Did You Know…?

…that Bill Coffin, First Church community member, was Employee Number One at the original Peet’s Coffee shop at Vine and Walnut streets in Berkeley? Read more here in Berkeleyside.

Children’s Coordinator Position: 10 hrs./month

Do you or someone you know have childcare experience and are you looking for a part-time job with FCCB? The Families, Children & Youth (FamChY) Ministry at First Church Berkeley is looking for a dedicated individual to serve as the Coordinator of First Church’s Prayground. The Coordinator will be responsible for planning and providing opportunities for children attending Sunday Services …

Cal Student Move-In Day! Go Bears!

Tues. & Wed., Aug. 15 & 16 We are welcoming our new Cal students with a friendly “rest” area they can enjoy on First Church Berkeley’s front lawn. We want to offer a place where they can relax from the heavy lifting it takes to move into dorms as well as let them know that First Church Berkeley LOVES its …

Seeking Donations of Furniture, Children Supplies, & Bikes for Afghan Refugees

Do you have any extra bikes, car seats, strollers, or small household furniture items around your house? New Afghan refugees are arriving to the East Bay every day and in need of these often expensive items to help start their new life here. Katia Kiefaber, a new-ish church attender, works at a nonprofit that helps resettle refugees and her organization …

Habitat for Humanity – First Church Berkeley Work/Volunteer Day

Sat., Aug. 26, 2023, 8:30 am First Church Berkeley’s Ministry of Justice and Service is proud to announce our first Habitat for Humanity workday Sat., Aug. 26. We will be among other churches and volunteers working with a special community housing project in Walnut Creek – Esperanza Place. This project has been carefully crafted to provide affordable housing within a …

Service as Worship Sunday

Sun., Aug. 13, 10 am After a brief time of praying and singing together, come join the Ministries of Justice and Service, Worship and Spiritual Life, and Stewardship, Finance and Administration (SFA) for an hour of hands-on work. Which of the following projects speaks to your heart? If you can’t be there in person, your service could be in the …

Pathway lined with greenery leads to Retreat Center with open door

Save the Dates – FCCB Silent Retreat

Fri.- Sun., Nov. 10 – 12, 2023St. Dorothy’s Rest Retreat Center, Camp Meeker, CA If you are craving silence and time away in a beautiful place to re-connect with God, pray, journal, sleep, walk in nature, and share silence with other people who are doing the same, mark you calendar for Fri., Nov. 10 through Sun., Nov. 12. We’ll gather …

Abundance Table

3rd Sundays @ 11:15 amCloister Visit the Abundance Table this Sun., July 16!  Bring your extra produce to the Abundance Table this Sunday to share, and/or come and find something yummy to take home. — from the Green Team