Normal Heights United Methodist Church

Icon Reflection & Response
2026-03-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Please join us after church for a time to discuss, reflect, and collaboratively respond to our current icon prayer station.
We would love to process together the ways in which this artwork has complicated, enlivened, and/or deepened your worship and spiritual formation during this lenton season.
Bring your thoughts and questions!
The reflection and discussion will be led by Karah Lain and Heather Ross.

Young Adult Group
2026-04-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-06 18:30 - 20:00
Our Young Adult group is a dedicated space for those in their 20s and 30s to connect, learn together, and have fun! The group meets regularly on the first Wednesday of the month, and the third Sunday of the month. They also have a monthly social or volunteer opportunity! If you have any questions or want to join, please email group leaders Shannon (shan.herrmann@gmail.com), Ian (ian.bush96@gmail.com), or Jacob (jacobwilson858@gmail.com).

Holy Thursday Dinner
2026-04-02 18:30 - 20:00
Holy Thursday marks the day Jesus ate with his disciples and in so doing, asked them to keep celebrating communion as they “loved one another as they had been loved.” Holy Thursday is a night when we set aside time for a meal together, and to celebrate communion at a dinner table. You are invited to join us in the Social Hall for our meal and time of gratitude for one another.
Please sign up below to bring a dish and let us know you’re coming! If you can’t bring a dish, you are still welcome to come, the more the merrier!
If you’re bringing a dish, please make sure it can feed 4-6 people.
If you have any questions, you can email Pastor Molly at Molly@NHUnited.org.

Good Friday Service
2026-04-03 19:00 - 20:00
On the Friday evening before Easter, we invite you into a quiet, reflective worship experience in the Sanctuary as we recall Jesus’ final hours before his death. Using the last seven sayings of Jesus to guide us through the story, members of the community will reflect on them through original pieces of art, poetry, and music. The evening will follow the Tenebrae style, which means “darkening.” As the story is told through the service, the Sanctuary will gradually darken in observation of Christ’s death.

Easter Sunday Celebration
2026-04-05 10:42 - 14:00
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WORSHIP AT 10:42 AM
Join us for an absolutely joyful service as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! We’ll set the celebratory Easter mood in our Sunday service with music, prayer, preaching, and of course, dancing as we celebrate Communion while a New Orleans style brass jazz band fills up our 100 year old Sanctuary.
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PARADE AT NOON
At the end of the service, the Euphoria Brass Band will lead us in an Easter celebration parade around the block that ends in the park across the street!
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PICNIC AT 12:15 PM
Join us immediately after for a picnic in the park, right across the street from church! We’ll provide the Easter hams and drinks, and invite you to bring a side or dessert to share. All are welcome to attend (even if you don’t bring something). There will be shade canopies, tables and chairs, and a new picnic seating area so bring your blankets and beach chairs if you want! Plus, we’ll get to enjoy a continued performance with Euphoria Brass Band – dancing is sure to continue! We will also have an egg hunt for the kids!
We’re so glad you’ll be joining us for Easter Sunday!
It takes many hands to make our Easter celebration so wonderful, so we hope you’ll consider signing up for one of our many volunteer opportunities below.
We have volunteer opportunities on Saturday to help decorate the church, before or after service on Sunday, as well as to sign up to bring a dish to the potluck.
If you have any questions, you can email Pastor Molly at molly@nhunited.org. Thanks, and we look forward to celebrating the resurrection with you this Easter!

Youth Group Night
2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Normal Heights United, 4650 Mansfield Street, San Diego, CA, 92116, United States
Our SD United youth group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 6-8 in our Social Hall. Anyone in 6-12th grade is invited to hang with this seriously awesome group of teens and leaders!
We’d love for the teens in your life to be a part of this community dedicated to seeking justice, loving God and neighbor, and having fun! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the SDUnited Executive Director Melissa Tucker, at Melissa@SDUnited.org
Check out the SDUnited website for more information.

