Welcome to Adullam Online
What if… God doesn’t care if you go to church? What if church is something that just happens when people focus on really important things? What if church is an invisible synergy of people, benevolent action, meaning, spontaneous love, inclusion, good wine, great friends, and environment free of judgment, cliques or clichés? What if the purpose of our lives are to bring redemption to the whole world, the whole person, the whole neighborhood? What if God would rather we give our money to the poor, oppressed and spiritually disoriented than to ourselves? What if party and celebration were sacrament? What if a bunch of friends follow God in the way of Christ... really follow him? Where will He lead us? What type of people will he compel us to find a home for and with? What if its not about us, but them? What if we are them? You know… people who need help too? What if we are sinners like the rest of the world?
Welcome to the faith network we call Adullam
Adullam is a network of missional communities throughout Denver that live for the “what if”. We’re not a church, but church is a part of what Adullam is. Adullam doesn't care if you come or not, but we'd love to influence you to live for the Gospel with us.
If you’re done with the whole “church” thing, but looking for some people to travel with, go to “about adullam” and keep reading. If you’re looking for something a bit more traditional, we suggest you check out some of the other great churches around Denver.
Here’s a quote that might help explain who we are.
I’ve been to Adullam for about a year now. Yesterday, during and after Lou’s talk, I felt like I understood things a little better. And then going to the park afterwards to play volleyball with Laura, Sean and some others, it hit me some more. Adullam is best defined by what it’s people are actively doing in their community. By just showing up on Sunday and trying to find your fit, the meaning of our community becomes more and more vague. And I think that’s where some people get hung up and frustrated because they can’t find such internal structure to lead them to their purpose. Adullam’s people need to be active with the nonbelievers in their lives in order to discover what we are about. I like that things remain loose and sort of intangible within our "church". It forces people to make fruit outside our own walls, where Christ is trying to lead us.
I’m glad I haven’t gotten involved, per se in the usual ways Christians find fulfillment in their churches. I’ve taken time to learn what Adullam is about and I finally find myself in agreement with it.
Thanks, sue
Adullam Summer Calendar
This Sunday, June 30: Same time, same place.
Sunday July 6th: NO GATHERING! Enjoy your July 4th weekend with friends and family.
Sunday July 13th: Platte Park, however, note time change to 9:30! Because of the heat we will start earlier so, bring breakfast yummies.
Sunday August 24: Chatfield State Park at 9:30. This has traditionally been our baptism Sunday. If interested in being baptised please contact Hugh or Ryan.
Take advantage of these summer months by getting connected to your neighborhood!
We’re in our New Location.
The First Reformed Church of Denver is our new home; it’s located at the corner of Iowa and S. Clarkson, just north west of the University of Denver. Check the map below for directions. See you there.
NOTE: There isn’t a lot of parking around the church building. The good news is that we will be able to park in the gradeschool lot at the corner of Mexico and S. Pearl St. There is a back street that cuts north to Iowa, then the church is just a short walk to the east. But before you go to the lot, try parking on the street and getting to know our new neighborhood. Take some time to walk by the houses and pray for the folks inside, then ask God how he can use us to be a blessing there.
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Click here, to go to Google maps, then click Satellite view to get an overhead view.
The beauty of the dump
Sometimes it takes the ugliest places on the planet to wake us up to the beauty that God has created in all of His children. La Chureca is a place that no one should call home, yet thousands do. In their reality our perception of beauty, hope and love come face to face with the very heart of God. There we can start to see ourselves as we truly are -- wounded, clinging to the trash of this world, and desparately needing the love of Chirst.
If you didn't get a chance to hear Laura Karlis speak about her experience painting a mural in La Chureca, the massive city dump in Managua, Nicaragua, you can read her journal here.
Quiet Giving
Many of you have mentioned that you love to give to Adullam, but you sometimes forget about it during the gathering since we don’t stop to take an offering on Sundays. A simple alternative is to either give online or send your gifts by mail to PO BOX 270694, Littleton, CO 80127. Please make checks out to Adullam.
The online giving link is in the list to the right. Note, if you're struggling with money, we can provide resources and tools that help bring your financial life into balance with Scripture and allow you to follow Christ with every part of your life wherever that may take you.
To the God who has been from the beginning, who is with us now, and who lives to lead us into His future, we ask for your voice to be clear through our people this week. Holy Father, Holy Son, and Holy Spirit as we disperse for this unique time of listening, teach us to pray. Teach us to listen. Speak to our hearts and our minds and may we convene again with a great sense of your VOICE in our collective community called Adullam.” Amen.
