Come join us as we celebrate our annual Sunday Service and Summer Picnic!

The service will start at 10:30 am in Picnic Area #1. See the map attached to the event page on our website to see where Park Area #1 is. We have the picnic area from 10 am - 3 pm. The entrance to the park is on “D” Street. The address for your GPS is 2058 D Street, Hayward, CA.

We have eight tables for the picnic after service, but please bring folding chairs and/or blankets to sit on during service. 

We will bring food in a potluck style by Fellowship Group. Please get in touch with your Fellowship Group Leader for more information if you have any questions. Then, at the park, we will put all of the food together family-style and enjoy a banquet together! 

There will also be games for the kids (and kids at heart) to participate in and many more opportunities for fun and fellowship.

We hope to see you there!

We were blessed to go to Gabarone, the capital of Botswana, to volunteer with HOPE worldwide. HOPE Volunteer Corp (HVC) has been difficult to summarize. How do you convey what often turns into such an amazing and transformative experience?  A sister on the trip best described it as a fully and unique immersive experience.

1. Immersed to Model Jesus. Jesus didn't come to be served, but to serve. Two full weeks with no typical distractions to live out your faith, develop a greater heart to serve and grow in your compassion.

2. Immersed in Encouraging Fellowship. There are participants from all over the globe that are unified to serve. Similarly getting to know, worship, eat and bond with the local church community is also very special. Experience amazing African worship, eat favorite local cuisine in family homes, and learn about a culture that is friendly, helpful and devoted to community.

3. Immersed in the Local Community Programs. HVC Participants are like a booster shot to the on-going work of HOPE worldwide Botswana. Organizing and running a holiday event for over 300 children, painting a youth/HIV clinic to make it more identifiable and welcoming, full renovating a community park and refurbishing a children's ministry building. The hundreds of volunteer hours even caught the eye of local government officials who not only acknowledged the work, but also initiated a time to honor HOPE worldwide HVC and provide a thank you ceremony with a special local dish to all volunteers

4. Immersed in Fun. It wasn’t all hard work, there was still time to see giraffes and lions at a game reserve, ride quad bikes, shop, dance, and enjoy late night card games and talks.

The Botswana International Church of Christ and HOPE worldwide Botswana send their love and greetings to the SF Bay Fellowship.

- Jason, Oakland/Alameda Fellowship Group

The Summer Olympic Games, held once every four years, begins this Friday, July 26!

The inaugural Olympic Games occurred in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and around 100,000 people attended the opening ceremony. The athletes came from fourteen countries, most of them from Greece, and all were men (except for one woman named Stamata, who was not supposed to compete but ran anyway). Even though Greece had the most athletes, the U.S. finished with the most champions, with eleven placing first in their events.

The Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France, making it the second city after London to host the Summer Olympics three times, and it hasn't been hosted in France in 100 years. For the first time, the opening ceremonies will be outside the main stadium, and the athletes will parade down boats along the Seine River. (In 2028, the Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, California!) Also, for the first time, the Olympic Paris Team proposed adding breakdancing as a sport because it is associated with young people and is both creative and athletic, and it was approved! So now breakdancing is a sport, and for the second time ever, climbing, skateboarding, and surfing will again be included in the competition. 

Another cool initiative happening for God through the Olympics is sharing the story of Scottish Olympic runner Eric Liddell. A Christian church in the U.K. published a booklet, Running the Race of Your Life, to inspire a new generation of athletes and believers at the Summer Games.  They aim to hand out a million copies and are well on their way! The classic movie Chariots of Fire was about Eric Liddell's faith in God and refusal to compromise his beliefs for anyone—even the Olympics. Eric refused to participate in any sporting activity on the Sabbath, including training. He declined to participate when he heard that his 100m event would be on a Sunday. Instead, he entered the 400m event, won gold, and set a new world record in the process! (Maybe it is a good time to watch Chariots of Fire again?)

We have disciples participating in and attending the Summer Olympics in Paris. Please pray that God keeps them all safe, that everyone has an exciting and faith-building time at the Summer Olympics, and that everyone has a safe trip back home.

We wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who have generously donated or tithed to our fellowship.