What does faith look like at home? Do you have small objects, rituals or moments that perhaps help ground you spiritually or shape your daily routine?
United Church minister Aaron Meichkota wanted to explore these personal expressions of faith. So, she created the My Faith at Home video series, inviting church members from across Canada to share the practices and keepsakes that bring them meaning and comfort.
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The idea emerged after a church council meeting last year, when UCC Director of Growth and Ministry Development Cameron Fraser, encouraged people to think about how they might share their faith with their own gifts and talents.
Working with regional growth animators, Meichkota gathered more than 30 one-minute videos, each offering a glimpse into participants spiritual lives at home. “It felt like an honour that they would share it with me,” she says. “One of the joys we find in ministry is the trust we build with each other.”
One of the participants was Morgan Ryder, from Burns Lake, BC, shared an image of a wooden cross carved with intricate Celtic designs and an eagle affixed to the front of it.
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“I’m Cree Métis and I live in a non-Indigenous world,” she says in her video. “This image reminds me that there can be a mix of cultures that work together for good. Indigenous culture has so many strengths and so many amazing ways of being in the world. I was raised in the Christian culture and it too has many strengths and amazing ways of being in the world.”
Meichkota says the experience also reinforced the importance of collaboration and listening — qualities she believes the church deeply needs today. She hopes the project encourages people to reflect on their own faith journeys and consider ways to strengthen the wider church community.
The My Faith at Home video series is available now on this website and Meichkota is available to present the project to interested church communities.
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Ashely Crouch is an intern at Broadview.
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