Irvine church helps refugees Eastside Christian Church, recently had the opportunity to partner with WelcomeNST, a nonprofit organization with a passion to put the superpower of community to work, welcoming refugees. The goal is to help vulnerable families to find secure housing, navigate school systems, find work, and become part of a new community. When WelcomeNST reached […]
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Serve Together Kidside Initiative Five Dollar Challenge How $5 Turned Into $10,000 and Changed the World What happens when you hand every elementary-aged child a five-dollar bill and challenge them to make a difference? At Eastside, we decided to find out. Eastside’s Global Compassion Team recently partnered with Kidside — our dynamic kids’ ministry — for a powerful hands-on
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Celebrating Summer of Serve 18,555 Acts of Compassion This summer, something incredible happened at Eastside. Whether you’re considering visiting or have been part of our church family for years, you’re invited to celebrate what God did through an initiative we called Summer of Serving. Together, our church set out with one bold goal: to unleash
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Eaton Fire Disaster Relief LA Fires While no one community can help every person affected by a tragedy like the LA Fires, we evaluated the resources we have available as a church and strategically partnered the best ways we could. We’re focusing our compassion efforts in Alta Dena by partnering with Victory Bible Church, located
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Street Shaves began as a small initiative, but its impact has grown quickly in the heart of Redlands, CA. near our Eastside Christian Church Redlands Campus. Street Shaves is a faith-based nonprofit organization started by Joshua Masih. He and a team of about seven to eight people meet and serve consistently about two to three
What does compassion look like at mercy house? My name is Jacob, and I’m the Development Director at Mercy House a non-profit organization that serves homeless individuals and families here in California and Arizona. Mercy House is involved in outreach to homeless communities and homeless encampments. We provide services to high-density areas of homeless populations to connect
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doug & jesse share their personal story and struggle with infertility https://vimeo.com/457146171 In 2013, after trying for a year, Doug & Jesse were unable to get pregnant. Jesse had a sinking feeling that something was wrong. So they went to the doctor and discovered they both had issues which left them with less than a
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How can Shoes Show God’s Love? Here is a story from Ray who was an Eastsider working with the Orange County Department of Education Access Program. “ACCESS is proud to collaborate with various local and national organizations and businesses to equip our students as they build a pathway to college and career readiness. We have
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Let’s talk about poverty. Poverty. Poor. Living under the Poverty Line. These terms and phrases we hear on a daily basis to describe a person in need–but what do they necessitate exactly? Food? Shelter? Different clothing? Perhaps, but when we lean in to take a closer look we find that lacking physical objects is hardly
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