The church building is close to being finished!

We’re almost there! Just a few more months and we’ll have the second half of our new building in Riberas finished. You can see that the boveda ceilings on the first floor are complete. That’s a huge accomplishment, because the … Continue reading

Worship in our new church!

We had a wonderful worship experience in our new church on Palm Sunday — our very first regular worship service there. (We had a special service on Christmas Eve.) We took far too many pictures. Most of them were taken … Continue reading

Moving day

Photos from today aren’t quite as colorful and fun as yesterday’s . . . but how amazing that almost everything arrived in the new church by noon! This was thanks in large part to our construction crew, who changed job descriptions … Continue reading

The last service in our old building

On March 22, we celebrated six years worshiping in our rented storefront church building that has served us so well. It was full to the brim — a great reminder of why we embarked on this adventure of building a … Continue reading

Quick update — Our church is moving on Monday!

It’s finally happening . . . the big move is on. Our last service in the old, rented building is tomorrow. Everyone we know who has a truck is coming to help move the furnishings on Monday at 9 a.m. … Continue reading

Check out our colorful new church!

The workers have been painting — and it’s looking amazing! Many of the light fixtures have been installed. And progress is being made on the other part of the building — where we’ll have the fellowship hall, kitchen, classrooms and … Continue reading

You’re invited to Christmas Eve in our new church!

You can get your own sneak preview of the developments at Lakeside Presbyterian’s new church building on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 1 p.m.! Construction won’t be fully completed — but we have walls, floors, a roof, electricity and functional bathrooms. … Continue reading

Free lecture series – History, Culture and Conflict in the Middle East

Every Friday morning at 10 a.m. for the next several weeks, Pastor Ross will present the lectures he gave as a World Religions expert on recent Windstar Cruises. His talks give a context to the history and religion of the Ancient Near East that continue … Continue reading

A new tower for our church.

The tower is up. And we’re getting wired for electricity. Exciting times! The first picture is the tower support — then, with the help of a crane — it got lifted on top of the building and now looks like … Continue reading

The roof is on!

Thanks to everyone who made the contributions to get the roof on the church. It was installed a week ago. Once the money was in, everything went very quickly. … Continue reading