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Waterville Community Church doesn't fit the usual competing boxes:
Conservative or liberal.
Fundamentalist or progressive.
Stuck in tradition or chasing every trend.
Faith, for us, is not a battle to win. It’s a way of life.
One that is based on belief and grounded in real experience.
Our experience is Jesus.
Our belief is that God is better than we often think.
Our way of life is love.
What you will find here is a group of people who are Learning Love from a God we believe IS love.
Come learn with us.
Conservative or liberal.
Fundamentalist or progressive.
Stuck in tradition or chasing every trend.
Faith, for us, is not a battle to win. It’s a way of life.
One that is based on belief and grounded in real experience.
Our experience is Jesus.
Our belief is that God is better than we often think.
Our way of life is love.
What you will find here is a group of people who are Learning Love from a God we believe IS love.
Come learn with us.
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Building Campaign Announcement - 11/1/2026
Nov 1, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Vision Part 1 (11/1/2026)
Nov 1, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Open Mic - Amy Price (10/25/2026)
Oct 25, 2026 • Amy Price
Eyes To See Part 4 (10/18/2026)
Oct 18, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Eyes To See Part 3 (10/11/2026)
Oct 11, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Eyes To See Part 2 (10/4/2026)
Oct 4, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Eyes To See Part 1 (9/27/2026)
Sep 27, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Open Mic (9/20/2026) - Dustin Schmidt
Sep 20, 2026 • Dustin Schmidt
Conform Part 4 (9/13/2026)
Sep 13, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Conform Part 3 (9/6/2026)
Sep 6, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Conform Part 2 (8/30/2026)
Aug 30, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
Conform Part 1 (8/23/2026)
Aug 23, 2026 • Mike O'Shea
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Pastor's Blog
The limitations of popular, devotional readings of scripture
November 3rd, 2026
The story of Jephthah in Judges 11-12 is a great example of the inherent limitations in popular, devotional readings of scripture.
If you don’t know the story, Jephthah makes a deal with God to win a war. In exchange for success on the battlefield Jephthah vows to sacrifice to God whatever comes out of his house to greet him when he returns. I’m guessing he assumed it would be the family cat or d...
Mercy not sacrifice
October 26th, 2026
Many Christians have been taught to believe that there is a tension at the heart of God between mercy and justice.
They’re told that God is loving, slow to anger, willing and able to forgive. But they’re also told that God is just, which means that God cannot allow sin to go unpunished. For many Christians, this supposed tension at the heart of God is the whole reason for the life, death, and res...
The Bible as it is
October 20th, 2026
I’m leading a formation group right now called “Reading the Bible Like Jesus,” a workshop adaptation of my book, All the Way Down: Rebuilding Christianity from the Rubble of Evangelicalism, while also reading a book with our staff entitled Separation of Church and Hate, a humorous critique by comedian John Fugelsang of how fundamentalist evangelicals misuse the Bible and how you, the sane Christia...
