In 2011, our world fell apart. After a deep dive into church history, so much of what we thought we knew began to unravel. The faith that had shaped our childhoods, our marriage, our family, and our sense of identity suddenly felt far more complicated than we had ever imagined. We found ourselves staring at what felt like the most urgent question of our lives. What if the Church isn’t true… and now what?

What has followed is years of wrestling, grieving, rebuilding, and learning how to connect to each other, to our kids, to our community, and somehow, to God, while navigating a new journey full of complexity, tension, and uncertainty.

In this evening together, we hope to share that story honestly and explore the ways our inner GPS—the stories we all carry about God, other people, and ourselves evolve when life takes us somewhere our old maps can no longer guide us.

We’ll share where we are stretching, what we’ve lost and gained, and the deeper questions that began to matter after “Is the Church true?” Questions about trust, integrity, belonging, and what makes a life meaningful.

Our hope is that together we might discover the ways even our hardest seasons are creating what Origen called “health bestowing wounds,” and that the stories we once thought would break us may actually become the very places where God meets us, deepens us, and invites us into a faith that expresses itself as love.

So much of our journey has been nourished by honest, thoughtful conversation. We’d love to explore these ideas with you, and learn from the wisdom your journeys have uncovered.