🌟 JUNE THEME - SACRED DISRUPTION 🌟
🌟 Worship Service, Sunday, June 15, 2025🌟
🌟 Other Lands at 10:30 a.m.🌟
For many of us in the LGBTQ community, our mere existence is disruptive to systems that want faith to look one way, love to fit in narrow boxes, and God to conform to patriarchy and power. Too often, we have been forced to change who we are to be part of religious institutions.
But at New Day, we believe that God has called us to be our authentic selves. As queer people, attending a worship service can be an act of sacred disruption.
Join us this Sunday at New Day where we’ll examine the biblical account that appears in all four gospels when Jesus entered the Temple and disrupted everything. He saw how the sacred space had been turned into a market—tables lined with money changers, merchants selling sacrifices at inflated prices, the poor forced to pay just to participate in worship. This wasn’t just corruption—it was exploitation. And it had become business as usual.
Jesus overturned the tables, scattered the coins, and drove out those who were profiting off of faith. But he didn’t stop there. He made space for the ones who had been pushed out. We made sure that the voices who had been silenced were heard.
Come join us as we reflect on what it means to follow a Christ who confronts exploitation and opens wide the doors for justice, healing, and true belonging.
Dear Beloved Community,
Tomorrow, across the country, people will gather under a bold banner: No Kings Day. In Greenville, Scott, LJ, and I will join that movement through a local event called Valor Over Vanity, a grassroots rally grounded in patriotism, justice, and care for our veterans. It is both a protest and a prayer—a public act of witness that says love of country does not mean loyalty to ego or empire.
As followers of Jesus, we are sometimes tempted to think that politics is separate from our faith. But in Scripture, sacred and civic life are deeply intertwined. The prophets denounced kings who enriched themselves at the people’s expense. Jesus flipped tables in the Temple not just to challenge religion, but to confront a system that had become a marketplace of power. Every act of sacred disruption is also a political act—and every moment of true political courage is a spiritual witness.
We gather tomorrow not to tear down, but to lift up:
- Valor over vanity—honoring those who served with dignity and deserve justice, not spectacle.
- Democracy over domination—naming clearly that this nation should serve its people, not the ambitions of any one man.
- Truth over tyranny—bearing witness to a different kind of power: one rooted in love, justice, and the common good.
Political action is not just permitted for people of faith—it’s often required. Silence in the face of rising authoritarianism is not neutrality. It is complicity. As Christians who follow a brown-skinned Jewish teacher executed by the state, we know what it means when government turns religion into a tool of empire.
So whether you attend the rally downtown, pray from your home, or simply take time to reflect on what it means to stand on the side of the marginalized, I encourage you to see your participation as sacred.
Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” But that only works when we have the courage to speak it.
With fierce love and holy hope,
Pastor Brian
New Day continues its mission to become a "church beyond the walls" with a broad range of activities to build community and several ways to grow in your faith and spirituality over the rest of this month.
*Note the location for each event.
Upcoming Events Summary
- Worship Service: Sunday, June 15, 2025, 10:30 a.m. at Other Lands.
- Upstate Pride: Saturday, June 28, 2025. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Please sign up below.
- Monthly Social Event: Sunday, June 29, 2025. Drag Bingo at Other Lands.
- Bible Study: Sunday, July 6, 2025, 10:30 a.m. at Other Lands.
