FIX IT TEAM

Our Fix-It team is comprised of people with various skills and a desire to help others. Our desire is to reach anyone who has a need, but is lacking in the skill or finances to accomplish the job. If you know anyone who could benefit from our service or YOU could benefit, please call the church office or Bob Pile at 352-3380.

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Dinners Wednesday at 6PM

Community Programs
GOOD FOR KIDS
Adventurer Club
A great program for kids in grades 1-4 that supports the budding faith of the young mind.

Angwin Community Services Food Pantry
Nutritious food available from our food pantry for those who experience food emergency situations.

Angwin Community Services Thrift Shop
From clothes to housewares, our thrift shop has everything you need at great prices. Open Tuesdays, the first Sunday of each month and Wednesday evenings.

Angwin Food Pantry
The pantry offers basic items such as canned fruit and vegetables, rice and dried beans, cooking oil, and foods donated by local businesses.

FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Home Lunches
Several times a year, church members open their homes to groups of college students for a home-cooked meal and fellowship.

GOOD FOR KIDS
Pathfinders
A global organization of young people with emphases on camping/survival skills and leadership development.

The Neighborhood Table
Join us for free food and fellowship at this community lunch served every Thursday at noon in the Fireside Room.

Community Breakfast Service

SATURDAYS: 7:30-10:00 am Join us for a time of fellowship, song, prayer, and God's word!



Hosted at: Contact us for more details at:

Church building back parking lot 714.776.7833

Held by Jim Hynd / Jim Fink info@ccopendoor.com

FOOD BANK
Our food bank is open every Wednesday from 5:30 – 7:30pm. If you or someone you know could benefit from this free food distribution, please feel free to let them know that they can come and receive. You can also donate dry or canned foods to our food bank as well!

Counseling Services
Make your request for free biblical counseling by the button below.

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The counseling ministry will contact you when your form is received. An initial appointment will be set up depending on the availability of our counselors.

If you would prefer to fill out a hard copy of this form please email counseling@kindredchurch.org to request one.

Feed the Hungry
Every third Wednesday, we join our ministry partners from the First Christian Church of Fullerton to serve dinner to the homeless and needy of our community. This is another great opportunity to service to those less fortunate and allows us to put our faith to work. Dinner is served at 6pm, with volunteers arriving by 4:30pm to help prepare the meal.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

Let every orphan and family experience God’s unfailing love:

Spread the Word by giving information and opportunities needed to be involved to others

Wear your Team Hope or Cornerstone t-shirt and be ready to tell others about our mission

Invite and bring a child to church with you

Participate in any one of our outreaches and missions teams

Attend special events; movie nights, miniature golf trips, Camp to Belong, etc.

Join a Team Hope athletic team

Become a bus driver or bus chaperone

Offer resources to families and individuals in the foster care system and adoption process

Host a party for foster children and/or their social workers

Mentor a child in the foster care system

Adopt a social worker

Foster a child so that they have the opportunity to experience the love of God instead of the worldly pain and suffering that they may experience in a non-Christian foster or group home

Adopt a child and give him/her a forever home, and more importantly, a forever family


Hope for Our Community

Team Hope Community Outreach provides spiritual and many times physical aid to those living in our local community.


•Support Heart Gallery - Support by sharing with others
•Feeding the homeless –Teams put together care packages and distribute them to the homeless community of Orange County
•Sharing God’s love - Prayer and witnessing
•Harvest Festival –A fall celebration on Oct 31st every year
•Easter Outreaches – Easter Egg Hunt and great food
•Orangewood Resource Center- Cooking a hot meal and sharing God's love with emancipated foster youth in Orange County.
•St. Jude Ranch for Children –Breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect by mending spirits and renewing hope
•Camp to Belong- Giving practical support for this program who’s goal is to reunite siblings who are placed in separate foster homes for much needed connection

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Team Member: Pastor Joe Hogan


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•Bus Ministry- A bus ministry outreach to families in our surrounding neighborhoods transporting them to church and special events. Helping children to gain a sense of value, love and hope.

