways you can support those affected as we hear of them.
And always, we pray.
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all are welcome
At Normal Heights United Church, all are actively welcomed and valued at worship, meals, spaces, events and especially in our sacred celebrations including communion, baptism and marriage. The fullness of our community is open to all ages, races, ethnicities, political affiliations, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic status, faith histories, marital status and mental or physical abilities. We welcome all to come as they are to participate, lead, love, be loved, challenge, edify, push, question, and belong.
who we are
Here at NHUnited, we are a community defined as…
Christian. Methodist. Progressive. Questioning.
Curious, Joyful, Diverse.
Biblical Lovers of Justice & Seekers of Truth.
what we do
Here at NHUnited, we gather in the name of Jesus to…
Worship together. Sing together. Have fun together. Laugh together. Eat & drink together. Study & learn together. Work toward justice together. Empower our community together.
what we believe
God’s abundant grace is eternal for everyone. Community is foundational. Social justice is integral to a life of faith. LGBTQ+ people are beloved and sacred. Black Lives Matter. You can’t love God without loving others. Climate change is real. Faith and doubt are not incompatible.
who you might be
Are you…
Longing for community? Curious about exploring your faith? Questioning your religious upbringing? Looking for a place that welcomes and values all? A former Christian or “ex-vangelical”? A pet lover? A neighbor in the Normal Heights community?
If so, Normal Heights United may be the place for you!
worship with us
NHUnited hosts Sunday morning worship services in our Sanctuary at 10:42am each week. Folks are invited to join us in-person, or worship virtually with us online via Zoom!
If you’d prefer to participate join us online, you can get access to our Sunday Worship Zoom link each week by subscribing to our weekly email in the footer of this website below!
