Volunteers

When I began writing for the ENCOUNTER blog, I did not know where God would lead me. When Clare asked me to be a contributor, I said “yes!” and wrote my first blog about the City Center [...]

The room was buzzing with excitement as parents, friends, and neighbors packed the auditorium last Thursday evening for the VBS performance. During the week, almost 300 children and teens worked [...]

At ENCOUNTER we give towards life change and one of the ministries supported through your giving is the Rescue Mission Alliance. The Rescue Mission Alliance is a Christian non-profit organization [...]

September is just around the corner and at ENCOUNTER that means Groups Launch is coming. Over the summer we have been meeting with leaders as they prepare to launch their new small groups. This [...]

Kelly and her family have been attending ENCOUNTER since 2014 and she has been serving in Kids’ Cove for the past 2 ½ years. Recently she invited her oldest son Kieran to join her one [...]

Margaret and Spence Gosenson retired and moved to Ventura in July of 2017. After visiting several different churches, they decided to call ENCOUNTER home and immediately looked for ways to get [...]

These two amazing women have been praying for our church and our missionaries faithfully for over 36 years! E: When did you come to ENCOUNTER? Dottie: I started attending Bible Fellowship Church [...]