Connected: Community

CONNECTED: Community & Connection to What’s Next

Special Guest Speaker: DARANTE’ LAMAR

In this Sunday gathering, secular humanist leader and content creator, Darante’ LaMar joins West Hill United to explore what it truly means to be progressive—not merely as a social position, but as a posture of perpetual curiosity, compassion, and courage. 

Drawing on his work building people-centric communities beyond belief, Darante’ invites us to consider how individuals and congregations alike can stay connected to what’s next—within ourselves, within our communities, and within our world we’re still shaping together.

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Readings - Darante LaMar

To be progressive is to live in perpetual anticipation of what’s possible. It’s not about defending where we’ve been, but about preparing for where compassion and curiosity will take us next. The courage to reimagine faith beyond belief—to center people over creed and connection over conversion—is one of humanity’s most remarkable acts of progress.

When we gather with empathy and imagination, we become living proof that meaning can evolve, that love can outlast dogma, and that community can continue to be a sacred space for growth, healing, and hope.

To be progressive is to live with open hands — not clutching what was, but reaching for what might be.It’s the quiet courage to stay curious in a world that rewards certainty. It’s the decision to keep asking questions, even when the answers are still forming.

Being progressive isn’t just about our opinions on society — it’s about our posture toward possibility. It’s how we stay connected to what’s next. When a community dares to evolve — when it chooses  compassion over creed and connection over conversion — it becomes something sacred: a living testament to our shared humanity.

West Hill’s journey reminds us that meaning doesn’t disappear when belief changes — it deepens. That hope doesn’t require heaven — it just requires each other. 

May we keep building, keep becoming, and keep believing in the power of human connection — to heal, to hold, and to lead us into what’s next. May we remain connected to what’s next—not only as dreamers of tomorrow but as builders of today. 

-Darante’ LaMar