Thinking about getting baptized Last Easter weekend we saw 321 people decide to get baptized! We are celebrating so many who decided to take this step in showing their love for Christ. One of these people was Emmett Woodward, a junior in our High School Ministry (HSM). Emmett had returned from our HSM Chile Global […]
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Armando shares his story of finding support during a difficult season During this season, it was tough for me to go to work or sometimes to be able to focus. The feeling of grief was all-consuming and overwhelming. A friend recommended GriefShare at Eastside. The first time I came, I was blown away by it.
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Divorcecare | Surviving The Holidays He left Thursday, September 9. I don’t remember very much about the first holiday season other than being mad, hurt, broken, and confused. My marriage of 24 years was over. I saw an announcement about DivorceCare on the screen at church, and I signed up right away. By that spring,
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learn more about meal packing event Eastside Christian Church, along with Lifeline Christian Mission packed one million meals to help those struggling with food insecurity. Thank you to everyone who helped pack meals for those struggling with food insecurity and malnutrition! Together we did it — we packed 1 MILLION MEALS! What do one million
RIP Medical Debt US MEDICAL DEBT CRISIS This year has been challenging for so many people and we wanted to spread a little hope this Christmas season!! Last year, about 75 million people had to choose between medical bills and basics like food, heating, or housing and about 60% of all bankruptcies are from medical
God leaves the 99 We had hit rock bottom and were both struggling with addiction and living in a hotel room. We were eating in a soup kitchen one Monday evening and told a friend about our situation. She said, go to the little place up in Fullerton, call Eastside, they might help you out.
I FOUND GOD AT THE LOWEST POINT OF MY LIFE On April 10, 2021 I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life, and I found myself in jail. I remember sitting in the back of a cop car with my hands handcuffed behind my back thinking ‘What is going on? This can’t be
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GETTING PLUGGED IN… My boyfriend first invited me to Eastside for Easter. My first thought was: so many smiling faces. It wasn’t just the Change Makers—everyone I encountered seemed genuinely happy to be there and to be part of something bigger than themselves. I was nervous. I was meeting my boyfriend Chris’ dad for the
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Helping Ukraine Refugees Eastside Partners With Samaritan’s Purse The world is shocked and horrified by the images of death and destruction coming out of Ukraine, a catastrophe we have not witnessed in Europe since the Second World War. We’ve also seen the images of the strollers left by Polish mothers as a gift for fleeing
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