Regional Office Christian Church, Northern California/Nevada

07/22/2025

The CCNC-N Contingent to the General Assembly in Memphis. (All that we could get to line up for a group photo).

02/04/2025

Save the date! Summer Camps are on the way! Theme: Fruitful Faith

10/14/2024

07/30/2023

General Assembly Business Session, Saturday, July 29, 2023
My impressions on the Saturday Business session.
Many of the resolutions were pretty straight forward, with most being reports. There were three, however, that stood out.
GA-2339 Compelled to Witness: Answering the Cry of our Palestinian Siblings
This is a “Sense of the Assembly” resolution. During the discussion period, a few spoke in favor of this resolution, and one person was under the impression that the Palestinians were the aggressors. The vote was overwhelming in support of the resolution. While there were a handful of dissenters, only one stepped up during the discussion in opposition of the resolution.

GA-2343 Amendments to the Design of the Christian Church
This is an Operational/Policy/Organizational resolution. This proposed changing the frequency and access to the General Assembly from a bi-annual in person event to a hybrid tri-annual event with an online event in the off years. It also calls for the extension of the term of the current General Minister and President (Rev. Dr. Teresa Owens) to 8 years in order to sync up with the new schedule which would start in 2027.
There was a lot of discussion on this. Various motions to commit this resolution to further study were made but failed to pass. Some were hoping that the resolution would change the definition of “Clergy” to go beyond the confines of congregational ministries (e.g. chaplaincy, neighborhood ministry, etc.) Many agreed with this concept, but most felt that this was not addressing the focus of the resolution and that a separate resolution should be submitted to the General Board.
The resolution passed with a majority vote.
GA-2341 Calling the Church to Oppose Christian Nationalism
This is a “Sense of the Assembly” resolution. During the discussion, one person expressed that this goes against our culture of inclusivity, of accepting all people no matter their beliefs. Another person provided this perspective: he was both a Christian and a patriot and that the DOC has its beginnings in the forming of the nation, therefore he sees himself as a Christian Nationalist. Many spoke about the white supremist culture behind the Christian Nationalist Movement and how it is turning many unchurched and dechurched people away from all religion. Some feel that we have an obligation to let the world know that Christian Nationalism is not the same as Christianity and that we should be the role model to provide hope to all who seek a church that believes in inclusivity and the love of God. This resolution was passed overwhelmingly with one loud but single vote against it.

07/30/2023

Our roll call banner at the General Assembly! Thanks for the photo, Renae!

07/30/2023

Opening Ceremonies and Business Session of the General Assembly. Most of the business items were straight forward. Three items had some riveting discussions. More on that in a separate post.

06/07/2023

The elevator has been out for months. (It had been working for a week back in February). They came out last week, but apparently didn't have all the parts they needed. Hopefully today the elevator will be fixed. I am hearing them test it, so it seems likely.

04/27/2023

Annual Gathering begins with the Clergy Gathering today, the Pre-Gathering tomorrow afternoon, and the main gathering tomorrow evening.

April 27
Clergy Gathering
12:00 Lunch for Registered Clergy participants (Leslie remember to get nametags for registered clergy)
1:00-4:30 Clergy Gathering
5:00-6:30 Dinner for Registered Clergy participants

April 28
Pre-Gathering
Breakfast on your own
10:00 Registration Opens
12:00 Lunch for Registered Pre-Gathering Church Narrative Project
1:00-4:30 Church Narrative Project
Annual Gathering Begins!
5:00-6:45 Dinner for all registered Annual Gathering participants
7:00-8:30 Opening Worship with Communion

April 29
Breakfast on your own
8:30 Registration Opens
9:30-12:00 Worshipful Work/Business Session
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:15-2:15 Workshops – Session 1
2:30-3:30 Workshops – Session 2
4:30-5:45 Closing Worship with Communion

02/23/2023

While this is part two, AARP says that this is good to watch as is.

Check out the event details here.

02/02/2023

The theme for the 169th Annual Gathering of the Christian Church of Northern California-Nevada is, "Who do we say we are?" and in preparation for that, we're asking you to comment with at least two words that describe who you are as a disciple. We will compile these words and share the results at the Annual Gathering business session.

02/01/2023

Otis has dropped by, may our spirits be elevated!

01/24/2023

Giving Thanks for the Firefighters of the Mosquito Fire

We invite everyone to express their gratitude to the firefighters who bravely battled the Mosquito Fire. Please write a note of thanks and appreciation and mail it to the regional office by December 31. Children and youth notes and pictures are also most welcome. Jim will send all of our letters on to Foresthill Fire Department and California Department of Forestry. This gesture will mean so much to those who have served valiantly.

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