Hand in Hand | Rev. Jen Crow | 11.16.2025
In her sermon “Hand in Hand”, guest minister Rev. Jen Crow celebrates Rev. Beth Dana’s ten years of ministry and reflects on the living legacy of our congregation. She reminds us that while times and politics change, the purpose of church does not. Church is where we remember our deep interconnection, widen our vision, renew our strength, and practice beloved community in a world that often pushes us toward isolation and fear.
She lifts up the need for steady, courageous hope and tells a powerful story from Rochester, where people trained at a simple church picnic helped prevent two immigrant workers from being detained. Rev. Crow calls us to remember our power, to resist the lies that divide us, and to keep building communities grounded in justice, compassion, and love—passing these gifts on to the generations to come.
