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PASTOR'S UPDATE APRIL 21, 2023
by Jaron Singley on April 21st, 2023
Happy Friday, Friendship Family!It has been a while since I have done a weekly update! I miss you all, and I miss this. I pray this week’s update finds each of you well! You know our weeks are often filled with highs and lows. I want to share with you my highs and lows for this week. The HIGH of my week came on Saturday, April 15th,  when I had the pleasure of attending the Changing of Command Cer...  Read More
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PASTOR'S UPDATE MARCH 17, 2023
by Jaron Singley on March 16th, 2023
Happy Friday Friendship Family!I trust and pray you are all doing well right where you are! I pray you are receiving everyspiritual blessing God has for you and that you are encouraged and not discouraged. I know Isaid something similiar last week but I like reiterating it!Do you know that we serve a GOOD God? Do you know we serve a GREAT God? Well, we do.We served a GREAT God who is worthy of GRE...  Read More
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PASTOR’S UPDATE MARCH 10, 2023
by Jaron Singley on March 10th, 2023
Hey there Friendship Family!This is a simple message this week just to get some information out to you! So there’s no long “word of encouragement” this week, but let me say this, “Be encouraged, and don’t be discouraged!” Why? Beacsue, God is on your side. Here are this week’s announcements…SIDE-BY-SIDE COUPLES MINISTRY:The next Side by Side Couples Ministry Session will occur tonight Friday, Marc...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE MARCH 3, 2023
by Jaron Singley on March 3rd, 2023
Greetings Friendship Family!Happy Friday, Beloved! It is the first Friday of a new month! We are in the Month of March now! WOW! February was a trip with all the crazy cold weather. We have had unprecedented rain and snow in January and February of this year. It reminds me that we serve a Mighty God! Californian Leaders and Politicians have been complaining about the water shortage in our STATE! T...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JANUARY 13, 2023
by Candace Clark on January 13th, 2023
Hey there Friendship Family!Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ!As we start 2023, I pray you are Making the Transition and Taking the Journey! Most of us see January 1st and the New Year as a chance for a new beginning. If the previous year was disappointing or they made significant mistakes, they imagine wiping the slate clean and starting over.As believers, we know that new starts are...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JANUARY 6, 2023
by Candace Clark on January 6th, 2023
Happy New Year, Friendship Family! I pray this update finds you well! I greet you in the marvelous name of Jesus, and I thank God for you! Beloved, God has allowed us to see a New Year, and it is purely by His Grace. I encourage you not to be afraid to face life in this New Year. Remember what I preached this past Sunday, and let’s Make the Transition as inspired by Joshua 1:1-9. How do we do this...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 30, 2022
by Candace Clark on December 30th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY Happy (Almost) New Year, Friendship Family,It is Pastor Jaron here bringing you good tidings!  It is almost time for the calendar to flip and for us to begin a brand new year. This year is wrapping up—with its mix of joys and sorrows, goals met and goals missed, friendships gained and friendships lost—is behind us.For many, New Year’s is just another holiday. For others, it’...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 23, 2022
by Candace Clark on December 24th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Merry Christmas, Friendship Family…I pray you are well this week and ready for Christmas! As I begin, let me say, from my wife, Lady Karima, and our family, Merry Christmas to each of you! We pray that you have a blessed Christmas with friends and family as you reflect on God’s love for you in sending His Son to live among...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 16, 2022
by Candace Clark on December 16th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy Friday, Friendship Family…I pray you are well this week! I look forward to seeing you this Sunday for Worship. Then, we will conclude our Advent series. I will preach about Jesus ~ Immanuel ~ God with Us this Sunday! Remember, we are doing this series based on a devotional published by Christianity Today entitled The...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 9, 2022
by Candace Clark on December 9th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Hey there Friendship Family, Happy Advent! Happy Friday! Happy Weekend! This week I am stuck on a song that is not a Christmas carol. It is CeCe Winan’s song Goodness of God! It says… I love You, LordFor Your mercy never fails meAll my days, I’ve been held in Your handsFrom the moment that I wake upUntil I lay my headOh, ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 2, 2022
by Candace Clark on December 2nd, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy Advent Friendship Family,I am excited about this Advent Session as we anticipate the Promised One! Jesus is the Promised one. God made a promise in the Old Testament, and he fulfilled that promise in the New Testament. He is a promise keeper! Rember the story I told on Sunday, which you will read again tomorrow in yo...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 24, 2022
by Candace Clark on November 25th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Hey there Friendship Family,Happy day after Thanksgiving! I trust you had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday, as that was my prayer for you! Look, I know many of you are cleaning up after a long Thanksgiving. Others are out shopping for Black Friday, and some of you are simply relaxing. I do not want to disturb your Friday. I...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 18, 2022
by Candace Clark on November 18th, 2022
 PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Greetings, my Beloved Friendship Family, I greet you with Jesus’ joy and godly gratitude for God’s grace & mercy. Additionally, I greet you with thoughtful thanksgiving because I genuinely thank God for everything He has supplied for me! I am also thankful for all He has supplied each of you. I may not know everything you ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 11, 2022
