All people are invited to visit the Star Sanctuary as follows: Worship services on Sundays at a 10 am;  Special viewing times: Saturday, December 27, 12 pm - 3 pm; Sunday, December 28, 12 pm - 3 pm; Wednesday, December 31, 4 pm - 5 pm (Stay for the contemplative New Year's Eve Jazz & Poetry Hour from 5 pm - 6 pm, free admission)

Start your New Year's Eve with contemplative labyrinth walk, jazz and poetry at Epworth. This is a Free event featuring a guided walk by a certified labyrinth facilitator in the Fellowship Hall, followed by Bay Area jazz performers in the Sactuary. You can attend just one or both of the events. 3:30 pm – Layrinth Walk | Fellowship Hall 4 pm – Star Sanctuary Exhibit | Sanctuary 5 pm – Contemplative Jazz and Poetry | Sanctuary

Hello Eworth UMC neighbors! What are your hopes for 2026? This holiday season at Epworth, we’re gathering hopes from near and far, linking them to the handmade stars we are making in the Epworth art studio. Each hope we receive will become part of the installation, joining hundreds of others in the Sanctuary. You are invited to write your hopes, and some of them will be displayed in our Poetry Box.

Come to Epworth UMC on 1953 Hopkins Street, Berkeley, CA. During the 5 pm service, kids of all ages re-enact the nativity story with costumes and fun. The 11 pm service is contemplative. *Meditative music starts at 10:30 pm. All are welcome!

Celebrate the solstice - the shortest day and the coming of light! Let's practice staying grounded in the chaos, holding space for paradoxes of joy and sorrow, hope and fear, darkness and light.

Berkeley, CA — Epworth United Methodist Church (UMC) is inviting people from around the world to share their hopes for the coming year as part of Star Sanctuary, a large-scale community art installation. The church’s sanctuary will be transformed for the 2025 Advent and Christmas season.