…that the Berkeley Pilgrimage Foundation, a charitable giving foundation launched by First Church Berkeley, has awarded a $15,000 program grant to the Black Wealth Builders Fund? “We are so happy to be able to support this initiative to provide financial support to Black homebuyers,” according to the foundation. Donations welcomed. Contribute to the Black Wealth Builders Fund here. …that the Green …
2022 Summer Small Groups
Now in its sixth year, First Church Berkeley’s Summer Small Groups program offers exciting opportunities to learn, explore, and be together! Three different groups are still available, covering a range of interests and providing opportunities to deepen our connections with God and with each other. Times, locations, and leaders for each group are listed in the descriptions below. To sign …
Shaking of the Foundations
Old Pilgrim Hall is down to the foundations… and they will be gone soon. Most of the materials have been recycled or reused. The concrete foundation will be taken to a crushing plant and turned into gravel. There are large stacks of lumber kept in the old parking lot to be used for forming the new foundation and also possibly for …
June 12 Learning Hour: Early Intervention on Deafness
Sun., June 12, 11:45 amLoper Chapel In April, First Church dedicated the offerings to the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID). This Sunday we will have a Learning Hour with Cindy Dickeson of the Center to learn more about the organization. Cindy served for eight years as Program Director at the CEID before being appointed as the organization’s Executive …
Affordable Housing Committee Update – June 2022
The Affordable Housing Committee is happy to report that we have received multiple responses to our Request for Qualifications document circulated to affordable housing developers around the East Bay. Respondents were asked to describe their experience working with congregations, their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, sample projects they have built and ways they can imagine entering into a partnership …
