Progressive Worship
DUE TO COVID-19
We will Gather ONLINE
for Worship
All Face to Face Gatherings
Are Suspended at this time.
We will re-evaluate on March 23.
Progressive Worship 11am and 5pm
(currently suspended due to COVID-19)
601 Locust St. Downtown Des Moines
Join us in our Beautiful Worship Space
Inside La Mie Elevate Bakery at 601 Locust St.
11am or 5pm
Street Parking is Free on Sundays!
Or
use the Parking Garage at 8th and Locust. It's free on Sundays!
Access our worship space by street or skywalk system.
Inside the skywalk system, follow signs to Two Ruan Building.
Signs, Friendly People, Excellent Coffee and Fresh Baked Pastries
are Waiting to Welcome You!
Parking
Street parking is free on Sundays. You may also park free in the 801 Locust Parking Ramp on Sundays.
What To Expect?
Celebrating the Sacred and the Secular
Worship is lovely, joyful, intellectually stimulating, artistic, and creative. It is never boring, irrelevant, judgmental, or exclusive. We walk humbly in our worship, wrestling together with the deep questions of life.
Excellent Music
Music moves us! Expect excellence in music. Live, lovely music that points to our themes of peace, justice, love, hope. Des Moines area musicians lead our music with a variety of styles. Expect a diversity of artists and inclusive language.
Powerful Preaching
Ancient Sacred Stories and Modern Conversation: Our Pastor is anything but boring! She challenges us with relevant, theologically challenging interpretations of the old, old stories. She’s Spirit-filled, passionate, and progressive. Pastor Debbie received the 2018 Capital City Pride Ally of the Year Award.
Shared Feast
"Taste and See That God is Good!" Psalm 34:8 You are always invited to Christ's welcome table. We share delicious fresh baked bread and cup as we break open our lives with one another. Our weekly communion feast reminds us we are one with the earth, Christ, and community. Communion nourishes us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly in our work and play. All are welcome at our table. We celebrate with grape juice and delicious fresh baked bread. Gluten free bread is also available.
Radical Welcome
We are LGBTQIA+ affirming and welcoming of people of diverse theological perspectives, faith paths, and abilities. Language is important and we treat it with respect. We use inclusive and expansive language for the Divine and humanity. Children are always welcome and engaged! We welcome and affirm gender diverse individuals and families with gender diverse children. You are invited to dress however you are comfortable. Our worship space is wheelchair accessible and has gender inclusive restrooms.
Children
Supervised Nursery Care is Available at the 11am worship service.
Children are always welcome and engaged in both worship services.
Find Us
We are located at 601 Locust St. Downtown Des Moines in the beautiful
La Mie Elevate Bakery. Enter from the North side of Locust at 601 in the Two Ruan Building, just north of PotBelly Sandwich Shop. Signs and friendly people will be there to greet you.
or
Find us by Skywalk in the Ruan Building next to Smokey D's BBQ
Parking
Street parking is free on Sundays. You may also park free in the 801 Locust Parking Ramp on Sundays.
