Relationship: Church
Status: It’s complicated.

Is your relationship with “church”—or Christianity in general—like, you know…complicated?

For many people, “church” has become an uncomfortable place. A place where people have been misjudged, mistreated, and misunderstood.

Where the story of life and the story of the Divine is a story that hurts instead of helps. That robs people of joy. That confronts our deepest needs with demands we can never meet.

But what if that’s the wrong story? What if there’s a better story? One that heals, one that overflows with joy, and one that meets your needs with love and compassion?

We invite you to be part of that story.

Online Pub Theology? Yes please.

New Wineskins is a conversation in community in the progressive Christian spiritual stream. It’s people coming together online once a week to share a meal, a drink, and ideas.

Born as a pub theology group in Southeast Ohio in 2014, our community of spiritual exiles migrated online in 2020 during the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, gathering every Sunday evening via Zoom.

We welcome people from all backgrounds, faiths, cultures, orientations and experiences. While our conversations tend to center around expressions of the Christian faith, we understand that, for many, Christianity has been presented as a religion of oppression and exclusion. Our hope is to create a safe space for people to ask hard questions and express themselves freely.

We may not have a lot in the way of answers. But we really, really love good questions.

We also like to cuss a little. And some of us enjoy a drink or two while we gather.

We hope you’ll join us.