This is the shared website for
Rev. Allyson Sawtell and Rev. Peter Sawtell.

Allyson's site is Not Ordinary Church
Allyson has developed an extensive collection of her writings, liturgies, poetry and songs. Her website focusses its resources on two aspects of church life and its prophetic calling -- worship, and personal reflection.
Resources from Congregations Alive! 5
Congregations Alive is an occasional educational event in the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ. In 2023, the theme of the event was Climate Justice. Peter was a keynote speaker, Allyson was a worship leader, and Allyson and Peter shared leadership of a workshop session. Some of their materials from that event are available on-line: The large group sessions held in the First Plymouth sanctuary were all recorded: Thursday Afternoon: Orientation and Introductions; Opening Worship (Lee Ann Bryce); "Meet the Keynoters" with about 15 minutes of introduction each for Jim Antal and Peter Sawtell, and "Meet the Crisis" with about 45 minutes of "Climate Science 101" by climate scientist Dr. Christopher Rozoff Friday Morning: Morning Worship ("Raggedy Church", Allyson Sawtell); Keynote Address (Jim Antal) Friday Afternoon: Keynote Adress (Peter Sawtell) Friday Evening: "Hot Topics" conversation (Jim Antal & Peter Sawtell) Saturday Morning: Gathering Worship (Lee Ann Bryce); Conference Reflections (Jim Antal, Peter Sawtell & Conference Participants) Saturday Afternoon: Wrap-Up; Closing Worship (Lee Ann Bryce) Recommended Reading on Climate Justice Handouts from the workshop on "Earth-Aware Worship" Resources for Earth Aware Worship Three Layers of Environmental Preaching What About the Lectionary? An Eco-Justice Critique Worship from an Eco-Justice Perspective (a set of seven reflections from Peter during Lent, 2013)
Peter is still working on design and content
Peter has been working on other projects since his retirement. Someday that might turn into an organized website. For the moment, five of his post-retirement writings are available: 9/29/20 - RBG, Constitutional Hardball & Political Values 10/6/20 - Rejecting Law and Order 10/27/20 - Our Nation in Grave Danger 1/9/21 - Ethics at the End of a Tumultuous Week 1/13/21 - Truth and Reconciliation