Posts with the category “west-side”

Dear West Side Family,It has been a joy to journey through Advent together, and I am so looking forward to our worship this coming week as we complete our Advent journey in Christmas Eve celebrations. I also have exciting news on behalf of the staff and leadership here at West Side as we close out 2024 and look ahead to the New Year: we will continue to worship as one family at 10:00am in January!...  Read More

We are excited to share that a group of our dedicated youth will be embarking on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic this summer from June 27-July 13. They will once again be serving at the Park School in Caraballo.Please pray for our team as we spend the next 6+ months training and growing together as a team.We also need to raise financial support… and we would like to do this through servin...  Read More

Our daily reading through the beginning of 2025 will be from the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday, November 17: 1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25; Mark 13:1-8Monday, November 18: Psalm 3; 1 Samuel 3:19-4:2; Hebrews 10:26-31Tuesday, November 19: Psalm 3; Deuteronomy 26:5-10; Hebrews 10:32-39Wednesday, November 20: Psalm 3; 1 Kings 8:22-30; Mark 13:9...  Read More

Be prepared to support those around you by getting certified in Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid teaches the skills needed to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, as well as how to provide someone with initial support until they are connected with appropriate professional help. In the course, you learn risk factors and warning s...  Read More

Renewal Ministries is offering a teaching retreat on prayer, A Life of Prayer In Uncertain Times: Lessons from the Saints, on November 2, 9:30am-2:30pm, at the Peace and Spirituality Center in Bellevue. A teacher of the history of Christian Spirituality, Dr. Hindmarsh took his D.Phil. degree in theology at Oxford University in 1993. He has since published and spoken widely to international audienc...  Read More

The Garage Sale Fundraiser for the Mashiah Foundation continues this weekend! HUNDREDS OF QUALITY ITEMSFurnitureSmall appliances3 vacuum cleaners80 jigsaw puzzlesDishes, pots & pans, utensils, silverwareRoom full of Children toys & gamescontemporary women’s clothing,Los & lots of LinensKing bed   mattress (excellent condition)Excellent King Mattress top (never used)Garden pots, tools,Patio furnitu...  Read More

Join us for a special Sunday combined worship time on September 29 as we gather as one church family for worship, fellowship and discussion. Rev. Dr. Jeff Keuss joins us in worship to share insights into Young Adults and the church from his new book, Defiant Hope, Active Love: What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community.We will gather for coffee and conversation at 9:00am...  Read More

Path From Poverty, one of our Global partners, invites you to their annual HARAMEE Fundraiser on Saturday, October 5, 2024. This year two of the Regional Program Managers from Kenya will be at the event to speak and share how Path From Poverty Kenya is doing. Registration ends on September 23. A Night of Fun and Festivities AwaitsWe are excited to announce that two of our Regional Program Managers...  Read More

Throughout the fall, there will be daily readings that will go along with our sermon series, Philippians: Reclaiming Joy. You can find them each week here on the blog, on our West Side app, or a link at the bottom of Friday's West Side Weekly. The readings will also be on the back of the Sunday bulletins.You are invited to pick up a Scripture Journal (in the Welcome Center) to capture notes and pr...  Read More

THE DOW’S FAMOUS GARAGE SALE Fundraiser for the Mashiah School in Nigeria FAMOUS GENESEE HILL CUL-DE-SAC SALE5629 SW Manning StFRI-SAT-SUNAUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1, 9am-4pm HUNDREDS OF QUALITY ITEMSFurnitureLampsSmall appliances4 vacuum cleaners80 jigsaw puzzlesDishes, pots & pans, utensils, silverwareChildren toys & gamesBeautiful contemporary women’s clothing, shoes & handbagsLots & lots of vinylLin...  Read More

Michael Madany—part of the New Life Media TeamThe purpose of New Life Media is to provide Somali-language resources that communicate the Gospel in a clear, relevant way via satellite TV, social media & websites.  The audience is encouraged to contact us so that our NLM team can build relationships to help individuals understand the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus Christ and (whenever possible) beco...  Read More

There is a request  from The Welcome Table All-Community Meal on August 24, 11:30am-1pm, seeking donations of hot casseroles, salads, desserts, etc. for this meal.In addition they need volunteers to serve food and handout donations. You can also being donations of rate food pantry: non-perishable as well as fresh produce, cereal, tortillas, canned goods, snacks pasta, rice etc.If you are able to p...  Read More

WIN is having an event on Tuesday, August 20 - “Faithfully Setting the Table to celebrate generosity of the community." Join fellow food security advocates for an evening of song and story at Admiral congregational UCC. Guest will be Carmen Smith executive Director of the White Center Food Bank....  Read More