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Team Member: Lydia Duncan




Hope for Orphans and Families

Team Hope aims to address the mandate from the Lord to take care of the orphan (James 1:27) as well as those who work with them. In Orange County alone, there are 3,000 children in the foster care system, the average age of these children is 9 years old. While 1,500 of them are currently placed in homes, approximately 60% of these children are abused or neglected even after being placed in a home. Without a permanent, loving family, kids in the foster care system will experience, on average, three or more different placements, which is deeply unsettling for children of any age. For those who never find a family, 50% of kids who “age out” of the foster system at the age of 21 are found either homeless or incarcerated within two years. All of these numbers can be changed by simply putting our love into action. By partnering with organizations that specialize in this area, we are able to show God’s love to those who need it the most: children and young adults lost in the governmental system and those who work with them.

Cornerstone Ministries and organizations with whom we are currently working are listed below. Adopt a Block - Throughout the year this ministry team will reach out to different neighborhoods to serve them. Teams go out to pray and invite neighborhoods to church or to a special event planned for their community.



Adult Seniors - Young at Heart - We provide opportunities for teaching God’s Word, fellowship and activities for the mature/senior community.


Baby Dedications - Baby Dedication is about a commitment to put God first in your home and to trust in Him as your source of direction as you lead your family and parent your child. It is also a time for you and your spouse to share with your closest friends and family what is most important to you and to ask them for their prayer support and presence at the Dedication. Click here for more information or to register for baby dedication.


Baptisms - Baptism is an important step in your journey as a follower of Christ and an outward symbol of the work He has already done in your life. The Bible paints a beautiful picture of baptism as our identification with Jesus in His death, burial, and resurrection. When you make the decision to accept Christ as your Savior, the Bible says that your old way of life is dead, and you are beginning a new life with Christ. Click here to go to our Baptism page.


CAPA (Cornerstone Academy of Performing Arts) - CAPA is a faith-based performing arts academy founded here at the Cornerstone Church. Our Dance, Music and Voice programs are now in session! Our vision is to have a full arts academy that will one day include theater, film, and more! Click here to go to our CAPA page.


Celebrate Recovery - This is a biblical and balanced program that helps us overcome our hurts, hang-ups, and habits. We meet every Wednesday night at 7pm upstairs in the Multi-purpose room.


Classes - We offer classes throughout the year including but not limited to: pre-marital classes, Deeper courses, Discover Your Church, and more. Check our events calendar for updates on classes offered.


GriefShare - Our Grief Recovery Ministry Team exists for the purpose of extending the compassion of Jesus Christ to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. By offering an Adult Grief Recovery Support Group, GriefShare, we do our best to help anyone with their personal journey through the grieving process.


Heavens Armor - a Christian based, Mixed Martial Arts ministry that is available to both children and adults. Classes are Christ-centered, teaching physical and spiritual disciplines.


Independence Christian School - Preschool-8th Grade - Our mission is to teach and train students with a Biblical world view, promoting wise decisions and life long, God-honoring, service. Click here to go to our schools page.


Integrity Christian School - For home educating families - It is the goal of Integrity to equip families with a Christ Centered Education to live an abundant Christian life with purity, holiness, and integrity. Click here to go to our schools page.


Marriage Ministry - Providing hands-on marriage resources that make a real difference in the lives and marriages of couples today. We meet at during the 9am service on Sundays. Pre-martial classes/counseling are also offered twice a year, in the spring and fall.


Membership - Discover Your Church is a very important step for everyone who considers the Cornerstone their church or who might be interested learning more about us. In the class, Pastor Rick shares our history, mission, vision, beliefs and leadership commitment. Click here for more information about our next DYC session.


Men's Ministry - The Cornerstone Men’s Ministries (CMM) is a place to ignite and unite men towards strong integrity, humility, leadership, worship and passion for a relationship with our creator. Click here to go to our Men's Ministry page.


