by Marty Robertson Sorry. The purpose of this-mini article is not to heighten your anxiety about being ready for Christmas. Instead I would like to challenge us as a church to take Christmas back: … Read More

by Rich Dixon Our little house sits on an intersection in Santa Barbara’s Westside neighborhood. As I crouch in our garden to weed, I imagine the monks who prayed and labored in this posture … Read More

by Cari Stone Today we had a picnic lunch orchestrated by our six year-old daughter, Hannah. It was in honor of her Daddy and his last day at work. The festivities came on the … Read More

by Trevor Young Our God is good!  He has blessed us with this wonderful facility and we would like to share these resources with others. One way that we are doing this is by partnering … Read More

by Joan Franklin www.samaritanspurse.com The final report on Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child has just been received. This Franklin Graham organization was able to collect 4,881,577 shoeboxes from the U.S. and 3,085,424 from other developed … Read More

by Betty Sullins Mission Nannys has a volunteer named Ashley serving in Rovigo, Italy. She has been there for two years, helping local church members’ families by rotating her work with them on a … Read More

by Opportunity International www.opportunity.org A marketplace ministry in the Democratic Republic of Congo:  Opportunity International is a not for profit organization motivated by Christ’s call to serve the poor. We help families in the developing … Read More

by Pastor Hugo Since Santa Barbara Community Church has partnered with Santa Barbara Community Development Center (SBCDC), it has been a tremendous blessing for our/your ministry.  Santa Barbara Community Church’s donations have helped us continue … Read More

by Kelly Soifer I live near the dump. No, I don’t live in a dump! But I do literally live very close to the County Dump. Its official title is The South Coast Recycling … Read More

by Cari Stone “There is a first for everything.  Here are some of the firsts I’ve experienced in the past five days: •    I was drying my face after my first cold shower of … Read More