Hi, we are the Kuskes! It is so nice to “meet” you in this way and we pray that we can meet face to face someday. We moved to Cambodia in August 2020 where we work to see churches planted and disciples made. Our sending organization, Beyond, focuses specifically on starting and supporting movements of house church plants that are multiplying disciples around the world.Ashlee works administratively...  Read More

OMF International missionaries Keith and Celia Olson serve in Hokkaido, Japan in church support, arts (Celia), theological education (Keith), and hospitality. We love living in Hokkaido; we enjoy hiking, tea ceremony, and meals with friends. We are excited when we see collaboration among the five small churches we are currently serving, and we mourn with the rural communities whose churches are re...  Read More

The Full Gospel Pentecostal Federated Church on Delridge caught fire Monday afternoon. (Read about it HERE on the West Seattle Blog.) We visited them on Tuesday to see if West Side could offer any assistance. No help is currently needed, and we received an invitation from their pastor to attend a fellowship event on their front lawn this Sunday, August 18 at 3:00 pm. The location is 5071 Delridge ...  Read More

Andrew and Rabya Prout serve at the International Graduate School of Leadership in southeast Asia. Andrew teaches Bible and Theology courses to Master's Level students, who are training to be pastors, evangelists, and university campus ministers in many countries throughout the 10/40 Window (Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu countries).Thank-you for your prayers and support.Andrew Prout...  Read More

Marlon: The Language Software Development (LSDev) designs and produces computer programs for scripture translation, dictionary and grammar building, literacy, and more, including orally. I write how-to-use Helps for a number of these programs and I help test them.Denise: First, I edit Translator’s Notes. TN’s help mother tongue translators (MTTs) translate Scripture verses accurately. Our current ...  Read More

Bruce: I work with a group of Indian leaders each week, both in north and south India, who are focused on major unreached populations. Many of these guys are mid-life leaders looking for fresh restoration of foundations for their second half of life ministry. We call it the 2HC collaborative within Frontier Ventures. We’re grounding them in the whole Biblical Story and Spiritual formation discipli...  Read More

Thomas began attending West Side at age 15 where he was active in the youth and then young adult programs. He married Bernice (who started attending at 18) at West Side 38 years ago. In 1992, after praying with the elders, they were sent as West Side missionaries to Germany to work with international teens.The work in Germany grew across Europe for the next nine years, and eventually Thomas founde...  Read More

Carla continues in the mission headquarters finance office in Sanford, Fl processing donations for Ethnos360 mission, its entities, and around 2,600 missionaries worldwide. Ethnos360 purpose statement "Motivated by the love of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, Ethnos360 exists to assist the ministry of the local church through the mobilizing, equipping, and coordinating of believers to evan...  Read More

Larry and Andrea Ciccarelli have worked in the Mediterranean region for over thirty years on Bible translation projects in Bedouin Arabic, Standard Arabic, Lebanese Arabic, and a number of other dialects and languages. They particularly enjoy working with local and international colleagues on new media and arts projects (chanting, calligraphy, and music, among other genres). Since 2005, Larry and ...  Read More

Have you ever considered helping at a Young Life camp? Or ever wanted to see what it was all about? This is your opportunity!We, as West Seattle Young Life, have an opportunity to help serve at Washington Family Ranch Canyon from July 14th-21st through what we're calling mini-sessions. These mini-sessions are made up of people just like you and me and they help our Summer Staff (college) and Work ...  Read More

Dear West Side Presbyterian,Thank you so much for all of your financial support and prayers this past year. It has been a year of jubilation, for sure! This year, I spent time working with Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Western Washington University. I led a small group of 14 girls and led outreaches on campus to Western students. I also took seminary-level courses, learning about theology and ...  Read More

Greetings West Side Members, More than 40 years ago, God directed me to the ministry of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations. Not wanting to quit doing what I love, I went part-time two years ago and jettisoned 13 of my 15 western states, 2,500 of 3,000 CMDA members, and 65 of 75 medical & dental campuses. So, as long as God allows, I plan to continue serving the medicos, i.e., the physicia...  Read More

Sunday, June 30: 1 Timothy 4:11-16Monday, July 1: Psalm 119:1-8 | Exodus 20:1-17 | Mark 10:17-31Tuesday, July 2: Psalm 119:9-16 | Deuteronomy 6:1-3 | Matthew 5:17-48Wednesday, July 3: Psalm 119:17-24 | Deuteronomy 6:4-9 | Matthew 12:1-14Thursday, July 4: Psalm 119:25-32 | Deuteronomy 6:10-12 | Matthew 15:1-9Friday, July 5: Psalm 119:33-40 | Deuteronomy 6:13-19 | Matthew 22:34-40Saturday, July 6: P...  Read More

