Keeping Our Neighbors Cool

We love the Orange International Street Fair. It’s mayhem every year as tens of thousands of people descend on our historic downtown, but many of us are out there enjoying it.

This year we wanted to find a way to give back to our neighbors who are volunteering at the booths. Jon and Jen Le are leading a team of people who will take shifts providing refreshments to those volunteers. The shifts are on Saturday, September 2nd. There will be 2-person teams on a 2-hour shift.

If you’re interested please fill out the form below and we’ll get you all the details. Thanks for loving your neighbors for the glory of Jesus.

Annual Planning Retreat

Pastor Dustin is away on a retreat this week putting together our church’s 2023-2024 calendar. Each year the pastors take input from church leaders as they plan out our church’s programs and events for the coming ministry year. For planning purposes, we follow the school schedule (September-August).

God uses our plans, though He isn’t bound by them. We seek to be wise in stewarding your time while praying that God would lead. Each year Proverbs 16:9 comes true in our church: “The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.”

After this week, the church calendar will be full of events, meetings, outreaches, and classes that will guide our church into this next year. Here are two simple ways you can help us right now:

1. Pray for Pastor Dustin’s time away. Ask God to give Him wisdom as he lays out our plans for this year.

2. Sync the church calendar with yours. This will ensure you don’t miss anything. It also may inspire you to join in on some opportunities you’ve missed out on (like House of Hope or Run Club).

We love following Jesus with you. We’re excited and filled with faith for what the Lord has in store for this year. We hope and pray you are too.

Registration is Live
Church Camp 2023

We’ve planned a weekend away and you’re invited. Just our church family — a refreshing time to meet with the Lord and with each other.

October 13-15, 2023
Idyllwild, cA

We want everyone to be there so we’ve made the prices affordable. It’s only $99/adult. Kids under 18 are free.

Don’t delay, secure your spot now. Hit the link below to register. We’ll see you in the mountains.

Psalm 118

We gather every Sunday to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. God's Word is preached and the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts. We expect to encounter God and be equipped to better serve him each week.

Thanks to all who missed the sermon because you were serving during the service. We are grateful for you and couldn't have done it without you. Enjoy listening to the recording.

Serving on our worship team is wonderful. We’re a happy bunch. It’s a joy to lead our church to sing Christ-exalting songs every Sunday. And our church loves to sing!

We make music for the glory of God.
We Train musicians who glorify God.

We raise up musicians who exhibit "undistracting excellence" as they offer their talents to glorify God and build His church; musicians who get maximum joy when they hear God's people sing.

If you have musical talent, we want to hear from you.

If you are a member or a regular attender pursuing membership, fill out the form below and we will be in touch about auditioning for the team. It’s a 1-year commitment beginning in September.

*The deadline to sign-up is Sunday, August 13th. Please fill out the form as soon as you can.

Take me to the sign-up form.

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House of Hope Next Week

The House of Hope is a great place to give your time, energy, and affections to our neighbors. We’ll be there next Wednesday (8/9) to serve a meal, build relationships with the residents, and play games with the kids. The more church members who join, the merrier. Come experience all the great things the Lord is doing. Hit the button below for more information.

If you can’t make it, would you pause for a moment and pray? Ask God to save the residents. Ask God to provide jobs and housing for them. Ask God to provide more opportunities for our members to minister to and encourage the residents. Thank you for praying!

Delicious, Spicy, and Strange

Our 2023 Chili Cook Off is in the books. We sampled so much chili but only three chefs could be crowned champions. From left to right they are:

• Deborah S - “It’s Weird But I Like It” Award (most creative)

• Emerald S - “Begging for Mercy” Award (spiciest)

• Steve Z - “Get Me That Recipe” Award (tastiest)

Thank you to all of our chefs. This was so much fun. We count it a great joy to be in this church with all of you.

Acts 18:24-19:41

We gather every Sunday to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. God's Word is preached and the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts. We expect to encounter God and be equipped to better serve him each week.

Thanks to all who missed the sermon because you were serving during the service. We are grateful for you and couldn't have done it without you. Enjoy listening to the recording.