Missions Press - Foursquare Missions Press resources Missionaries and Christian workers throughout the world with Gospel literature, free of charge. Since 1981 they have sent over 170,000,000 tracts to more than 110 countries in 52 different languages. Operating with the generous donations of individuals and churches, FMP continues to be committed to worldwide interdenominational evangelism, and producing culturally effective Gospel materials.


Hospital Visitation Ministry - Our Visitation Ministry Team exists for the purpose of extending the compassion of Jesus Christ to those who are hospitalized or confined in their homes. If you would like to request a visit from one of our team members, please call us during office hours at (714) 701-1818 or email The Cornerstone Church. The Visitation Ministry Team will be notified and a visit will be scheduled by a Team member.


Women's Ministry - A place to connect to God through His Word and grow in relationship with other women. God created us to live in relationship – to Him and to each other. Click here to go to our Women's Ministry page.


Worship Ministry - Our services feature lively contemporary music which paves the way for a practical and relevant Bible-based message. They are designed to help participants of all ages and spiritual levels draw closer to God.


Young Adults - Axiom - A community of believers with the goal to strengthen our relationship with Christ, with one another, and the community by offering spiritual, social, and outreach opportunities.. Click here to go to our Axiom Ministry page.


Youth - United4One - Teaching, groups and opportunities for youth to connect and grow closer to each other & grow closer to God. Click here to go to our Youth Ministry page.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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Local Outreach
Drive-Thru Food Pantry
Meeting Physical and Spiritual Needs in Our Community
Knott Avenue Christian Church is partnering every other Monday with the staff of Renaissance Park Apartments, Palm West Village apartments and Helping Hand Worldwide to serve and resource our local community from our parking lot with a “Drive-Thru Food Bank”.

Upcoming Drive-Thru Food Bank dates are: 11/23
GATES OPEN at 11:00 a.m. for cars to line up to receive food
The Drive-Thru Food Bank lasts until whenever the food runs out or 12 noon, whichever comes first.

VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for 20 volunteers who want to serve with the heart of Jesus to make a difference in our community. You can volunteer long as you are not showing symptoms of sickness, not pregnant, and not immuno-compromised. Masks will be worn at all times. Gloves are required after sanitizing hands.

VOLUNTEER FOR NOVEMBER 23
VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE AT 10AM in the “Small/North Parking lot” by the offices.

Sign up to volunteer for the “Drive-Thru Food Pantry” for one of the following areas.

Here are some of the ways you can serve:

Food Team - Unloading the truck, sorting food, & packing boxes for families

Parking lot Team – Directing cars, lining them up, sending them to pick-up

Box Loading Team – Load completed food boxes into the back of trunks (2 needed)

Trunk Team – Only open & closes trunks (maybe doors) to keep food handlers from touching cars to keep food from being contaminated.

Prayer/Share Team – Being available to pray with people and share hope in Jesus – stand outside their car talking with them while they stay inside their car. Both English and Spanish speakers are needed.

Welcome Sign Team – Making and holding encouraging posters to welcome people as they “Drive Thru”.

Gate Keepers - Monitors keep the gates closed until 11 am except for Food Truck arrival. Also opens exit gate for people after they have received their food.

For more information contact Pastor Mike Hammontre at 714-527-5195 x 217

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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
Pantry Outreach
On Saturday, May 11, 2019 our church teamed up with the Cypress Post Office for the Stamp Out Hunger Food drive where postal workers collected over 20,000 pounds of food from Cypress residents and donated it to the KACC food pantry. There were 60+ people from our church who showed up to help collect, box, sort and stack all this food. All the hands and hearts that worked together we were able to process and pack all this food to provide for our weekly pantry outreach on Thursdays from 12:30-3:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. At the Knott Avenue Pantry Outreach, people are spiritually encouraged and prayed for so they can know Jesus as the BREAD of LIFE who will satisfy their souls while they are getting food to strengthen them physically.

Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League
Playing Volleyball & Sharing the Good News of God’s Love
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We have an “A” league for our most advanced play for people with a good knowledge and handle on the skills of volleyball, a “B” league for people who are intermediate in their skill levels and a “C” league that is a recreation “Just for Fun” league.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT PASTOR MIKE HAMMONTRE AT 714-527-5195 X217.
Volleyball Levels
Rate yourself as a 1- 6 player per the descriptions below. Mark the appropriate level of play on the Knott Avenue Volleyball Registration form when you sign up. Please be realistic and modest to ensure that everyone is playing at their ability.

1’s and 2’s will be in the “C” – Recreation / “Just for Fun” League

3’s and 4’s will be in the “B” – Intermediate League

5’s and 6’s will be in the “A” – Advanced League.

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Global Outreach TawSaeng – Chiang Mai, Thailand
In The Gap - San Carlos Apache Reservation - Arizona
Pioneer Bible Translators - West Africa
Pacific Youth Correctional - Orange County
Christ Before Youth - Santa Ana, Ca
Tumaini International - Kenya
Recovering Life Ministries - Anaheim, Ca
Beruma Ministry - India
Dynamic Church Planting International - Oceanside, CA
Wycliffe Bible Translators - South Asia
Mustard Seed Church - Osaka, Japan
Josiah Venture - Leipzig, Germany
Bridges International/CRU - UCI/Irvine, Ca
South Seas Ministries - Samoa
YWAM: Youth With a Mission - Lakeside, Montana

This is a local chapter of a national ministry that helps EVERYBODY with ANY KIND of hurt, habit, or hangup in their life. Celebrate Recovery is a ministry that provides hope, encouragement, and teaching. It's a safe place to find real healing!

Thursdays 6:30 PM

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Pastoral Support
Pastor Ken is always available to meet with those who need a helping hand or would like a few words of comfort. He routinely visits members of our congregation who are unable to attend services, serving them Communion, and visiting those who are hospitalized.

[You can reach him by email at PastorKen@alpineucc.org.]

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Harvey Memorial Medical Equipment
Established in 2011, this medical facility provides medical equipment on loan to members of our community at no cost. It includes a wide variety of equipment such as wheel chairs, walkers, canes, bath seats, and much more. We do accept donations of medical equipment. Please call the church office at 619-445-2110 for more information.

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Blessing Box
The "Blessing Box" is now installed at the front of our church by a local Eagle Scout. This box contains nonperishable food items. Members of the community are encouraged to "take what you need, leave what you can." Our Deacons will keep an eye on the supplies and replenish the box as needed.

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Lenten Soup Suppers
Our congregation observes the Lenten season by joining together once a week during Lent to share a supper of "soup and bread." Each week volunteers bring pots of homemade soup and fresh bread to share. Pastor Ken provides a Lenten program that inspires us all.

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Thanksgiving Baskets
Our congregation donates food items and Thrivent Financial provides monetary support for our Thanksiving Baskets. We assemble baskets brimming with turkeys and all the trimmings and deliver 15 to 20 baskets each year within our community so that all can enjoy happy blessed Thanksgiving dinners.

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Angel Tree
At the beginnning of each December we make labels with the first names and ages of children in our community; we put them on our Angel Tree. Members of our congregation choose labels from the Angel Tree and provide Christmas gifts for the children.

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Deacon's Charities
Our church is proud to provide financial assistance through monthly Deacon's offerings to many local, national, and world-wide charities.

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Women's Guild
The Women's Guild meets regularly on the second Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in Fuller Hall providing fellowship and educational programs for the women of the church and the community. All women in the community are welcome to participate. During the year, funds are raised for mission projects designated at the beginning of the year. Money is raised with several bake sales and a Christmas Boutique in December.

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Operation Christmas Child
Each Christmas season we spread good news and great joy by participating in a hands-on mission outreach program through Samaritan's Purse called Operation Christmas Child. Our youth and adults partner together to pack and send gift shoeboxes filled with necessities and toys to suffering children as we share the love, joy, and hope of Jesus Christ throughout the world.

[More information here.]