Our People Preaching: Jazmyn Collins
2026-04-12 10:42 - 12:00
This year we are really excited about a new preaching series at Normal Heights United Church that we are affectionately calling “Our People Preaching!” This series will have 3 to 4 folks each year from our congregation giving a sermon on a Sunday and sharing with us how they see God showing up in our lives and the Scripture passage for the week.

Sack Lunch Sunday
2026-04-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-10 12:00 - 13:00
After service we get together in the church kitchen to prep sack lunches to fill our community fridge. All are invited to come and participate! If you can’t stay to help pack lunches, we invite you to drop off any donations before or after worship if you can. Here are a few of the items we are always in need of:

Granola Bars
Juice Boxes
Fruit
Cheese Sticks

Want more info about Sack Lunch Sunday or want to get involved? Contact Molly Rose Morgen, at MollyRose@nhunited.org

Queer Small Group
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00
This care group brings together LGBTQ+ folks of all genders and journeys for twice-monthly gatherings (1st & 3rd Thurs) centered on friendship, spiritual reflection, and community care. Reach out to Cameron Byrd to learn more Cameron@CameronByrd.me

Spiritual Care Night for Activists
2026-04-17 18:30 - 20:00
To say that activism takes energy is an understatement. It takes emotional energy, physical energy, mental energy, and even spiritual energy. To stay hopeful as you work against systems that dehumanize people is a challenge. So if you’ve been feeling your energy drain as you work for your neighbor to build a better world, we’ve put together an evening for you. Come and find rest for your body, mind, and soul so that you find the energy you need to keep going. This event is open to everyone of all spiritual backgrounds, so invite your friends, colleagues, and neighbors!

A Perfect Story
2026-04-19 10:42 - 12:00

Get To Know NHUnited!
2026-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Normal Heights United, 4650 Mansfield Street, San Diego, CA, 92116, United States
Interested in learning more about our church?
Trying to figure out how to get more involved and connected?
Please join us in the Social Hall for Get To Know NHUnited!
We’ll provide drinks and light refreshments while meeting each other, hearing from church staff, learning our core values and commitments, and sharing ways to be involved. RSVP is not required, but to help us prepare and to share any dietary restrictions, please contact Brent@NHUnited.org

Young Adult Group
2026-04-19 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-05-17 12:30 - 14:00 | Contact us for location

Sexuality & Spirituality
2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-19 18:00 - 19:30
Our Sexuality & Spirituality group meets once a month in the Sanctuary to process the relationship between these two parts of our being that many of us were taught were not related. This space is for everyone, queer and straight, and each discussion group is guided by both ministers & a therapists. These are drop-in as you want, so we hope you’ll check it out!

Songwriter Sanctuary
2026-04-24 19:00 - 21:00
Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm
The last Friday of each month we host a concert with three local musicians that perform in our 100 year old acoustically blessed sanctuary. Each artist takes a turn performing their original song and a story to go with it, before passing the torch to the next musician. Some artists are old friends, others are meeting for the first time. With seating in the round, and musical stories about all the highs and lows of life – It’s a beautifully intimate night with all the feels.
To be candid, this is completely “secular music.” We don’t really subscribe to that terminology, and think all expressions of art are blessed and should be celebrated. Still, being hosted at a church there’s bound to be assumptions – and we want you to know there’s no clergy or even church staff involved in the selection of artists or content for the evening. All choices for the artist lineup are made by Lindsay White, a wonderful friend who isn’t a member of our church – who finds community and fellowship among local musicians. Whatever talent, stories and expression our musical guests have to share is theirs to put into the world – and that’s their sacred right. All that said… these are all ages shows, but please note that we do not censor the musicians.
We hope you come out and discover new talent and share in what many musicians have dubbed “the best sounding room in San Diego.” The suggested $10 donation at the door goes 100% to the musicians that are so vital to the culture and spirit of our city.
2026 Season Lineup remaining shows (lineups subject to change)
April 24
Whitney Shay & Aaron Lind
Jay Freed
Robin Henkel
May 29
Tim Flannery
Jackson Wagner
Gayle Skidmore
June 26
Pride Edition – presented by Raspberry Management
The Dimes
Saint Misty
Daddy
July 31 (ASL provided!)
Disability Pride Edition
Sumn Trop
Jay Walkr
Claire King
Aug 28 – Ramona Edition! (No Show at Normal Heights!)
Nate Donnis
The Beard and The Bird
Haywire
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September 25
Hispanic Heritage Month presented by Julia Sage
Stanton Street Duo
Nathan & Jessie
Juan Carlos Castellon
Oct 30
Samantha Franz
Ms. Connie
Deidre
Dec 4 – Holiday Extravaganza Writers Round Collab!
Isaac Cheong
Lilia Rose
KISUI
Calabio Twins
John and Eileen Schnarr
Ryan Sheker
Danielle Angeloni
Omar Musisko

