Hey there Friendship People,It has been two weeks since I have provided an update. This is our longest stretch without communication to date. I trust and pray you had a great Thanksgiving Holiday despite the limitations and restrictions. I also pray you had the opportunity to view our Thanksgiving Day Service and were blessed by it. I am grateful for my team, which works tirelessly to help me deli...  Read More

Happy Friday Friendship,We thank and praise the Lord for bringing us to the end of another week. God has graciously watched over us and continues to provide for us amid these extremely turbulent times. I have said it before, but I believe it bears repeating, I want off the roller coaster. Beloved, I love theme parks, and I love roller coasters, but this current situation is taking its toll even on...  Read More

This week has been a tough week for me as we celebrated the life of one of our young adults, recent high school graduate, Brandon Porter. I pray that you will continue to pray for the Porter family, specifically Brandon’s parents Melanie and David Porter. On their behalf, I want to thank you for your loving support during this difficult time.  Read More

I thank God for you! I thank God for being in community with you. I thank God for your faithfulness to Him and His church. I thank God for the opportunity to serve you as your pastor. I am a thankful man. I am thankful even in this season of uncertainty and complexity!   Read More

Hey there Friendship Family,I pray this communication finds each of you well! This has been an interesting week. Not only are the news stations reporting a spike in COVID numbers, but two fires affected Orange County and surrounding communities. We had some members who had to evacuate, and we are grateful that God has spared their lives and their property. We must PRAY, not PANIC, take PRECAUTIONS...  Read More

Happy Friday Friendship,Can someone get me off of the roller coaster? That’s how I feel this week? Is that who you feel? Things continue to go up and down. This week we learned that Riverside County moved back up to the most restrictive tier (PURPLE), and Orange County maintains its status in the RED tier. Nationally cases are on the rise, but thankfully California is doing well for the most part....  Read More