The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Chapman
Pastor | Creative | Bad Ass
Writings
I began writing as a hobby in 2012 to chronicle my move from Georgia to Connecticut, my work with Westfield Church, and my ideas, sermons, and notions. In the time since, a little of everything has been posted here, and I think that’s the way it’ll stay.
The Latest
How Christmas Saved Westfield Church
Last Sunday night around 7:45pm, I stood in front of 400 people holding candles. "Lift them high," I directed, as we began to sing the first verse of Silent Night again. Just like that, a church that had faced so many hard, dark days was filled from floor to ceiling...
Sermons
Would you like to dance?
Like most children, I LOVED Saturday morning cartoons. My parents loved them because it bought them a few more precious moments of sleep. I loved them because they were colorful. And entertaining. Every generation had different cartoons that it would watch early on...
The Two Sentence Sermon
This sermon was preached on these three texts: Acts 11: 1- 18 | Revelation 21: 1-6 | John 13: 1-35 Three weeks ago, when I was looking at the scriptures for this week, I chose these three because at the time I intended to speak to the way that God has welcomed...
The Holy Week Rollercoaster
This sermon served mostly as an invitation to my congregation to observe holy week--with all of its ups and downs, to its full extent. Well, we’ve made it. Today is, as I’m sure you’re aware, Palm Sunday--the start of Holy Week. It’s a day of celebration. A last...
Letters to Killingly
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Visual Worship
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Stoles
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Mama’s Boy
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