how can i get connected?
Connection
Connection at Christ Church is a monthly communal meal with the pastors. If you are new or a regular attender, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn more about our purpose, vision, and mission, and how you can best participate in the life and ministry of our church.
Community Groups
Newcomer Groups (6 weeks) and Neighborhood Groups are the best place to get connected with other people at Christ Church, learn more about our mission, and explore what it means to love God and neighbor. We encourage you to sign up for the group closest to you.
Project Peace
Project Peace connects the resources of local churches with the needs of social service providers and agencies in Berkeley, Oakland, and surrounding areas. Christ Church participates through quarterly churchwide service opportunities. Additionally, each Neighborhood Group serves together monthly.
Converge Forum
Converge Forum features artists and leading thinkers who articulate the important ideas and relevant viewpoints that inform their work and creative process. We hope all who attend will be enriched and challenged by the distinctive perspective that faith adds to our lives.
Curious?
Curious? is an opportunity to explore Christianity in a smaller group setting. This 4-6 week conversation addresses the toughest questions that people have about the Christian faith. Whether you’re intrigued or skeptical, we hope Curious? might be a safe place for you to seek answers.
Who Is Christ Church?
Who is Christ Church? (9:30)
What does worship look like? (3:19)
What are Community Groups? (4:44)
Why a church in the East Bay? (3:23)
What is Project Peace? (4:21)Coming Soon at Christ Church
Join Us for Advent
You are invited to worship with us during the Advent and Christmas season. Advent is a four week season in which the church remembers the first coming of Jesus of Nazareth to our world and prepares for his coming again to heal the world. Christmas is a twelve day celebration of the incarnate God who became one of us for our salvation. During the four Sundays of Advent, we invite you to donate books, clothes, and food that will be redistributed to those in need.
So what do we do during Advent? We wait and prepare ourselves. We commit ourselves to spiritual renewal through weekly worship and daily prayer as the means of God’s grace. We fast by giving up something we enjoy on a regular basis to deepen our hunger and desire for God. We give alms for those in need. We tell others about the joy and hope of Jesus’ return to be king and put the world to rights.
Advent resources:
A Guide for Daily Prayer During Advent and Christmas
A Guide to the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer
Nov 30 First Sunday of Advent
Dec 7 Second Sunday of Advent
Dec 14 Third Sunday of Advent
Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec 28 First Sunday of Christmas
Jan 4 Second Sunday of Christmas