by Candace Clark on November 11th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Hey there, Friendship Family!In the Christian life, gratitude is a virtue to be planted, watered, dressed, and harvested. Gratitude gets at the very essence of what it means to be created, finite, fallen, redeemed, and sustained by the God of all grace.Again and again throughout the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms, ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 4, 2022
by Candace Clark on November 4th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy November, Friendship Family,We are in a new month—the month of gratitude. The month when the Thanksgiving Holiday falls. We are thankful for all God has done and continues to do!The Bible is filled with commands to give thanks to God ( like Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 1 Chronicle 16:34; & 1 Thessalonians 5:18). Most ve...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 28, 2022
by Candace Clark on October 28th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy, Friendship,Blessings to each of you this week. Be encouraged! That’s all I want to say to you this week. In days where discouragement is at a premium, I want to say to you, BE ENCOURAGED! Everyone needs encouragement. How nice it is when someone sees you do something and seeks to cheer you on or affirm what you have ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 14, 2022
by Candace Clark on October 14th, 2022
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 7, 2022
by Jaron Singley on October 7th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Greetings, Friendship Family,It’s the First Friday of October in the year 2022! I pray this video message finds each of you well. It’s been a busy week for me, but you know your pastor, busyness is where I thrive. So God is sustaining me this week, and I pray that He is sustaining you too! Remember, this entire month, we ar...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
by Candace Clark on September 30th, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEOWe are now Mask Optional for worship on Sundays!!! Greetings Friendship Family, How grateful I am to God for each of you! I am grateful to be a part of the Friendship Family and to serve God with each of you. To God be the glory for all He is doing with us here at Friendship! Your outpouring of love was absolutely tremendo...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
by Jaron Singley on September 23rd, 2022
Happy Friday!  This is Pastor Jaron.  Pastor Curry asked me to step in and do the announcements this week.  Didn’t we have a wonderful day this past Sunday as we celebrated National Back to Church Sunday!  It was so good to see so many in the house of the Lord! I think out “Get in the Game” theme went over very well - It seems like every team that exists was represented at the ‘Ship!Now on to our ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
by Candace Clark on September 16th, 2022
 PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEOWe are now Mask Optional for worship on Sundays!!! Check our information on the 2022 Pastoral Anniversary HERE Greetings Friendship Family, Thank God for another week and another day! An old song by Tessie Hill says… Just Another Day that the Lord has kept me!He has kept me from all evil with my mind stayed on Him!Just anot...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
by Candace Clark on September 2nd, 2022
PLEASE READ THOROUGHLYSOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy September Friendship Family, We have made it to the ninth month of the year! That means that Sabbath Rest is officially over, and it is time to return to church and reengage in ministry! JOIN US FOR FAMILY PRAYER TONIGHTToday is the Friday before the first Sunday and first Friday of September, and TONIGHT we have our ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 19, 2022
by Candace Clark on August 20th, 2022
Hey there, Friendship Family!Happy Friday to each of you! We are roughly halfway through August and our time of Sabbath Rest. Again, As I stated last week, I pray this rest pattern here at Friendship during August will help you establish a rest pattern in your life outside our Sabbath Rest time. I sincerely pray that you can trust God to bless you with a time of rest and make you more effective wh...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 12, 2022
by Candace Clark on August 12th, 2022
Greetings, Friendship Family!Well, I am happy to greet you this week. I have fully recovered though I did not have significant sickness. I have tested negative and am diligently working as your pastor daily! A job I am privileged to do and a job that I am happy to do! Lady Karima and I sincerely thank you for your prayers, texts, calls, and e-mails. Again, we are very grateful that we had mild Cov...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 29, 2022
by Candace Clark on July 30th, 2022
Hello, My Beloved Friendship Family! Blessings to each of you as you read this written message! Can you believe that we are at the end of July? We are over halfway through the year. AMAZING!!! August is here already.Here at Friendship, August is a time of rest and refreshing. We call this time Sabbath Rest. It’s time to pause, reset, and renew. This allows the people to rest and the campus to rese...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 22, 2022
by Candace Clark on July 22nd, 2022
Greetings, Friendship Family!Happy Friday to each of you! I pray you are prosperous, in good health, and trusting in the Almighty God, the owner of everything! God is the owner of everything. That’s what we talked about this past Sunday, the first sermon of our new preaching series. Yes, God is the owner of everything. The owner of something has certain attributes, or perhaps it would be better to...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 15, 2022
by Candace Clark on July 15th, 2022
Happy Friday, Friendship!I pray this has been a wonderful week for each of you! I pray this, especially for those who have joined us this week for Discipleship Bootcamp! What a wonderful time of learning, sharing, and growing we experienced! This week we addressed the concepts of leadership, purpose, and overcoming obstacles with God as our guide! Remember, God has a purpose for everyone, and YOU ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 8, 2022
by Candace Clark on July 8th, 2022
