After careful analysis of the long-term financial impact on the church’s financial health of the Berkeley Pilgrimage Foundation (BPF) loan, the Stewardship Finance & Administration (SF&A) Ministry recommends immediate pay off of the BPF loan from the fire insurance settlement funds. Our church currently has a $1.4 million, 14-year loan from the Berkeley Pilgrimage Foundation. This loan, extended to the church …
Young Adults Easter Brunch
Sunday, April 12, 1 pmhttps://zoom.us/j/157140430 Our annual young adult Easter brunch will be online this year! Grab something delicious, dress up in your Easter finest if you like (or stay in your sweatpants!) and hop on for a quick hello or hang out for a while in a holy huddle of community far and wide. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/157140430 Meeting ID: …
Pastoral Emergency Fund
The news that the shelter order has been made stricter and extended through at least May 1 may be financially devastating for folks in the congregation. If you need a grant from the Pastoral Emergency Fund at this time to meet your expenses, be in touch with Rev. Molly or Rev. Kit. The funds are there for precisely this reason, …
Guest Preacher This Sunday
April 12, 2020, 10 am, Online Friend of FCCB and Director of the Oakland Peace Center Rev. Sandhya Jha will be back in the pulpit (so to speak) this Sunday morning as part of our “Making Space” Lenten Theme. We’ve been reading Sandhya’s book “Transforming Communities: How People Like You are Healing Their Neighborhoods” this Lent, and Sandhya will give …