Adams Unplugged Mainstage
2026-04-25 12:00 - 23:30
It’s the neighborhood’s annual Adams Ave Unplugged Music Festival, and we’re the mainstage! You can walk up and down Adams and find lots of amazing live music – 90 Performances on 26 Stages in 1 Day from noon to midnight! The festival is FREE except for the headliner, Alejandro Escovedo, who will be performing at our church in the evening. Here’s the lineup in the sanctuary…

Bart Mendoza & David Fleminger
1:15pm – 2:30pm
FREE SHOW

Rey Wolf
3:00pm – 4:15pm
FREE SHOW

Deke Dickerson (solo)
4:45pm – 6:00pm
FREE SHOW

Alejandro Escovedo
7:00 – 8:15
TICKETS $40

See the full lineup at AdamsAvenueBusiness.com/event-info/adams-avenue-unplugged/

Under the Rainbow
2026-05-02 19:00 - 23:00
This event isn’t hosted by us, but many from the congregation are pitching in and attending to raise money for our youth group, SD United Youth Collective and Affirming Therapy. We want to make sure you know about it!
Come live it up at the Prom you wish you had! We ALL need and deserve a really good time right now… so treat yourself to this wildly joyful celebration of what happens when those in the LGBTQ+ community are seen, supported, and free! In the gorgeous downtown San Diego setting of the Sinclair on G, we’re throwing a fantastic party for LGBTQ folks and those who love and support them, ages 21+.
You can expect a stunning setting and a night full of…

dancing
live music by “The Pizza Keys”
DJ Mich creating vibes & DJ Quinn spinning house
Drag MC
savory & sweet spreads
themed cocktails & non-alcoholic options
photo moments
and a VIP Lounge!

Lunch Social
2026-05-03 12:00
Join us for a pop-up lunch social at Blind Lady Ale House this Sunday! Right after church, we’ll walk two blocks over to enjoy some great food & beverages while spending time together. At Blind Lady, they let people seat themselves at long picnic tables, so don’t worry about who you’re sitting with or reservations.
They have a kid-friendly environment and great pizza, salads, frites, sodas, and ales. They support many local charities year-round, which makes their food taste even better! We hope you can join us after worship this Sunday!

Faith On Tap
2026-05-07 18:30 - 20:00
Faith on Tap is our casual monthly theology discussion held in a local home or backyard. Each month we focus on a different topic!
Stay tuned, we’ll post up our conversation topic the week leading up to the event.
For this month, we’ll meet in the backyard at…
3567 32nd Street
San Diego, CA 92104
Feel free to bring a beverage or snack to share and if you have any questions, contact Molly@NHUnited.org.
Also, even if you weren’t able to make Faith on tap we’d still love to hear from you and what you think. Feel free to reach out to Brent or Molly by email or to set up a time to chat.

Queer Small Group 2
2026-05-07 19:00 - 21:00

Blessing of the Animals
2026-05-17 10:30 - 12:00
Any given Sunday there are usually pets attending our service. This Sunday we’re inviting you to bring your pets so that we can bless them! Please ensure they are leashed, caged, or restrained properly, to keep everyone safe, human and animal alike. The service will be a little shorter than normal to accommodate our animal friends.
