Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024, 5 to 10 am Every two years all counties that receive federal funding for the prevention of homelessness must provide the results of a physical count of all sheltered and unsheltered homeless people to Washington, DC. This year Alameda County’s Point-in-Time (PIT) Count will take place Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024. Many people from our congregation have participated …
First Church is excited to team up with East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) to build affordable housing in our church parking lot. We value their “Healthy Neighborhoods” approach to community development, having developed over 35 similar apartment buildings throughout the East Bay since 1975. EBALDC is seeking letters of support to help secure funding from the City of …
Every 3rd Wed. of the month, 7 to 8:30 pmSanctuary CircleSinging creates an inspired resonance drawing us together in community. It connects us in that place where our hearts join in collective harmony, beauty, and possibility. Every 3rd Wednesday, we gather in the Sanctuary to celebrate our voices and SING! This art form, inspired by Bobby McFerrin, is created from improvised sounds layered …
Sat., Dec. 30, 4 to 10 pmSanctuary You’re invited to the 21st Annual Sing For Your Life! Celebration on Dec. 30! On this day before New Year’s Eve we’ll sing out 2023 and sing in our intentions for 2024 a nonstop continuous Circle. Come and go, or stay for the whole six hours.
You’re invited to view two special online worship services this 2023 Advent/Christmas season.
Sun., Jan. 7, 11:45 am, Loper Chapel A geologist, an explorer, a novelist, a journalist, a scientist, a master myth-maker, an industrialist, a playwright, a suffragette, and an Olympic athlete…what do these ten men and women have in common, besides being Scots? Their likenesses are in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, they had great personal integrity, and they left the …
Longtime member and church leader Becky Smith’s memorial service will take place in the Sanctuary on Sun., Jan. 14 at 2 pm, with a catered reception to follow across the street in the Calvin Room at First Pres. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the Council Contingency Fund of our church, which is used as a …
…that the Southside Streets Project is coming to our neighborhood? It’s a public works project that will change the nature of some streets around our neighborhood to make them mass transit- and bike-friendlier. Our block of Dana Street will gain a bike and bus lane where the current parking spaces are. The City is removing the bus stop on Durant …