FOOD PANTRY
A highly valued ministry for our congregation is the Altadena Congregations Together Serving (ACTS) Food Pantry. Housed at the back of our church, the Food Pantry was started by ACC and three other Altadena congregations when we discovered that many of the local food programs are closed on the weekend. Volunteers buy the food, pack the bags, and hand them out Saturday mornings. They also prepare special holiday bags for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. We welcome people to buy and donate food from our latest needs list, or you can participate by donating money for the shopping.




UNION STATION MEAL SERVICE
Want to participate in an important social service, but don't have the time for a lengthy commitment? Join us in preparing or serving an evening meal once a month at Union Station Family Center in Pasadena. On the second Sunday of each month, a rotating team feeds 20 to 30 people at the center. Church members prepare different parts of the meal at their homes and bring it to church on Sunday. You can prepare the casserole, cook green beans, slice fruit, furnish a desert, or help serve the food that evening to very appreciative families. It is a simple yet rewarding task to help us fulfill our call to feed and serve others.




ECPAC
We are a member of ECPAC (Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Churches) and actively participate in the organization's Friends In Deed church and community partnership, which provides coordinated and effective social services to those in need in the greater Pasadena area.


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PRAYERS & SQUARES
An enthusiastic group of quilters and knitters meet monthly at the church to create one-of-a-kind prayer quilts and prayer shawls. A prayer quilt is made with love and tied with prayers. Both shawls and quilts are tangible evidence of God's love and the congregation's prayers for someone in need. Anyone in the congregation may request a prayer quilt or shawl, either for themselves or for a friend or relative. Our Prayers & Squares group will make the quilt or shawl and bring it to the congregation to tie knots representing prayers, love, and concern for the recipient. The group meets the third Wednesday morning of each month. Anyone of any level of skill is invited to join us; quilting fabrics, batting, tools, and advice are freely supplied.




FRIENDS OUTSIDE
Friends Outside is a nonprofit organization that works with families in our local area who have a loved one incarcerated. Each year our congregation works closely with the Pasadena office to make their December holiday party special. We provide about 100 gifts for children ranging in age from infants to teens. Many of these children live in foster homes or with elderly relatives on very limited incomes. They may not have any holiday celebration except the Friends Outside party and the gifts we provide. This is a unique opportunity to help local disadvantaged children experience some joy at this special time of the year. If you would like to contribute money or a gift for this wonderful project, please call the church office. Mission Trips
ACC supports mission trips for both individuals and groups. Our most recent trip consisted of eight members and friends who traveled to For His Children, which runs two large children's homes in Ecuador. On the 10-day visit in the summer of 2010, our mission team fed and cared for children in the cities of Quito and Latacunga. Many of the children have disabilities, so the staff welcomes extra hands. We pitched in on whatever was needed, which included some painting, woodwork, and other projects to improve and maintain the facilities. We also prepared a Bible study lesson and crafts activity, which we delivered to three groups of school-age children. Part of the joy in the trip was the bonding between team members, which started prior to the trip as we planned the Bible study lesson.

Missionary Support
We are pleased to support the work of Jeffrey Mensendiek through Global Ministries (www.globalministries.org), a joint United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ organization focused on justice, peace, and poverty issues.

The son of missionaries, Mensendiek grew up in Japan. He works to promote a culture of inclusion and tolerance and speaks against militarism in contemporary Japan. He works for justice, with particular outreach to the victims of radiation in the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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As a congregation, in our small groups and ministries, and as individuals, we are seeking to share the love of Christ and the good news of the gospel to our local community, to our friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, visitors, and many residents, in various outreach events, community service, street evangelism, and personal witnessing. Contact us at info@lighthouseoc.com to find out more.

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WTLC OutreachWomen’s Transitional Living Center
Members of our church regularly volunteer at the Women’s Transitional Living Center, to provide a freshly prepared meal, run crafts and activities, share the gospel, and show loving care to the women and children being rescued from painful and difficult circumstances. In listening to their stories and loving them practically, we pray for opportunities to share Christ. Contact us at info@lighthouseoc.com to find out more.

