Keeping in Community

Do you have a favorite holiday snack? A treat that you look forward to making every year? When I was a young adult living in Los Angeles...

by Diane Cretin With the holidays approaching, you may be excited or really struggling. Politics remain complicated, you might be...

We’re trying out a new weekly video newsletter to supplement our weekly email newsletter as we continue to improve our communications as...

by Pastor Kent This devotional is about Jesus as the Suffering Servant of God. It contrasts with last week's message about the messianic...

by Diane Cretin Recently my 9 year old granddaughter Olivia asked my husband Lee if he would make gummies with her. He agreed, so they...

by Pastor Kent This devotional is about the messianic expectation of the coming of an ideal, Davidic king - part of which Jesus...

by FPC Community Service Team The writer of the book of Acts quotes a saying of Jesus not found in any of the gospels, ‘It is more...

It was wonderful to see so many of your faces as we lit our Advent Candles together on Zoom this past Sunday evening. We hope you will...

by Pastor Kent This is a 5-minute video devotional about the term "Messiah" or "Christ" to introduce the idea of "messianic yearnings and...

by Allie Shoulders, Director of Adult Discipleship Advent Wreaths are not about rules or perfect design. They can be created and used by...

This month our elementary kids have been talking about Gratitude-Letting others know you see how they've helped you. You may remember...

by Diane Cretin This Thanksgiving may look very different for you. Many family and friends are not gathering because of the corona virus....

This month our Elementary kids are talking about Gratitude-letting others know you see how they’ve helped you. We've challenged kids and...

by Diane Cretin I wanted to do some kind of science activity with Olivia this week. I decided on an easy yet fascinating activity where...

by Pastor Kent Today's devotion is a reflection on Paul's emphasis on giving thanks in one of his prison letters - that to the Church in...

Have you ever been so happy that you just couldn’t help but get up and dance? This month during our Sunday Zoom calls, our Elementary...

by Diane Cretin When I was in Santa Cruz recently, I had the opportunity to drive around one day to get a feel for the area. I also went...

By Darcy Fluitt When my son, Daniel, was in elementary school, our Ford Aerostar minivan often served as a taxi, delivering his friends...

by Pastor Kent Today's devotional focuses on the view of the Jerusalem temple in Old Testament times and where as Christians we locate...

As with all celebrations in 2020, Halloween had to be a little bit different this year for kids. Large gatherings and Trick or Treating...