Contemplative Prayer Group
Remember the movie Twister, that tornado movie from the 90s? Cheesy or not, it’s one of my favorites, and having grown up in Iowa, tornadoes have always been a part of life. I’ve always found them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MBCC Kids!
In baptism, we promise to help raise one another in the faith. We promise to teach the ways of Jesus and to care for one another in good times and in bad. Last Saturday, the kids of our church gathered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turning Wine into Water
Twenty five people from our church participated in a day of wine tasting sponsored by Vineyards to Villages (http://gpfd.org/vineyards-to-villages/). Vineyards to Villages is a project of Global...
View ArticleDialogue Preaching
On Sunday, November 16th, our pastor Dawn Hyde was joined by the Reverend Christin Norman and they preached in dialogue form on Matthew 19:16-26. Christin and Dawn went to seminary together at Columbia...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Small Group Bible Study
This group gathers for dinner, bible study and prayer on Monday evenings every other week. On this particular evening, we talked about how the magi followed a star to the manger (Matthew 2:1-12). We...
View ArticleHope Project
The Hope Project from Mission Bay Community Church on Vimeo. In this season of Advent, we are participating in the “Hope Project.” The Hope Project calls us to listen to our neighbors to learn about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pentecost
As four of us sat in a car last Sunday evening, looking for an escape from the harsh, bitter, piercing, San Francisco wind, I couldn’t help but think we had made a huge mistake. Holding worship outside...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding Sanctuary in a New Place
I realize that a building is just a building. “The Church” is the people – the life coursing through a living room, the streets, the world; but whenever I enter a place of worship, I love to pause for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MBCC Goes Camping!
We were getting excited in anticipation of the weekend retreat at Big Basin National Park. It had been a very long time since our last camping trip, and our first with a three year old, so many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pakistan Educator Veda Gill
We welcomed Veda Javaid Gill on Sunday, July 26th. She proclaimed the gospel to us from her unique perspective as Christian in Pakistan. Veda is the executive director of the Presbyterian Education...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our New APP!
Blog Post from Pastor Dawn Hyde Theologian Karl Barth said to read the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other. Well, these days we do both in one hand, on one device. A smart phone, a...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. Day
In light of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today, we continue conversations on the reality of racial injustice and our dream for equality for all of God’s people. During Doubts and Stouts the last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women’s Retreat
This past weekend the women of our church retreated away to Westminster Woods. We gathered with other Presbyterian women from all over the bay area and explored the theme of hospitality. We studied...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Elder Spotlight: Julio Delgado
How did you know you were called? I do not think I can pinpoint to one moment in which I felt called, but rather there were multiple factors that contributed to my calling. First off, the community...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SF Night Ministry
Reverend Lyle – Night Minister On Friday, March 4th, some of us joined SF Night Ministry to walk the streets of San Francisco and offer a presence of listening and prayer for those in need. Here are...
View ArticleA Vigil for Orlando
“Jesus began to weep.” (John 11:35) Edward Sotomayor Jr., we remember you. Stanley Almodovar III, we remember you. Juan Ramon Guerrero, we remember you. KJ Morris, we remember you. Anthony Luis...
View ArticleIntroducing our Interim Pastor: Diana Bell
Greetings Mission Bay Community Church! I am Diana Bell, and I am excited to join you as your Interim Pastor. I am coming to you after a fruitful call in Redwoods Presbytery where I served as the...
View ArticleThe Pastor Report: Jan 23, 2017
Liturgy, translated from the Greek meaning, “work of the people,” and “public service.” One of the questions that I find most compelling as a pastor is, What does our liturgy—the structured time of...
View ArticleA Letter From Session Elders and Pastor Lacey
Dear MBCC Congregation, Greetings with continual hopes and prayers that everyone who is part of Mission Bay Community Church may know God’s infinite love; and that everyone may discern God’s plans for...
View ArticleTransitions
Dear Church, As we begin this final week of my service as Mission Bay’s Transitional Minister, I am mindful of how complicated and confusing transitions can seem, especially when involving a change in...
View Article