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Biblical Counseling
Our pastor and members know the painfulness and brokenness of living in this fallen world, the problems of relational heartache, and struggles against sinful habits, and it’s our desire to be of service to those needing counsel from the Word of God and the certain hope found in the grace of the gospel and a relationship with Jesus Christ. Contact us at info@lighthouseoc.com to find out more.

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Homeless Ministry
Our members regularly collect donations, prepare food, toiletries, clothing, and other practical needs to distribute to our homeless friends, with a focus to sharing the good news of the gospel, and giving invitations to join our spiritual community. Contact us at info@lighthouseoc.com to find out more.

Our Lord calls us to serve our neighbors in need. CTS is an avid supporter of:

The Altadena Community Food Pantry
PCC Parent Education
Friends in Deed
Friends Outside
The Bad Weather Shelter
Lutheran World Relief
CROP Walk for Hunger
On-site substance abuse recovery programs (AA, CA, Al-Anon, etc.)

Glenkirk Church has extended our outreach to serve those who are currently experiencing homelessness through a new ministry called “Open Arms”. In an effort to help local individuals and families, we are providing showers, breakfast, and sack lunches on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, from May – November. Facilities will be open from 9:00am-11:00am on these days.

Thank you for your outpour of support in volunteering for this ministry!

You can also help by giving a charitable donation to our Open Arms Ministry by clicking the link below and putting your donation amount in the ‘Homeless Care’ section of the form. WAYS TO HELP DURING COVID-19
Shepherd’s Pantry

We need help! Are you available to give 2-3 hours at any one of our 3 locations? With mandatory business closures, layoffs, and very little food on store shelves, people are depending on the services of Shepherd’s Pantry at an increasing rate. People need food.

While we understand that there are several concerns and precautions to be taken, Shepherd’s Pantry continues to take the needed steps to protect our volunteers and clients. We have recently changed our service protocols to limit contact, both individually and collectively, while maintaining the professional, compassionate, and efficient services Shepherd’s Pantry is known for.

We are looking for help with registration, food sorting, truck driving, home deliveries, and more. We can’t do this without you. As a community, we are better together!

Need for donations – While it is difficult for you to find food for you and your family, we are not asking for food donations at this time. We have been assured that we should have adequate food from Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. While the community is in this crisis mode, please DO NOT drop off clothing donations as we are closing that department temporarily. If you are able to provide financial support, this would be greatly appreciated since we are seeing an increase in our expenses related to transporting and packaging food. For more information on making a donation to Shepherd’s Pantry, please CLICK HERE. LAY COUNSELING
Glenkirk’s Lay Counseling Ministry provides trained Christian helpers for people who desire paraprofessional level counseling.
We seek to serve people at Glenkirk Church and in our community who have special needs in times of conflict or crisis.

Our counselors receive training and clinical skills based on a Christian framework. Licensed mental health professionals train and supervise our counselors to help with personal, family, marital, and relational needs as well as many other counseling areas.

There is no charge for the counseling since it is made possible by the people of Glenkirk Church through our annual budget.

Counseling is usually done on the premises of Glenkirk Church. However, due to the Covide-19 pandemic, all appointments are now being done on a computer video platform (such as Zoom) or over the phone. The person desiring the counseling may call the church office at 626-914-4833 or email laycounseling@glenkirkchurch.org.

Professional level psychopathologies (psychosis, schizophrenia, etc.) or needs requiring medical intervention or in-depth psychological testing will be referred, as soon as recognized, to appropriate agencies or professionals.

PREPARE & ENRICH
Premarital and Marital Counseling

Many of Glenkirk’s Lay Counselors are specifically trained to do premarital and marital counseling using Life Innovation’s Prepare and Enrich assessment. This assessment is done online and provides information on strengths and possible growth areas for couples. Feedback from a counselor is done over a 6-8 week period meeting once a week. There is a $35 charge to take the assessment.

An interviewer will assess the person’s need through a short intake interview and will contact the best available counselor to work with the situation. The counselor will then contact the person and arrange a time to begin the counseling process. Should it be determined that the person’s need is beyond the level of expertise of the Lay Counseling Ministry, an appropriate referral will be made.

