Worship
We worship on Sundays at 10:45 AM in our sanctuary and on Zoom. We hope you will join us! To get login information to join by Zoom, please email faithchurchbalt@gmail.com.
Worship is the heart of how we gather as a community. Our congregation is diverse, and so is our worship style. Our music reflects both ancient traditions and newer expressions, led by our choir along with gifted guest vocalists. The service includes scripture, silence, and song; preaching, prayer, and time to connect. We celebrate communion on the first Sunday of each month and all are invited and welcome to share in the sacrament with us.
We are a welcoming and affirming congregation – ready to embrace you just as you are. That you come matters so much more than what you’re wearing!
Children are always welcome in worship! There is a PRAYground near the front, with books, art, and quiet activities to keep little hands busy while ears listen, and close to the action to keep kids engaged. We also have a nursery with a caregiver just outside the front sanctuary door, should that be your preference.
Sermons
Advent Worship, Nov 30, 2025
All the Fish in the Sea February 6, 2022 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD February 6, 2022 All the Fish in the Sea Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-6 He was exhausted, and his back ached as he crouched on the sandy lakeshore. The nets were a mess, filled…
Prepare the Way December 5, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD December 5, 2021 Prepare the Way Luke 3:1-6 Advent is a season of waiting. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to wait. There are places where a wait is inevitable…in…
Begin at the End November 28, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD November 28, 2021 Begin at the End Luke 21: 25-36 One of the bleakest books I’ve read in a long time is Octavia Butler’s famed Parable of the Sower. Echoing Cormac McCarthy’s The…
Bargaining with God November 14, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD November 14, 2021 Bargaining with God 1 Samuel 1:4-20 The church I served in Birmingham had a big, Gothic sanctuary, with stained glass windows, and old dark wooden pews. There was a center…
What the World Needs Now… October 31, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD October 31, 2021 What the World Needs Now… Mark 12:28-34 and Ruth 1:1-18 The man is tall and lanky. His hair is cut close to the scalp, buzzed short and spiky. He’s wearing…
Created to Love October 3, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD October 3, 2021 Created to Love Mark 10:2-16 Poet Miller Williams wrote a poem called compassion. It goes something like this: Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.…
Welcome! September 19, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD September 19, 2021 Welcome! Mark 9:30-37 The girl is dressed simply, in a pink and white flounced skirt. Her shirt is checkered, dirty. Her long, dark hair is tied back with a single…
God’s Green Earth: Sabbath September 12, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD September 12, 2021 God’s Green Earth: Sabbath Genesis 1:31a, 2:1-3; Mark 2:23-28 Every day for the past week and a half has begun with absolute haste in my house. See, Maddie started school…
Bless This Mess: Saul of Tarsus July 25, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD July 25, 2021 Bless This Mess: Saul of Tarsus Acts 9:1-22 Next Sunday will be one year since I started my ministry here at Faith Church, thanks be to God! You do not…
Bless This Mess: Shiphrah and Puah June 27, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD June 27, 2021 Bless This Mess: Shiphrah and Puah Exodus 1:8-20 I just learned something amazing that I need to tell you about. I heard it on the Radiolab podcast, which I love,…
Bless this Mess: Joseph June 20, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD June 20, 2021 Bless this Mess: Joseph Genesis 37:2-8, 18-36 Relationships can be complicated, can’t they? I don’t know if we should find it encouraging or disheartening that the foundational stories…
Bless This Mess: Jacob June 13, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD June 13, 2021 Bless This Mess: Jacob Genesis 32:21-32 This morning we will hear part of the story of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of our faith. Jacob was a trickster, a fraud. …
Bless This Mess: (Abraham), Hagar, and Ishmael June 6, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore June 6, 2021 Bless This Mess: (Abraham), Hagar, and Ishmael Genesis 21:8-20 School is not out yet, but this is the first Sunday in June. And it’s gonna be a hot one. Anyone who…
Holy Fire May 23, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore May 23, 2021 Holy Fire Acts 2:1-20 Learning a language is hard. When most children are born, their language skills develop as their brain grows. It takes years for their vocabulary to expand, for…
Sheep April 25, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church Baltimore, MD April 25, 2021 Sheep John 10:11-18; Psalm 23 It’s wonderful to hear a different translation of that beloved Psalm, isn’t it? The varied words and phrasing help us notice different images, to hear…
I believe… help my unbelief! April 18, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD April 18, 2021 I believe… help my unbelief! Luke 24:36-48 There is a place that I have missed during the pandemic, somewhere I haven’t really thought about for a long time that I…
While it is still dark… April 4, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD April 4, 2021 While it is still dark… John 20:1-18 There is a pandemic image from last May that has stayed with me: A health care worker – a nurse, I think –…
The Parade March 28, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD March 28, 2021 The Parade Mark 11:1-11 They are a high school student, just months away from the end of their senior year in high school. They stand on stage alone at a…
Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt March 21, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD March 21, 2021 Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt John 12:20-33 A few years ago, I got to go to bread camp. At the time, there was a baker with a tiny kitchen in a…
Turning the Tables March 7, 2021 - Cat Goodrich Faith Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD March 7, 2021 Turning the Tables John 2:13-25 Kelly Ingram Park covers two square city blocks in downtown Birmingham. The park is crisscrossed with paved walkways, and there are various statues and…