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A New Beginning!‍

• ��ɫ���� (��ɫ����) was born on April 13, 2014 in Mountain View, CA!
• Vision Pillars ignited
  • Reaching People Who Feel Far From God
  • Transforming Communities
  • Making Disciples
  • Building Families

A Year of Firsts:

• First Easter Outreach at the Flint Center with 3,400+ people in attendance
• ��ɫ���� launched Transforming Communities by mobilizing hundreds of volunteers who donated thousands of hours to serve Bay Area nonprofits and schools.
• First Missions trips to the Philippines and Greece

Responding & Reaching Out:

• ‍Pastor Hurmon and Dr. Rhonda Hamilton led ��ɫ����’s first Married Life Retreat, “How to Build a Better Marriage” with 120 couples in attendance.
• Pastor Hurmon’s “Champions” series challenged our community to break down racial boundaries in response to police violence and country-wide shootings.

On the Move:

• ‍��ɫ���� relocated from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mountain View to Congregation Beth Jacob in Redwood City.
• A vision team from ��ɫ����, led by Pastor Hurmon, traveled to Guatemala to partner with the founders of My Special Treasures Education Center in transforming communities.

Growing Strong:

• We engaged the youth in service across the church, impacting Worship Gatherings and outreach events, and introduced them to meaningful service through their first missions trip in Dinuba, CA.
• We launched our first ��ɫ���� mobile app and expanded our social media reach.
• Nearly 50,000 people discovered ��ɫ���� via Google Search.

Momentum & Milestones:

• ‍We took significant steps to deepen our care for people by:
  • Launching our first-ever Men’s and Women’s Retreats, led by Pastor Hurmon and Dr. Rhonda Hamilton respectively
  • Partnering with Stephen Ministry to establish a compassionate, volunteer-led care and support network for our community
• ��ɫ���� celebrated 5 years of ministry!

Responding to Global Change:‍

• We focused on community support and digital engagement by distributing over 120K masks, providing disaster relief, aiding small businesses and local churches, transitioning to online ministry, and hosting webinars on mental wellness, domestic violence, and social justice.

Post-Pandemic “New Normal”:‍

• In-person gatherings resumed and the San Jose campus launched on July 13, 2021
• ��ɫ���� hosted a faith-based COVID and mental health conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
• As we transitioned to post-pandemic life, ��ɫ���� united all campuses in person to celebrate, laugh, and connect across generations.

Expanding our Reach:

• ��ɫ���� collaborated with local ministries through Share & Serve and provided aid to families impacted by mass shootings and war in Uvalde, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Leading the Way:

• ‍��ɫ���� hosted the first Church in the Park with over 500 in attendance at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto
• ��ɫ���� joined the Bay Area “Explore God” campaign, sparking hundreds of faith-centered conversations and leading to the baptism of 24 new believers.

Reflecting, Reaching, Rejoicing:

• ‍As ��ɫ���� celebrates ten years and looks ahead, we’ve launched live streaming, introduced a new season of men’s, women’s, and young adult ministries, and unveiled a fresh new look, all while impacting families across the Bay Area.

And we’re just getting started!

We’re excited to see where God’s spirit moves us next, knowing that this is just the beginning of our story!