Other Upstate Pride Events
June 14
• Flow with Pride with PFLAG Spartanburg & Soul Yoga - Camperdown, Greenville, SC | 9:00 AM
Registration: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=246302&stype=-7&sTG=24&sView=day&sLoc=1&sTrn=100000243&date=06/14/25
• Queer Mart by The Ladies Room –Carolina Bauernhaus Greenville | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Call Your Girlfriend! Drag Show & Pride Party, benefit for The Ladies Room Other Lands | Doors 8:00p Show 9:00p
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/call-your-girlfriend-drag-show-pride-party-tickets-1264447619869
June 18
• Kickball (open play & registration required) OutLoud Sports Upstate SC – East Side Riverside Park, Greenville | 7:00 PM
Tickets: https://outloudsports.com/upstate
June 21
• Annual Pride Bar Crawl – Greenville | 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
June 22
• QWC x Orange Theory Pride Class Fundraiser – Downtown Greenville | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• QWC Pride Sunday Funday Party – Traveler’s Tap Room, Greenville | 02:30 PM
• Monthly LGBTQ+ Friends Labyrinth Meditation & Walk with Rebecca H. (Bring a snack to share)– First Baptist Church of Greenville | 05:00 PM – 07:00 PM
June 26
•Speed Friending by Upstate Pride- Better Than Sex, Greenville | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
June 27
• ABC DND Fundraiser for Uplift Outreach Center with Glitterous – Swanson’s Warehouse, Greenville | 7:00 PM
• Neon/Glo Dance Party by Upstate Pride – The Cocktail Company, Greenville | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
June 28
• Upstate Black Pride – Downtown Greenville | March 11:00 am Festival 12:00 PM – 06:00 PM
• Bella Noche Presents: The Official Upstate Black Pride After Party – Greenville | 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
June 29
• Pride Forever Drag Brunch by Glitterous – Radio Room, Greenville | 11:30 AM
• Drag Bingo by New Day CCC ft. Hellen Heels – Other Lands, Greenville | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
June 28th - Upstate Black Pride
On June 28, 11 am to 6 pm, Upstate Black Pride will celebrate Pride Month with a March & Festival. The March will begin at 11am. We will have our booth set up to give out candy and stickers and Pride bracelets, and let people know that New Day is a place where everyone is welcome, valued, loved, and affirmed. The event will be on South Main Street in downtown Greenville. Please sign up for at least two or three slots. Thanks!
11am - 12pm
12pm - 1pm
1pm - 2pm
2pm - 3pm
3pm - 4pm
4pm - 5pm
5pm - 6pm
If you'd like to add anything for next weeks' community prayer, please contact Pastor Brian at pastor@newdayccc.com.
- Prayers for Andrea who is in the hospital due to problems with her esophageal muscles.
- Prayers for Jason's mom who is having difficult side effects from chemo.
- Prayers for Beth as she struggles with bronchitis.
- Prayers for Joe as he deals with an ongoing sleep condition.
- Prayers for Ed who has early signs of dementia.
- Prayers for Brooke's nephew Huntly
- Prayers for Vanessa and her family.
- Prayers for Brooke's Papa Low.
- Prayers for Sarah's son Daryl.
- Prayers for Andrea and Sarah and financial stress.
- Prayer for Sarah's severe knee pain.
- Prayers for those who are struggling with physical, mental, and economic challenges.
- Prayers for those who have suffered trauma and those who suffer from anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
- Prayers for those suffering the effects of war.
- Prayers for our nation as we face local, national, and global challenges.
- Prayers for those of us who are suffering from the blistering attack on our community by the current administration.
- Prayers for Pastor Brian, Brooke, Beth, and others who have unspoken requests this week.
Please support the work of the church
by donating your time, talent, and tithe.
As we embrace new opportunities in 2025, your support is more vital than ever. Your generosity fuels our mission to serve the LGBTQ community, provide a welcoming space for worship, and grow into all God calls us to be. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us continue creating a space of love, connection, and hope. Thank you for being part of this journey—your contributions truly make a difference.
As of 6/12/25
Tithe Income: $5,968
Other Income: $11,936
Interest Earned: $643
Expenses: $24,243
Net Loss: -$5,696
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New Day Christian Community Church
MEETING LOCATION - OTHER LANDS
731 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609
New Day Christian Community Church exists to provide a diverse, open, and affirming Christian community to all who desire a discipleship walk with Jesus Christ by offering challenging worship experiences, mission-based service opportunities, and Biblical learning so that we are empowered to reach out to others, introduce them to the love and strength of the beloved community, and invite them to join the faith journey of discipleship.
