Bring your story. Bring you.

Fusion is a once-monthly gathering offering an alternative experience in Christian community.  It’s designed for individuals who might describe themselves as “spiritual, but not religious” and as seeking a sense of community, but may not be attracted to traditional, or even contemporary, church worship services. 

Fusion features a speaker sharing a personal story based upon a specific topic and a bible (sacred) story connected to their own experiences.  At the conclusion of the speaker’s narrative, participants are invited to join in “table talk” to share their personal stories and perspective in a facilitated, small group setting.  Fusion concludes with a free meal.  You are invited to connect, discover and grow within this community.  Fusion Kids is offered for children Pre-K through grade 5.

Can’t physically make it to Fusion?  It’s live streamed on our Fusion Facebook page.

Trinity Fusion meets third Mondays at 6 pm in the Great Room

Fusion 2020 
​Theologian Frederick Buechner wrote, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s hunger meet.”  I can’t think of a better quote for our January Fusion.

Our January Fusion storyteller will be Matt Bestich who uses our Trinity kitchen to prep food for his food truck, The Guac Box.  Good food, hospitality, and spirituality go hand and hand in our faith tradition.  Come hear Matt’s story about his pursuit of his passion for cooking.  Beginning in January, Matt will also be the meal provider for our monthly Fusion gatherings.  So here is an opportunity to hear the story and get to know the guy who will be feeding us!

Matt started his chef career at a young age with a family that loves to cook. "Some of my fondest memories are sitting on the counter cooking with my parents and grandparents.” He came to Lafayette after high school to pursue a career is physical therapy. "I had no interest in and it didn't last long." Matt began working as a concert promoter and band manager, booking local acts and touring with bigger named acts in the jam band community.  "I found myself hosting musicians at my home in West Lafayette after gigs and everyone always told me what great food I would make.  It reminded me of the get-togethers my parents would have as a kid and all the food we centered those around." Matt pursued a Hospitality Management degree at Ivy Tech in Indianapolis and shortly after became a chef for a Purdue sorority house. "That is where I got the idea to pursue a food truck." After five years at the sorority house he finally purchased a food truck and after the first season was able to turn a summer job into a full time career.  Learn more about the Guac Box at:  www.facebook.com/guacbox765
 
Our January Fusion takes place on Monday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the GREAT Room.

​Video of all of the Storytellers can be viewed on the Trinity Fusion Facebook Page. 

It's winter, and sometimes that means snow. ​Please check the Fusion Facebook page or www.trinitylafayette.org for any weather related cancellations. 

Previous Storytellers

  • Rebecca S. Hauer, amateur theologian, avid writer, abuse survivor. Read more on her website.
  • Nicole Ramirez, NAMI and mental health.
  • John Collier, Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
  • Allegra Smith, took us through an autobiographical writing exercise: Take 24 words that describe you or things and events from your life, winnow it down to 12 and feel free to add connections and conjunctions, continue to winnow it down until you arrive at a single word.
  • Allison A. Meyer, humanitarian photographer​
  • Representative Chris Campbell
  • Local artist Priya Sirohi shared her story of navigating a path distinctive from her South Asian American upbringing.​
  • Morris DuBose, and the power of story
  • ​Rev. Annettra Jones, associated pastor at St. Andrew's UMC in West Lafayette shared her "passion for social justice activism and ministry with the poor, unchurched, addicted, incarcerated, and all who society has counted out and pushed to the margins"
  • Andrew and Ivy Meyer shared the story of their journey of almost losing a child, the emotional turmoil they went through, and the community that surrounded them. 

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Fusion Kids is a space where children connect and build relationships with God and each other, discover the love of Jesus Christ, and grow in faith. We focus on creating an environment where children feel safe. Activities are designed to reinforce skills they learn in school, as well as teach them something new.

Join us during Trinity Fusion in the Fusion Kids room!

Opportunities to Serve in the Fusion Community

Are you a Child at Heart?
Are you a Foodie?
Are you an Influencer?
Are you a Storyteller?
Are you a Welcomer?
Trinity Fusion needs you! 

Interested in one of the Fusion Teams? 
Contact the team leader for more 
​information or to sign up!
Fusion Kids: Melissa Kramer
Food Team: Isabel Danz
Story Team: Morris DuBose
Hospitality Team: Bob Lilly