The person desiring the counseling may call the church office at (626) 914-4833 or CLICK HERE to email our Prepare & Enrich Counseling Team.

CONTACTS
Andrea Messinger – Compassionate Care Pastor
CLICK HERE to email Andrea

Jenn DeGraw, Guest Relations & Pastoral Administration
CLICK HERE to email Jenn
GLOBAL MISSIONS
Each year, we support our partners by joining them in their ministries, such as a VBS and Women’s Bible Study in Chinle, Arizona for the Navajo every July, then visiting them again at Christmas. We’ve been in partnership with Chinle for over 20 years and the stories of personal relationships that have been built are amazing.

GLOBAL PARTNERS
Three Angels Children’s Relief – Haiti

Three Angels serves orphans and at-risk families in Haiti. Their goal is to help them escape poverty, encounter Jesus, and become part of a healthy home. Three Angels work side by side, hand in hand, with those that know and love Haiti. Their desire has always been to partner with the community they serve to share and experience the love of Christ in tangible ways.



GTiHope– India

GTi Hope’s mission is to bring hope to South Asia by training and equipping indigenous leaders. Their ministries include literacy programs, self-empowerment, schools, clean water wells, and village development. Through GTi Hope’s ministry, they help move people from oppression to a place of hope and a brighter future.



For His Children Orphanage – Ecuador

Believing that all children are created in God’s image, For His Children exists as a Christ-centered ministry to homeless children, providing care in a loving and supportive environment, striving to unite them with their biological or adoptive family, and advocating on their behalf to others. For His Children is a Christ-centered ministry providing quality care to vulnerable children in Ecuador who have experienced abandonment, abuse, or neglect.



PARS Theological Centre – Europe

Pars Theological Centre exists to equip and mobilize the Iranian church by training a new generation of servant leaders to lead the church and transform the Persian-speaking world for the glory of God. PARS seeks to equip their leaders through training, resourcing, empowering, and mobilizing.



African Enterprise– Central, Southern, Western Africa

African Enterprise seeks to evangelize the cities of Africa through word and deed in partnership with the Church. They focus their efforts on stratified evangelism and discipleship, leadership enhancement, youth empowerment, community transformation, and peace building and Reconciliation. They value the authority of Scripture, commitment, excellence, integrity and unity in order to be the most faithful and effective catalyst for holistic urban evangelism in Africa.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. This is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling your life.



Celebrate Recovery meets every Friday night at

Lake Almanor Community Church from

Dinner: 5:30-6:30pm

Main Meeting: 6:30-7:30pm

Small Groups: 7:30-8:30pm

Solid Rock Café: 8:30-9:30pm,



CONTACT:

Kevin Kassel

530-596-3683
or email at kevin@lakechurch.life


Learn more about Celebrate Recovery.

Sunday Service Time: 9:30

Masks required with indoor seating...no masks on the outdoor patio



2610 Hwy A-13, Lake Almanor, CA 96137

530-596-3683 Email: lacc@lakechurch.life



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Global Outreach

The Global Outreach team meets monthly on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Our Global Outreach team coordinates support and information about the missionaries in the field that LACC supports.



Contact: Donna Foos, 596-4212

CARING FUND
COVID-19 is hitting our neighborhood hard. Give to the Bridges Community Church caring fund to provide short-term (emergency) assistance and longer-term aid to ensure that individuals in need have the basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and medical assistance

There are times in life when you are struggling and need someone to come alongside and encourage you. Our pastors and counseling staff are available to help you work through whatever you might be facing with guidance from God’s word.

We believe that God has given us all we need to know him and to live in a way that is pleasing to him. All our difficulties may not disappear. But, when a person willingly submits to God’s instructions and clings to his promises, there is hope for every trial.

If you have scheduled a counseling appointment, or would like to schedule one, please fill out the form below and we will contact you.

Outreach
Our members are engaged and active volunteers in the church community, it’s ministries, and the communities where they live.

