“Be still, and know.”
A small congregation in the upstate.
We gather Sunday mornings for teaching, prayer, and a cup of coffee after. No production. No spectacle. Just the word and the people — which turn out to be enough.
Plan a visitWhen the well is dry
A study in 1 Kings 17. Elijah, the brook, and the widow of Zarephath. What happens when the ordinary provisions run out.
Teaching archive.
A growing collection, searchable by book and topic. New entries most Sundays.
- April 13MarkThe things that cannot be shaken42m
- April 6MarkPalm branches and borrowed colts38m
- March 30PsalmsOn lament as an act of faith34m
- March 23LukeThe prodigal, the elder, the father45m
- March 16IsaiahA holy seed in the stump36m
Who we are.
Sermon + Sanctuary began in 2011 as a weekly Bible study in a living room off Augusta Street. We outgrew the house, moved into a rented hall, and eventually into this building — an old Methodist chapel on Howe, built in 1908, kept mostly as the previous century left it.
We are not affiliated with a denomination. We hold the historic creeds, teach the scriptures, take communion weekly, and try to be good neighbors. We don't think of ourselves as innovative.
About sixty adults attend regularly. A few more on holidays. Children are not separated — they sit with their families, make noise sometimes, and are welcome.
Plan a visit.
Services are Sunday mornings at 10:30. Come as you are — we wear what we wear, you wear what you wear. After the service, coffee in the parish hall for anyone who wants to stay. If it's your first time, Daniel will want to say hello, but there's no pressure.
- Street parking on Howe and the side lots
- Wheelchair accessible via the side door on Broad Street
- Nursery available, though most children stay in the service
- No envelope system — giving is anonymous and optional
On giving.
We tell our people not to give until they've been around a while. What we have is enough, and giving before you've tested the ground is rarely a good idea. When you are ready, there's a box at the back of the sanctuary and a simple online form. That's all.
Online giving