Berkeley Parish

Our Parishes are organized around a common geography (neighborhoods) and a common need (mission).

Our Neighborhoods

At the moment, the Berkeley Parish includes Albany and Solano Ave, Downtown Berkeley, Fourth Street, Gourmet Ghetto, San Pablo Corridor, Telegraph Avenue, and Westbrae and Northbrae.  As God blesses us, creates new relationships, and opens up opportunities, we would eventually we would like to create Parishes for each of these neighborhoods.

With a population of over 110,000 residents, Berkeley is the site of the UC Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Graduate Theological Union. The city is noted as one of the most politically liberal in the U. S. Solano Avenue winds from the lovely Thousand Oaks district of Berkeley to the auto repair shops, strip malls and dive bars of San Pablo Avenue. In Downtown Berkeley old money yuppies, aging hippies, college youth and the homeless meet in a whirlpool of commerce, culture and craziness. Fourth Street is the most upscale shopping district in Berkeley, and one of the most original in the Bay Area. The Gourmet Ghetto is not simply a neighborhood but an approach to life and to food in which the pursuit of quality is absolutely uncompromising. The San Pablo Corridor, stretching from Berkeley's southern to northern border, is home to many eclectic shops and restaurants. Telegraph Avenue is a central commercial strip bustling with students from around the world and maintains an edgy vitality. Westbrae and Northbrae are two small business districts that offer plenty of diversion with neighborhood cafes, destination restaurants, and nice patches of greenery.

Our Mission

UP - Loving God

Our Parish worships together on Sundays and gathers at least once per month to cultivate relationships and serve the community.  We also gather a few times a month in small-sized Community Groups (8-12 people) to share a meal, pray, read Scripture, discuss what God is saying to us, and discern what we are going to do about it.

IN - Loving One Another

Our Parish seeks to take care of one another when we are in need (i.e. sickness, trauma, new baby, unemployment, etc.), we take care of the church (welcoming newcomers, hosting Sunday worship services, etc.), and we encourage one another to follow Jesus and live out the life of the kingdom of God.

OUT - Loving Our Neighbors

Our Parish serves YEAH! - Youth Engagement, Advocacy and Housing - a shelter for homeless youth in Berkeley.  We also serve UC Village, an apartment complex for graduate student families at UC Berkeley. We also seek to reach out to the people in our neighborhoods and networks who are spiritually open and curious in order to share with them the love of God and the good news of his kingdom. 

Join Us

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