The Historic Vice Presidential Nomination/Selection of a sitting California Senator, Kamala Harris! The First African-American/Asian-American Woman of Color to be nominated for a major party. Congratulations again, Senator Kamala Harris. Many of you remember Senator Harris’ visit to Friendship in May of 2016. You have been sending me your pictures. Check out our congratulatory post HERE.  Read More

Continue Scrolling To Read Entire Message Hey there, Friendship!God is GOOD! His mercy is EVERLASTING! His truth ENDURES to ALL generations!I am still floating off of last week’s Drive-In service. What great joy it brought me to worship with several of you live and in person. While we had to practice physical distancing, God was certainly with us.I felt God’s presence richly, even with the heat. I...  Read More

What’s Up Friendship?I am excited to reach out to you this week. Excited is one of my two words this week. My two words this week are Excitement and Expectation. I am excited about our LIVE Sunday Worship Services taking place this Sunday, August 2nd! We will have a Drive-In Church Service OUTSIDE. This service will meet the State Guidelines for Houses of Worship. Physically distanced but socially...  Read More

Hello Friendship Family,I pray you are well. The news this week has not been kind for the State of California. Our numbers are up, and I know many who are concerned and discouraged. We are definitely in a surge, and something has to be done to curb the spread of COVID-19. While I am tired and honestly overwhelmed, I am not discouraged. If I don’t know anything, I know God is faithful and will see ...  Read More

Hey there Friendship,Hopefully, you have had a safe and productive week. I am learning to remain flexible because things are always changing. I am not complaining; I am just stating the obvious. As many of you are aware, Governor Gavin Newsom has rolled back many of the reopenings we had just begun to experience. This order included no indoor worship services. While we were not ready to open due t...  Read More

Beloved Friendship,My prayer is that this week’s update finds each of you well! Whether you realize it or not, God is good amid a global pandemic. Though we live in continual uncertainty, we have hope and help through the faithfulness of God.  I know there are several thoughts on what God is saying and doing in this global pandemic season, and as I have said before, I do not presume to present tha...  Read More