News – California Churches
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – CSBC Board members gathered for their annual May meeting at Journey Christian Fellowship Church in San Luis Obispo, May 11-12, where 3 significant votes occurred. Two new staff members were elected to replace two outgoing convention team members, and the membership subcommittee, chaired by Dale Garland, pastor of Hope in…
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC—CSBC Office of Communications staff recently walked away with seven awards from the Baptist Communicators Association annual awards competition. Two, first-place awards, four, second-place awards, and a third-place award were presented to CSBC in a variety of categories during BCA’s 68th annual workshop in mid-April at Ridgecrest Conference Center. Sarah Graham, director of…
Para leer en Español, click aquí A tropical wave began its journey off the coast of West Africa, on September 23, 2022. What would later be named “Hurricane Ian,” eventually grew to a category 5 hurricane as it made its way across tropical Atlantic waters. Hurricane Ian is considered the 3rd deadliest weather disaster ever…
As the Director of Disaster Relief and Camping Ministries, I get to go around the state, meeting with DOMs and pastors about disaster relief ministry. In fact, it is an important part of my job. Because all disasters start and end locally (in a community big or small), I talk about how any mission-minded local…
Fresno—A change of pace and programming occurred during CSBC’s April staff week gathering. The meeting began with worship, led by CFO and Business Services Team Leader Marc Tempesta. Ralph Neighbour III, Church Matters Initiative Team Leader, who had announced his plans for retirement a few months prior, gave an unconventional word for his final time…
To read this story in English, click here. Una tormenta tropical empezó su jornada en la costa oeste de África el 23 de septiembre 2022. En su viaje hacia el oeste del océano Atlántico, la tormenta empezó a crecer y fue llamada “huracán Ian”, un huracán de grado 5. Un desastre de clima de gran…
PORTERVILLE—Spring flooding in California’s Central Valley yielded opportunities for California Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief (DR) workers to extend compassion in the name of Christ. In the process, a declining local church took a step toward revitalization. “There were several reports that [DR workers] got to talk to the people who were displaced,” said CSBC…
Vignette 1 “Never Canned” People may not know this, but one thing Disaster Relief feeding teams strive to do is provide food that people will really enjoy. We try never to use canned or frozen foods that are designed to simply be reheated. Effort is put into every meal to show how much we care…
Volunteering through Disaster Relief has given me the privilege of meeting many extraordinary people doing all kinds of extraordinary things. Shortly after the war in Ukraine began, I traveled to Romania as part of a Disaster Relief team tasked to assist the churches and ministries aiding Ukrainian refugees and to discover avenues for California Southern…
This article is intended as a follow-up to the previously published “CSBC churches encouraged to register prayer requests in 2023.” FRESNO – Initially, a handful of prayer requests were received. Christina Acosta, who serves as the Children’s Ministry Director at Thrive Church in Madera Ranchos, reached out with a request that read, “Prayers for our…