Community Presbyterian Church: A Warm Meal and a Welcome
Visitors have described the center as a place that “restores your faith in humanity.”
Visitors have described the center as a place that “restores your faith in humanity.”
The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.
The church’s success is a testament to divine grace working through flawed people, Pastor Adam Weber insists. Embrace’s goal-setting process, called “traction,” has also multiplied its congregation.
By spring 2024, Cul2vate harvested over 100,000 pounds of food—including potatoes, pumpkins and watermelons—on the Brentwood acres it converted to farmland.
During Sunday worship services, the church makes a point to celebrate how many people have been led to Christ.
“We believe in the power of generosity and the power of loving people through generosity,” says Outreach Pastor Michael Cason.
The riders and onlookers, who represent all different ages, aren’t very different from the people who attend Freedom Hill Church.
Over the past two years alone, about 25 customers have accepted Christ, Hickman reports.
The students appreciate the notes church volunteers leave for them, which address specific prayer requests, contain Scripture or offer encouraging words. The athletes are most grateful, however, when Oak View volunteers show up to their games.
The event proved so popular that Cross Point ended up holding two more of these science-based events. The church also used its established partnerships with local schools to hold science days at two campuses at which students seized the opportunity to build and fly rockets, construct a bridge, conduct experiments, perform a bounce test and other fun and educational activities.