OUR STORIES—
Shall We Dance?
Recently we saw a fine movie called Shall We Dance? It was not so much about dancing as it was about close relationships and what it takes to initiate them and to keep them going. Seeing the movie reminded me of several years ago when Joy and I decided to take dance lessons. We were…
Bob Ross Paint Night
On February 25th, our elementary families gathered in the Family Room for a Bob Ross Paint Night! The families followed along to Bob Ross’s “Quiet Pond” episode where we heard all about the “happy trees” and “excited water” he painted! It was a beautiful sight to watch families talk, laugh, and rush to keep up…
HSM WILDSIDE: Serving at Rainbow Express
During the first week of August, some of our HSM freshmen and sophomores did a service week called Wildside. During this week, they slept at the church and got to help serve at Rainbow Express, which is a special needs VBS put on by Fullerton Free. Many of our students were counselors for a camper,…
MSM TREK: Backpacks and Baptisms
Every summer we go on a trip called Trek where we take a team of incoming 8th grade students to spend time in the wilderness backpacking. There is something truly settling and genuine about going five days without showers, bathrooms or wifi, in the beauty of the Eastern Sierras and with the intention of spending…
HSM Highlights At Havasu
Two weekends ago our senior class in the High School Ministry went on their last retreat to Havasu for a water ski trip. IT WAS A BLAST and a really special time with this class as they are ending their time in High School Ministry. This trip was special because it was our first retreat…
Shining His Light In Uncertain Times
On Sunday, April 11 at 11:11am, our North Campus room 190 was filled with huge smiles, tons of air high fives and nonstop “chicken wing” (elbow) bumps as our adults with special needs returned to campus for the first time in over a year. Our Special Needs Leadership Team had been praying for wisdom through…
Ultimate Pancakes For The Win
If you were with us on Easter a couple weeks ago, you would probably agree that it was one for the books! After what anyone would say was a very challenging and unprecedented 12 months (if I had a dollar for the amount of times I heard the word “unprecedented” this last year…), we were…
Faces Of Our Family – Intern Edition Part 3
Over the last couple of weeks, we have introduced you to six of our nine interns. This week we introduce you to the last three! Our hope is to share some smiles and stories to feel connected as a church family. We trust that seeing some of your Fullerton Free families’ smiles will bring a…
Faces Of Our Family – Intern Edition Part 2
In an effort to help people feel known and connected, we created “Faces Of Our Family” and over the next few weeks, we will be sharing our interns’ faces and stories! Did you know we have nine interns this semester?! Our hope is to share some smiles and stories to feel connected as a church…
Call To Prayer
The abrupt phrase “Desperate people pray” echoes in my mind and resonates in my heart. Why? We are desperate people living in desperate times. And we know from Scripture that God listens to the desperate cries of His children. We sense desperation in the world, our country, our communities, our families and in our very…