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Stories Under The TreeEpisode 15: Jessica FieldSend us a textJoin us this week as Father Mawethu sits down with Jessica Field, a spiritual wellness coach.Please reach out to us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-10-2334 min2025-09-1847 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 13: Hudson VaughanSend us a textJoin us this week as Father Mawethu sits down with Hudson Vaughan, a community organizer and housing justice advocate in Chapel Hill.Please reach out to us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-09-0447 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 12: De'Amon HargesSend us a textJoin us this week as Father Mawethu sits down with De'Amon Harges, the roving listener, a community organizer, creator of the Learning Tree in Indianapolis.Please reach out to us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-05-0143 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 11: Mindy FulliloveSend us a textJoin us as Father Mawethu sits down with Mindy Fullilove, a social psychiatrist and writer who joins him in a lively discussion.Email us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-04-1746 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 10: Mynn PaigeSend us a textJoin us this week as Father Mawethu sits down with Mynn Paige, a parishioner at St. John's Episcopal Church in Wake Forest, NC. Email us directly at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com
2025-04-0329 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 9: Joy ShillingsburgSend us a textJoin Father Mawethu for a conversation with Joy Shillingsburg, founder and chair of Wake Forest Community Table, an organization that nourishes its community with food and conversations.Email us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-03-2027 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 8: Maggie KaneSend us a textJoin us as Father Mawethu sits down with Maggie Kane, Founder and Executive Director of A Place at the Table, a nonprofit community cafe in downtown Raleigh, NC.Want to reach out? Email us at storiesunderthetreepodcast@gmail.com.
2025-03-0628 min
Seekin' Deacon"Letting Go"In this episode of the Seekin' Deacon with Fr. Mawethu Ncaca from St. John's Episcopal Church in Wake Forest, NC, Mawethu shows his struggles with the Bible and making sense of it all. He also shows how there is so much more once one lets go and gives oneself to Christ. Mawethu also speaks of some of his experiences witnessing Nelson Mandela's patience as he navigated through apartheid in South Africa.
2025-02-1716 minSeekin' DeaconFaithful JourneyPlease join Rev. Mawethu Ncaca, the Associate Priest at St. John's Episcopal Church in Wake Forest, NC, as he shares his rich faith journey. In his contemplative wisdom, Mawethu explores his journey from South Africa to the United States and his immersion into a new and different world. He shows the sometimes unexplainable "feelings" of gratitude and faith.
2025-02-1115 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 7: Robert MerjilSend us a textThis week, join us as Father Mawethu sits down with Robert Merjil of Homeboy Industries.
2025-01-2356 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 6: Kurt IsaacsSend us a textJoin Father Mawethu for a discussion with Kurt Isaacs, Founder and Director of Sawubona ZA.
2025-01-0928 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 5: The Rev. Dr. Allen RobinsonSend us a textThis week Father Mawethu sits down with The Rev. Dr. Allen Robinson, rector of Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights.
2024-12-1343 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 4: Valerie DavisSend us a textJoin Father Mawethu as he sits down with Valerie Davis, a community activist and mother who discusses mental health and community.
2024-11-2748 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 3: Louise AdongoSend us a textJoin us this week as Father Mawethu sits down with Louise Adongo, a social change agent originally from Kenya, who now resides in Canada. She discusses identity in and out of place. We hope you enjoy this discussion.
2024-11-1426 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 2: Mike MatherSend us a textIn this episode, Father Mawethu interviews Mike Mather, pastor at First United Methodist Church in Boulder, Colorado. He is also author of Having Nothing, Possessing Everything: Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places.
2024-10-3137 minStories Under The TreeEpisode 1: The Rev. Darryl AnswerSend us a textIn this episode, Father Mawethu sits down with the Rev. Darryl Answer, who serves as the Pastor at New Community Church in Kansas City and founder of Verge Solutions LLC. Darryl has served in a variety of leadership roles within churches, non-profit organizations, and in community development.
2024-10-1734 minStories Under The TreeIntroductionSend us a textJoin the Rev. Mawethu Ncaca as he listens to the stories behind those serving their neighborhoods and faith communities in Stories Under the Tree. Ncaca brings his rich background in storytelling from his childhood in South Africa to hear the tales of those who serve in the areas of food insecurity, racial reconciliation, community development, and displacement prevention. Join us as we begin to tell and hear these stories under the tree.
2024-10-1006 min
2023-05-3017 min2023-04-0715 min2023-03-0617 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastReport on a Pilgrimage to BotswanaJoin The Rev. Mawethu Ncaca as he discusses a pilgrimage to Botswana in Fall 2022 with Joy Shillingsburg, Director of Outreach at St. John's Episcopal Church in Wake Forest and the Founder and Director of Wake Forest Community Table and Henry Kennelly, a member at St. Titus Church in Durham and a former Johnson Service Corps member.
2023-02-0938 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastFeburary 5, 2023: The Fifth Sunday after The EpiphanyThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca
2023-02-0614 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastJanuary 1, 2023: The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus ChristThe First Sunday After ChristmasThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca
2023-01-0316 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastDecember 11, 2022 - The Third Sunday of AdventThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca's, curate, sermon from December 11.
2022-12-1316 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastNovember 13, 2022 - Ingathering SundayThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca's, curate, sermon from November 13.
2022-11-1415 minThe Chapel of the Cross PodcastGlobal Missions RoundtableThis week on the podcast Elizabeth Marie Melchionna has a discussion with Fr. Mawethu Ncaca, Assistant to the Rector through the Lilly Endowment Funded Reimagining Curacy Program and Jill Conrad, who serves as chair of the Global Mission Committee at the Chapel of the Cross. The three discuss the relationship of The Chapel of the Cross and Kwasa College, a school outside Johannesburg, South Africa.
2022-11-0731 min
The Chapel of the Cross PodcastSeptember 4, 2022 - The Thirteen Sunday After PentecostThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca's, Curate, sermon from September 4.
2022-09-0816 min
The Chapel of the Cross PodcastAugust 7,2022 - The Feast of the TransfigurationThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca's, Curate, sermon from August 7.
2022-08-2317 min
The Chapel of the Cross PodcastJuly 3, 2022 - The Fourth Sunday After PentecostThe Rev. Mawethu Ncaca's sermon from July 3.
2022-08-1217 min
And Also With Y'allChecking in with the Curates, Part 2 - Episcopal Diocese of North CarolinaIn this episode, we check in with Mawethu Ncaca as part 2 of "checking in with the curates." Mawethu opens up about his spiritual landscape growing up in South Africa. We caught up on how life has been in ministry during the pandemic and what keeps him grounded. Learn more about the curates and their ministry at reimaginingcuracies.org/the-curates/.
2021-01-1440 min