Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House

Founded in 1699 – Still active

Sermons

WILLIAM TYNDALE : MARTYR FOR THE WORD

Five hundred years ago, in February 1526, a scurrilous and revolutionary book began to appear on the streets of England. Immediately, the religious and secular authorities, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cuthbert Tunstall, and Henry VIII himself, set about suppressing it. Copies were seized and publicly burned at St. Paul’s Cross in London, although enough…

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The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene – a reflection for Easter

Our story begins with weeping. Mary is outside the tomb of her beloved Jesus. That is where John places us on Easter morning. Not with a blaze of certainty and triumph, not with everything neatly resolved, but with a strong and grieving woman. She is in this place of loss, trying to make sense of…

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The Crucified Community

The mission of Jesus was, in essence, the building of community: a community that embraced people of both genders, of different classes and religious backgrounds, of different nationalities and ethnicities. Although at its heart it was a Jewish vision, it was also universal in its scope and it’s potential. The Messianic beliefs of prophets like…

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