Hey there Friendship!How are you doing? I greet you in the Name that is above every Name—the Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, and Lord! I pray that each of you is doing well right where you are! We all recognize how blessed we are to have reached this seventh month of the year 2022. The favor and faithfulness of our God continue to astound us as He blesses our families and our fellowship.You know...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 1, 2022
by Candace Clark on July 1st, 2022
Happy Friday, Friendship Family! It is Friday, July First! So welcome to the second half of 2022. We have six months left this year; therefore, it is time to maximize the time if you haven’t already! I want to thank you, Friendship, for being a responsive congregation!✔️ Responsive to God’s Word!✔️ Responsive to God’s Holy Spirit.✔️ Responsive to Pastoral Leadership.✔️ Responsive to the needs of o...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JUNE 17, 2022
by Candace Clark on June 17th, 2022
Greetings, Friendship Family!As I announced Sunday, I am away this week on vacation, so I asked Deacon James Shelby to stand in for me, and he did an outstanding job. So make sure you check out the video announcements! Thank you, Deacon Shelby!Last week was a very busy week.  Thank you to all those that worked so hard to bring glory to God with your service!  Just like last week, there’s lots of g...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JUNE 10, 2022
by Candace Clark on June 10th, 2022
Greetings, Friendship Family! As I announced Sunday, I am away this week at the Hampton University Minister’s Conference in Hampton, Virginia, so I asked Deacon Charles “Chuckie” Owens to stand in for me, and he did a great job. So make sure you check out the video announcements! Thank you, Deacon Chuckie! Since there are so many announcements, I try to jump right in. So, let’s go! STEPPING HIGHER...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE JUNE 3, 2022
by Candace Clark on June 3rd, 2022
>>> PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY <<<SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS WRITTEN HERE ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO Happy June, Friendship!Yes, it is the sixth month of the year already! Time is ticking away! I trust and pray that each of you is well this Friday!I have a lot of announcements this week, so I really don’t have time for a word of encouragement! But I am an encourager in my heart, so I need to say something encouragi...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE MAY 13, 2022
by Candace Clark on May 13th, 2022
Hello Friendship Family! I pray today’s weekly update and announcements find you fairing well! I also pray that you have peace that surpasses all understanding and joy that is speakable and full of God’s great glory! I don’t know about you, but I have been caught off guard by unforeseen things lately! You know things you weren’t expecting, and they catch you by surprise? Things you did not know we...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE MAY 6, 2022
by Candace Clark on May 6th, 2022
Hey there Friendship Family! It was great seeing so many of you here this past Sunday! Exciting things are happening here at Friendship! However, we know that there are many reasons why someone may not be able to participate as an active member of the church. Still, we would like to encourage you to come experience worship here on Sundays and get involved in a Bible Study, Small Group, or attend t...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 29, 2022
by Candace Clark on April 29th, 2022
Happy Friday, Friendship Family! Today is the last Friday of April. Wow! Spring is in full swing! Just as winter symbolizes death, Spring symbolizes new life. Trees, plants, and grass are beginning to turn green, and new life emerges from the ground. The Christian faith is all about new life all year round, especially during Spring when Easter occurs — something died but now lives again. In Christ...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 22, 2022
by Candace Clark on April 23rd, 2022
Greetings, Friendship Family!I am still basking in the glory of our tremendous Resurrection Sunday Services! The Lord was undoubtedly kind to us and present with us! Amen!I want to take the opportunity to thank all of our ministry teams for their hard work over the entirety of Holy Week. Thank you to our Media, Audio, Music, Hospitality, Safety, Parking Lot Team, and the Friendship Staff (both ful...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 15, 2022
by Candace Clark on April 15th, 2022
Hello Friendship Family!It’s Holy Week!  Holy Week is a string of eight days that allow us an opportunity to reflect upon the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and what it means for us individually and collectively.  Holy Week this year began on Sunday, April 10th, Palm Sunday!  Palm Sunday reflects on when Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem.  The week leads us through the Last Supper, His crucifix...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 25, 2022
by Candace Clark on February 25th, 2022
Greetings & Salutation Friendship Family! Again, I greet you in the great name of Jesus! Beloved, we live in a world that constantly screams for our attention: children to raise, bills to pay, bosses to please, and issues to address. We long to fly away from all our stress and worries at such times. The antidote that cures worry today is the same as in David’s day. David, the man God used to write...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 18, 2022
by Candace Clark on February 18th, 2022
.Happy there Friendship Family!I greet you in the precious name of Jesus! It’s a glorious name!The book of Philippians contains a great passage about the name of Jesus when it says: “God exalted Jesus to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jes...  Read More
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PASTOR’S WEEKLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 4, 2022
by Candace Clark on February 4th, 2022
Hey there Friendship Family!What an honor a privilege for me to connect with you week after week! I am grateful for the means to update you on what’s going on here at Friendship and remind you of God’s everlasting love for you! I hope this finds you doing well this Friday and giving glory to God Almighty. God loves you, and He will never leave you nor forsake you.Always keep your focus on Jesus; r...  Read More
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