Encountering God in the eyes of our neighbor
A church. In Brooklyn. Committed to justice, which is God’s love in the public square.
We are a dynamic community gathered in a new kind of church in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood.
We are committed to justice, which is God’s love in the public square. We are rooted in the belief that God’s Grace is for everyone, no exceptions. We confess this Grace because God is most fully revealed on the Cross.
We are Jesus followers and believe that although community can get messy we are still committed to gathering as one. We ground ourselves in these truths by recounting the ancient story of God’s people in scripture and experiencing it in worship.
What is a Jehu?
Jehu is a name out of the Hebrew scriptures — a driver, an unsettler, someone who arrives fast and rearranges what everybody had assumed was permanent (2 Kings 9–10). It is not a comfortable story. Neither is the work of being church in a neighbourhood the rest of the city keeps trying to price out.
The table is the other half of the name. It is where the meal happens, where the argument happens, where nobody gets turned away for arriving late or arriving wrong. Our seal says it plainly: encountering God in the eyes of our neighbor.
Roots
We are centered as an African-descent community of believers rooted in the Christian tradition with a Lutheran perspective.
We are a mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that is rooted in the worship styles and cultural traditions of African-descent or “Black Church experience” but are a community for all marginalized peoples. In particular, we honor God’s special dispensation for our LGBTQ+ siblings in Christ.
We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation. We affirm God’s love and delight in all of God’s creation. Reconciling Works advocates for the acceptance, full participation, and liberation of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions within the Lutheran Church. On Church Clarity we are a verified clear community — what we believe about who belongs here is published, not implied.
Accompaniment
The church has a lot to answer for. We are honored you are even considering us as a community. We know that this world begs questions about who God is. Why are God’s “followers” sometimes so hateful? Why is radical evil having its way with this country right now? If Jesus’s message was so radical and political why do I never hear this at church? If God’s love is for all why is it often treated like an exclusive club? Why did the church hurt me?
We are committed to walking with you as you explore these questions and more. We are not here to sell you anything, including faith. We will be authentically broken and hope that you can see the Christ that is present with us. If that is something you desire too, we hope you can join us.
The shape of our week
Four gatherings, every week. You do not need to come to all of them, and you do not need to have been to any of them before.
Sunday, 11:00am
Worship
We gather for worship every Sunday morning, in person and on Zoom. Email pastorkelsey@jehustable.org for the log-in details.
Tuesday, 7:00pm
Emmaus Road Book Study
How do we face the economic realities of being church in a neighbourhood squeezed by predatory economics and gentrification? A study in using what God has given us to serve East New York — not just our congregation.
Wednesday, 7:00pm
Bible Study
Scripture read alongside the ELCA social statements, bridging the gap between what we believe we believe and what the church has actually said.
Thursday, 6:30pm
Dinner Church
Prayer, a shared meal, scripture, conversation and communion — around a table, the way the disciples did it. Come from work, from the gym, from the school pick-up.
Come and sit down
Christ is already present in Brooklyn. God is already up to some amazing things in East New York. We just want to witness God’s glory alongside you — even if you would never use those words to describe it.
- Worship
- 11:00am every Sunday
In person and on Zoom - Address
- 2424 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11208
- Phone
- 347-462-4299