ENCOUNTER
SUNDAYS AT 9 AM & 10:45 AM
Join us this weekend for worship, a message of encouragement, and a space to pray for one another. Gather with us at our Sunday morning services or connect with us online.
Pursuant to the County of Ventura County Health Officer’s order dated August 20, 2021, masks which cover your nose and mouth are highly recommended, but not required in places of worship.
WE ARE A CHURCH
DEFINED BY GRACE
DEFINED BY GRACE
At ENCOUNTER, we keep things simple. People matter to us, no matter what age or background. We love learning more about God and His purposes for our lives. And everything we do is a warm reminder of God’s unconditional love and acceptance.
WE ARE A CHURCH
DEFINED BY GRACE
DEFINED BY GRACE
At ENCOUNTER, we keep things simple. People matter to us, no matter what age or background. We love learning more about God and His purposes for our lives. And everything we do is a warm reminder of God’s unconditional love and acceptance.
FEATURED EVENTS
Invite friends, family & neighbors to the holiday, musical-drama, The Christmas Dream Team Parade, presented by our Praise Kids! Join us Sunday, December 5 at 9 & 10:45 am. Admission is FREE with childcare available through age 3. Stay afterwards for our Holiday Bake Sale that supports AFE (Trash Mountain Project)!
ENCOUNTER Kids is hosting a Holiday Bake Sale during the Praise Kids performance of The Christmas Dream Team Parade on December 5. Proceeds will go to support AFE (Trash Mountain Project) — a ministry in Honduras whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty for children and families that live and work in and around the Tegucigalpa garbage dump.
If you would like to bake or donate items for this event, please sign up through the button below. Or you can grab a flyer at an ENCOUNTER service or Children’s area, fill it out, and return it to a Children’s Staff Member.
Community Christmas Shoppe is a holiday tradition in Ventura County that serves under-resourced families by providing toys for Christmas. We partner with local social service agencies to find families otherwise unable to afford Christmas presents for their children and invite them to “shop” for toys at no personal cost. You can help by bringing a new unwrapped toy starting Nov 14 to ENCOUNTER or volunteer to serve at the Christmas Shoppe which happens Sat, Dec 11 at Orchard Community Church.
After weeks of unexpected generosity in our community, let’s cap it off with a holiday celebration! Join us on Saturday, December 18 at 6 pm for Christmas Here at ENCOUNTER on the courtyard patio. Hot cocoa bar, cookies, festive photo spot and Christmas carols are sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Even if you can’t carry a tune, come for the raffles, prizes, and goody bags for the kids. Christmas Here at ENCOUNTER is completely free and no registration is required!
At our Sunday services, make sure to grab some Unexpected Generosity cards to hand out while performing your random acts of kindness this season… an invitation to Christmas Here is on the back of the card!
ENCOUNTER STORIES
Empowering Global Partners from Home
Christ loves every human in every place on this planet! In Matthew 28:19, Jesus invites us to be a part of His desire to show this redemptive love when He says, Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy […]
The Mountains Are Calling
Central Asia is a land of rich history and mountainous landscape. It is where Alexander the Great and his armies marched from Greece, to Turkey, through the deserts of Turkmenistan, over the mountains of Tajikistan and on to India. His goal, and many rulers after him, was to control these lands, regardless of the people […]
