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DOWNTOWN CHURCH is a community of unfinished people in pursuit of truth. Join us here to listen to Sunday sermons. ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST. MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Episodes
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
GOD ONLY KNOWS
Lyrics: The Beach Boys
Arrangement: Imaginary Future, Kinda Grannis
STEADFAST
Lyrics + Arrangement: Sandra McCracken
HEAVY
Lyrics: Birdtalker
Arrangement: Kina Grannis
ON STAGE
Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)
Jen Griffitt (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Dave Holder (bass)
Ammon Bowen (fiddle)
Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)
Charles Weathers (talking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
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ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
credits
CROOKED THE ROAD
Lyrics + Arrangement:
Andrew Lowe, Holz & Sam Hudgens
Performer: Mon Rovîa
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams
Arrangement: The Lower Lights
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
BE CAREFUL
Lyrics + Arrangement:
Patty Griffin
JESUS, SAVIOUR, PILOT ME
Arrangement: Bifrost Arts
Lyrics: Edward Hopper
ON STAGE
Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Zach Seibert (harmonica)
Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)
Charles Weathers (talking)
Mary Nickel (talking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
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ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
credits
MORNING PRAYER
Lyrics + Arrangement: Langhorne Slim
JUST AS I AM
Lyrics: Charlotte Elliott
Arrangement: William Bradbury
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
My Soul Finds Rest (Psalm 62)
Lyrics + Arrangement: Sandra McCracken
SHELTER FROM THE STORM
Lyrics + Arrangement: Bob Dylan
I SHALL BE RELEASED
Lyrics Bob Dylan
Arrangement: Nina Simone
ON STAGE
Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)
Lawson Simmons (vocals)
Mac Stidham (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Dawn Hyde (speaking)
Sunday Jun 29, 2025
Sunday Jun 29, 2025
credits
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Lyrics + Arrangement: George David Weiss
& Bob Thiele
PEACE LIKE A RIVER
Lyrics + Arrangement: African American Spiritual
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
WONDER
Lyric + Arrangement: Natalie Merchant
‘TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS
Lyrics: Louisa Stead
ON STAGE
Alex Carrico (vocals)
Becca Smith (vocals)
Coty Hoover (guitar)
Kindness Camp Kids (vocals)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Credits
Everybody Hurts
Lyrics and Arrangement: REM
WHERE HE LEADS ME
Lyrics: Ernest William Blandy
Arrangement: The Lower Lights
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
PSALM 2
Arrangement: Poor Bishop Hooper
WHEN YOU COME BACK DOWN
Lyrics + Arrangement: Nickle Creek
ROCK OF AGES
Lyrics: Augustus M. Toplady
Arrangement: Thomas Hastings
ON STAGE
Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)
Jodi Dingle (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Jessica Rafferty (violin)
Adam Rafferty (cello)
David Sloan (Cajon)
Dawn Hyde (speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
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THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
credits
TROUBLE FOUND ME
Lyrics + Arrangement: Madison Cunningham
I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
Lyrics: African American Spiritual
Arrangement: Johnny Cash
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
Psalm 1
Arrangement: Xan DuBose Ensley
THE WOOD SONG
Lyrics + Arrangement: The Indigo Girls
IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE
LYRICS: Walter Smith
Arrangement: Jaron Kamin
ON STAGE
Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)
Paisley Suttlemyer (vocals, bass)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT
Lyrics: Peter R. Scholtes
Arrangement: Annie Sellick
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
HOLD ME
Lyrics + Arrangement: The Teskey Brothers
EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT
Music: African American spiritual
Arrangement: The Blind Boys of Alabama
ON STAGE
Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)
Perry Harris (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Aaron Middeke (bass)
Allwyn Edwards (drums)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
credits
SAINT HONESTY
Lyrics + Arrangement: Sara Bareilles & Lori McKenna
IF I NEEDED YOU
Lyrics + Arrangement: Townes Vans Zandt
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
YOUR LABOR IS NOT IN VAIN
Lyrics + Arrangement: Wendell Kimbrough, Paul Zach,
And Isaac Wardell
COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE OF GRACE
Lyrics: D. Herbert
Arrangement: Red Mountain Music
ON STAGE
Jen Griffitt (vocals)
Dave Holder (vocals, bass)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
credits
TROUBLE AND WOE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Ruth Moody
LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Ralph Vaughan Williams
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
LET IT ALL GO
Lyrics + Arrangement: Birdy + Rhodes
KEEP YOUR LAMPS TRIMMED AND BURNING
Lyrics: Blind Willie Johnson
Arrangement: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
ON STAGE
Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)
Perry Harris (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
IN HEAVEN
Lyrics: Joey Dosik
Arrangement: Vulfpeck
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
Lyrics: Horatio Spafford
Arrangement: Philip Bliss
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
HEAVEN
Lyrics + Arrangement: Gungor
THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper
+ The Blind Boys of Alabama
ON STAGE
Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)
Benjamin Tanner (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
David Sloan (cajon)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
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THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
credits
THE MOUNTAINS YOU CARRY
Lyrics + Arrangement: Aaron Burdett
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER
Lyrics: Robert Lowry
Arrangement: Wayfarer
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
LOOK BACK AND LEARN
Lyrics + Arrangement: Admiral Radio
COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
Lyrics: Robert Robinson
Arrangement: Sufjan Stevens
ON STAGE
Becca Smith (vocals)
Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)
Charles Weathers (speaking, baptizing)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
Lyrics + Arrangement: Johnny Nash
THE WINE WE DRINK
Lyrics + Arrangement: Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors
BROTHER, BROTHER
Lyrics + Arrangement: Reggie Sullivan Band
ON STAGE
Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)
Dana Bullock (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Derreck Webber (drums)
Charles Weathers (speaking + breaking bread)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
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THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
credits
TAKE MY HAND
Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama
AMAZING GRACE
Lyrics & Arrangement: John Newton
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Lyrics + Arrangement: Sam Cooke
I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS
Lyrics: Simon Marak
Arrangement: Wilder Adkins
ON STAGE
Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)
Bailey Parker (vocals + french horn)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
William Otis (bass)
Derreck Webber (drums)
Justin Nickel (lots of speaking)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
FEELING GOOD
Lyrics + Arrangement: Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY
Lyrics: Charles Wesley
Arrangement: Latin Carol
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
Lyrics: Reginald Heber
Arrangement: Audrey Assad
WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU
Lyrics + Arrangement: Great Lake Swimmers
I LOOK TO YOU
Lyrics: R. Kelly
Arrangement: Whitney Houston
ALREADY THERE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Allen Stone
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
Lyrics & Arrangement: George Bennard
ON STAGE
Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)
Xan DuBose (vocals)
Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Nigel Ouzts (trumpet)
Trebor Wilson (trombone)
Aaron Middeke (bass)
Derreck Webber (drums)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
© 1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
credits
BY THE MARK
Lyrics + Arrangement: Gillian Welch
ANGEL BAND
Lyrics + Arrangement: The Stanley Brothers
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
WERE YOU THERE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional
THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY
Lyrics + Arrangement: Old Crow Medicine Show
ON STAGE
Mac Stidham (vocals)
Billy Way (guitar, vocals)
Danny Harlow (fiddle, vocals)
Dave Holder (upright bass)
Jen Griffitt (vocals)
Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)
Dawn Hyde (speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
ON STAGE
Paisley Marie (bass)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Allwyn Edwards (drums)
Xan DuBose (vocals)
Brooks Brewer (vocals)
Lawson Simmons (vocals)
Blair Delaney (vocals)
Mia Kosciusko (vocals)
Libbie Williams (vocals)
Sterling Outen (vocals)
Reese Johnson (vocals)
Buzzy Thomas (Kazoo)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
Welcome
Pope Johnson
Prayer
Tamara Scott
Confession
Florence Shell
Prayer
Mae Carson
Promise of Grace
Blair Delaney
SCRIPTURE READING
Cole Glenn
SERMONS
Libbie Williams
Rory Trout
Callie Doty
HOLY INTERRUPTION
Jack Bigger
Josie Schmieg
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
Sarah Boyd Horne
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Logan Wells
Henry Thomas
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Sterling Outen
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
credits
COME YE SINNERS
Lyrics: Joseph Hart
Arrangement: Keith & Kristyn Getty
WADE IN THE WATER
Lyrics: Traditional spiritual
Arrangement: Eva Cassidy
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
I CAN CHANGE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Lake Street Dive
HOW GREAT THOU ART
Lyrics: Carl Gustav Boberg
Arrangement: Traditional Swedish Melody
ON STAGE
Jen Griffitt (vocals)
Dave Holder (bass, vocals)
Ammon Bowen (violin)
David Sloan (cajon)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Mary Nickel (speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
credits
JOLENE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Dolly Parton
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams
Arrangement: The Lower Lights
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
OH TO BE LOVED
Lyrics: Thad Cockrell
Arrangement: Page CXVI
LOVE THAT CONQUERS
Lyrics + Arrangement: The Swell Sessions
ON STAGE
Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)
Paisley Suttlemyer (vocals, guitar)
Jodi Dingle (vocals, keys)
Sean Thomson (bass)
Allwyn Edwards (cajon)
Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)
Dawn Hyde (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING
Lyrics: Charles Wesley
Arrangement: John Zundel
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
credits
BAD SELF PORTRAITS
Lyrics + Arrangement: Lake Street Dive
I SURRENDER ALL
Lyrics: Judson W. Van DeVenter
Arrangement: Joey + Rory
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
LETTER TO THE PAST
Lyrics + Arrangement: Brandi Carlile
HOW COULD WE NOT BELIEVE
Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper + Ellen Harper
ON STAGE
Xan DuBose (vocals)
Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Allwyn Edwards (drums)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
credits
God is Good
Lyrics + Arrangement: Jonathan McReynolds
SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
Lyrics: William W. Walford
Arrangement: The Lower Lights
GLORIA PATRI
Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns
ENOUGH
Lyrics + Arrangement: Antonie Bradford
OLD TIME RELIGION
Lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: The Lower Lights
ON STAGE
Bailey Parker (vocals, banjo)
Perry Harris (vocals)
Aaron Middeke (bass)
Sean Thomson (guitar)
Allwyn Edwards (drums)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)
Charles Weathers (speaking)
SERMON AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AS A PODCAST
THROUGH ITUNES AND PODBEAN.
ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTED FROM THE NEW
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE
©1989 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
MUSIC COVERED UNDER THE LICENSE CCS#11209.