The White Center Food Bank, one of our community partners, is hosting the 3rd Annual Taste of White Center benefiting the food bank.  With 30+ restaurants participating, attendees purchase $5 tickets to try a variety of foods like banh mi sandwiches, bubble tea, Indian fry bread tacos, and much more. Iconic restaurants like Puffy Pandy, Tomo, El Catrín, and others are ready to serve up amazing bit...  Read More

My name is Jovie Webbeking and I’m excited to announce that I will be the Youth Summer Intern here at West Side! I wanted to introduce myself so you could get to know me a little bit better.A favorite Summer activity of mine is going to the beach with a good book for the afternoon. I also enjoy taking the time to be a tourist of Seattle, whether it be having a picnic at the UW arboretum or getting...  Read More

At VBS this year, the mission the kids will be learning about is Food Banks! We will be learning about food insecurity and what we can do to help others in our community. To go along with this, we will be gathering donations for the White Center Food bank all week at VBS. We would love to have you join us! You can bring items on Sunday (6/24 or 6/30) or donate by scanning the QR code.Food Items:Ca...  Read More

Sunday, June 9,  we ordained and installed the new elders and deacons elected by the congregation. Please include them in your prayers for the leaders here at West Side. We are grateful for their willingness to serve....  Read More

Hello Dr. Brenner and West Side Presbyterian Church,I pray this letter finds you and your congregation in good spirits. I received a letter from Dr. Bramlett informing me of the great news that is coming from your church. I wish you could see me dancing on the other side of this email because I am so grateful to your church for all your prayers for Jubilee Centre and your decision to officially jo...  Read More

Calling all visual and fiber artists. The church’s Create! Group is putting together an exhibition of art this fall and we welcome any and all West Siders to create a piece for the show. Visual and fiber arts encourage us to draw near to God in our worship and see God’s grace and image in the people of our fellowship community. Exodus 35 describes how God’s Spirit fills people with wisdom, knowled...  Read More

 The 3rd Annual One Seattle Day of Service on Saturday May 18, 2024. Opportunities to serve are available in West Seattle in a variety of locations: West Seattle Junction Plaza ParkHigh Point Open Space Bee FestivalDirt Corps West SeattleRiverview Neighborhood CleanupFirst Tongan Street BeautificationAfrican Community Housing & DevelopmentRoxhill ParkArbor Heights Elementary Gardening EventWhite C...  Read More

The Welcome Table needs blankets and men’s work clothing.Smaller sized (twin and full size) blankets, sheets, or fleece throws are most in need. The clothing should be appropriate for men working outdoors and in construction (jeans, khakis, hoodies, sweatshirts, heavy boots, etc.). If you have unneeded items like these in your closets and drawers you can drop them at West Side, and we will make su...  Read More

Hey West Side!I just wanted to give you an update from Western Washington University!On a personal note, I am doing well! I am learning a lot right now about administration, and what goes on behind the scenes to make sure that events run smoothly. We are doing a Rev. Dr. MLK celebration for students on Friday.Please keep praying for students in winter quarter - it’s the darkest (weather wise), and...  Read More

This week has been a great week! I arrived in Puerto Plata last Friday, January 5th. It was so fun to meet up and reunite with the workers at the Caraballo school. I was amazed with how the painting our West Side team did in 2020 still looks good!I am currently leading a father and son team from Chicago. We are working in Caraballo on a new site that was abandoned and donated to the school. This n...  Read More

On April 23, Seattle Pacific University and the John Perkins Center will hold their annual event and this year it is the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Perkins Lecture Series see information HERE.There are a few folks planning to attend so if you are interested in attending please let us know as we put together a group from West Side. You can let Dee West (west-d@comcast.net) or Rick B...  Read More

We are beginning to collect items for our annual cul-du-sac sale that will take place this summer. If you would like to donate any items they would be much appreciated. You may drop off at 5629 SW Manning or we can pick up at your convenience. Call Russ at 206-972-9696. One hundred percent of the money that comes in from the sale goes straight to The Mashiah Foundation.The Mashiah Foundation is a ...  Read More

Friends,The death and destruction unleashed by the Gaza-Israel War deeply troubles many of us. Yet in the midst of the heartbreaking violence, Musalaha remains committed to healing the strife between Israelis and Palestinians.Musalaha – an Arabic word for reconciliation – is a Jerusalem-based organization founded by Palestinian Christians more than 30 years ago. Its primary mission is to bring Isr...  Read More

What is the story you are telling yourself or being told about the AI revolution we are living through? Does it make you excited, fearful or confused (or all three!)? One thing’s for sure: AI provides great opportunities to think about and have conversations around life’s fundamental questions, for which we find terrific guidance in the Bible. This class explores three of those questions with lead...  Read More