25 Years of Sojourn Arts

“Who is Shelby Park?” by Sojourn Arts, 2012.

On view September 14 - November 2, 2025

Reception: God Remains Faithful: 25th Anniversary Party on Saturday, September 20, 2025 time TBD

Sojourn Community Church had its first public church service 25 years ago. In its quarter century history, art and culture making have been a part of Sojourn’s ethos: cultivating beauty, being fruitful, and building up the church through the arts.

In this exhibit, each year of Sojourn’s history is represented by a piece of artwork– from the original logo and bulletin designs to worship albums and commissioned artworks.

Behind each piece are many hands and stories of artists visualizing scripture and members putting what their ears hear into what their hands make. Since its start, Sojourn Arts has hosted over 100 monthly artist meetings and curated more than 150 exhibits featuring artwork from more than 500 artists.

May we continue to cultivate beauty for the next 25 years!

Cultivate Beauty and Kill Your TV Buttons

Cultivate Beauty and Kill Your TV Buttons

Travelogue

Original artworks for Before the Throne devotional and album, 2007.

Original artworks for Before the Throne devotional and album, 2007.

Before the Throne album by Sojourn Music, 2007.

Before the Throne album by Sojourn Music, 2007.

Wisdom Proverbs illustrations, 2009.

Wisdom Proverbs illustrations, 2009.

Sketch for We are the Church photo, 2010.

Sketch for We are the Church photo, 2010.

We are the Church , 2010.

We are the Church, 2010.

The Water and the Blood album by Sojourn Music, 2011.

The Water and the Blood album by Sojourn Music, 2011.

Shelby Park map for Who is Shelby Park? artwork, 2012.

Shelby Park map for Who is Shelby Park? artwork, 2012.

Who is Shelby Park? , 2012.

Who is Shelby Park?, 2012.

Art by Wayne Adams, from the exhibit Signals and Reflectors , 2013. Photo from 2017, moving the artwork from the 930 building to St. V’s.

Art by Wayne Adams, from the exhibit Signals and Reflectors, 2013.

Photo from 2017, moving the artwork from the 930 building to St. V’s.

Stephen Watson’s Breadth , 2014.

Stephen Watson’s Breadth, 2014.

Stephen Watson’s Breadth , 2014.

Stephen Watson’s Breadth, 2014.

Kristin Busby’s Exodus , 2015.

Kristin Busby’s Exodus, 2015.

Kristin Busby’s Exodus , 2014.

Kristin Busby’s Exodus, 2014.

Steve Prince leading a woodblock workshop for his collaborative piece Urban Stations , 2016.

Steve Prince leading a woodblock workshop for his collaborative piece Urban Stations, 2016.

Workshop for the Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations , 2016.

Workshop for the Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations, 2016.

Workshop for the Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations , 2016.

Workshop for the Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations, 2016.

Gluing together Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations , 2016.

Gluing together Steve Prince’s collaborative piece Urban Stations, 2016.

Urban Stations by Steve Prince, 2016.

Urban Stations by Steve Prince, 2016.

Live drawing by Craig Hawkins during his exhibit Emmaus Road , 2017.

Live drawing by Craig Hawkins during his exhibit Emmaus Road, 2017.

Roadside Jesus exhibit, 2018.

Roadside Jesus exhibit, 2018.

Personal Saints by Kiana Brown and Jesse Eubanks, from the Asphalt Saints exhibit by Love Thy Neighborhood, 2019.

Personal Saints by Kiana Brown and Jesse Eubanks, from the Asphalt Saints exhibit by Love Thy Neighborhood, 2019.

Asphalt Saints exhibit by Love Thy Neighborhood, 2019.

Asphalt Saints exhibit by Love Thy Neighborhood, 2019.

Let Justice Roll , a collaborative art project during the sermon series “ The Gospel, Race, and Justice ”, 2020.

Let Justice Roll , a collaborative art project during the sermon series “The Gospel, Race, and Justice”, 2020.

Working on Let Justice Roll , a collaborative art project during the sermon series “ The Gospel, Race, and Justice ”, 2020.

Working on Let Justice Roll , a collaborative art project during the sermon series “The Gospel, Race, and Justice”, 2020.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Moveable Garden by Tim Robertson, a collaborative Easter project 2021.

Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

Working on Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

Working on Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

Pentecost Banners by Jenny Stopher, a collaborative weaving, 2022.

The Resurrection and the Life exhibit by Fish Coin Press, 2023.

The Resurrection and the Life exhibit by Fish Coin Press, 2023.

Stations of the Resurrection by Scott Erickson, Easter 2024.

Stations of the Resurrection by Scott Erickson, Easter 2024.

Alee/Aweather by Phaedra Taylor, a collaborative Easter project 2025.

Alee/Aweather by Phaedra Taylor, a collaborative Easter project 2025.

Artists working on Alee/Aweather by Phaedra Taylor, a collaborative Easter project 2025.

Artists working on Alee/Aweather by Phaedra Taylor, a collaborative Easter project 2025.