St. Alban’s supports multiple programs including a free community shower program for the homeless, YEAH! Youth Engagement Advocacy Housing – a program for homeless youth, and through the Ina Lawrence endowment, provides grants to selected organizations. We provide space for hundreds of community-related gatherings, including 12-step meetings, and look to continue to build on these important strengths in the years to come.

The church is also well known as a magnificent performance space for live music, and hosts multiple concerts, recitals, performances, and poetry readings. It is not uncommon for people to find us through our community work or concerts, and then join us for worship and fellowship (where our warm congregation provides a generous welcome).

HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES:

MEALS WITH GRACE is our own home-grown program created to deliver meals to people both inside and outside of the church to make their COVID-19 crisis just a little bit better.

Our Meals with Grace has morphed into Putnam Clubhouse Meal Deliveries. While we are still delivering these meals with grace, we are only delivering meals to Putnam Clubhouse at this time.

We are still in need of volunteers and we invite you to get involved by sharing your time in delivering meals and writing notes/making cards.

Contact Rebecca to get involved.

To date, we have delivered nearly 800 meals to our local community.


ANGEL TREE is a great family-friendly opportunity. Our trees do look a little different this year from our traditional trees as they are virtual trees through sign-up genius.

Details:
Access the Angel Tree Sign-up page. Look through the list and select the gifts you would like to purchase. You may drop off your LABELED, UNWRAPPED gifts in the front of the church from 11 a.m. – noon on Nov. 22, Nov. 29, and Dec. 6.

Recipients include:

Two families from Hope Solutions
10 Young Ladies from Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Family Services
18 Children from Fred Finch Youth Center
50 Children from Bay Area Rescue Mission
Trinity Center Homeless
Families of Winter Nights
As always monetary donations are welcomed. We would be happy to do the shopping. You may donate funds on the Giving Page or text 833-755-0229.

Send any monetary donations in the form of a check/cash ASAP or by December 6th to:
SRVUMC
Linda Green-Angel Tree Program
902 Danville Blvd.
Alamo Ca. 94507

Be sure to write Angel Tree Donation on the memo line of the check.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!

FOOD BANK of CONTRA COSTA/SOLANO COUNTIES (CONCORD)
started in 1975. The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties stores and distributes donated and purchased perishable and nonperishable food items. They distribute food directly to low-income people at community sites and make food available for other nonprofit organizations serving ill or needy people and children.

Food donation bins are located in the church narthex and in the entrance to Wesley Center. SRVUMC members join in the effort with food sorting in Concord several times annually. If you are interested in volunteering for any or all of the dates, please contact Anne Kuelz. For more information on the food bank, please visit their website.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT (WALNUT CREEK) has received support from SRVUMC for the last seven years. The Food For Thought program and the recipients at Trinity Center in Walnut Creek, are blessed to have had both the financial and spiritual support of the SRVUMC community. Since this program was initially implemented, we have provided nutritious and creative lunches on Friday to about 50 clients experiencing homelessness.

Over the years, the many volunteers from SRVUMC who cook and serve the meals have found the experience rewarding. The expressions of appreciation and the smiles we get say it all. If you have time to contribute three to four hours per month on either a regular or “as needed” basis, contact Dick Lam.

Lawyer In The Pew
Talk with a volunteer lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your legal problem for free! Please sign-up beforehand. The attorney you meet may not have expertise in the area of law you need. They will make every effort to answer your question. If they are unable to answer your question they may make a referral.

Sessions are scheduled after 9:00am, 10:30am and 12:30pm Sunday Masses on:
February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3 and December 1

Preparation for your session:
- Write a list of specific questions for
the attorney.
- Bring any paperwork and information related to the case
- Organize any paperwork from most recent on the top to oldest at the bottom.
- Identify all deadlines.
- Prepare a timeline of the legal issue.

For more information call (415) 215-3280 or (510)532-2068

MIDWEEK
PLEASE REACH OUT TO MATT GRUVER.

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PRAYER & WORSHIP NIGHT
PRAYER & WORSHIP NIGHT WITH A HOLIDAY EMPHASIS. HAPPENING NOVEMBER 30,2020 AT 7 PM

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