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Tuesday, December 24th at 5 p.m. Please join us for Christmas Eve service in the Hillcrest Church sanctuary. Hear about what Gabriel was trying to tell us and why that message is still important today. Following the service, we will gather on the the courtyard to sing, “Silent Night” by candlelight.

In anticipation of the birth of baby Jesus and all the new precious new babies, the Hillcrest Layette outreach program is providing an opportunity to help clothe new babies born to mother’s in need. The layettes are distributed by Contra Costa County Health Department to the new mothers. Tags on the Giving Tree in Fellowship…

Hillcrest Church is one of 260 local Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano partner agencies to help address food insecurity in our community. Nearly half of the food distributed through the Food Bank is through partner agencies, which include soup kitchens, church pantries, transitional housing services and child-care centers. Many Hillcrest members and friends…

While food insecurity rates increase, communities nationwide are rising to meet it. Dedicated volunteers and staff work tirelessly alongside families to run food banks and meal programs. They’re sharing food, building gardens, and calling for changes that make healthy food easier to find for everyone. Hillcrest Church thanks our Food Room volunteers for all they…

Worship Theme: “Do Unto Others: Kindness” In worship, we are beginning a new series on the theme of “Do Unto Others.” The first Sunday we will talk about kindness. There is always space for kindness. I am reminded of these words from Poet Laureate Joy Harjo: We see you, see ourselves and knowThat we must take…

We are at the last two weeks of our series on listening. These two weeks we are considering what it means to listen to the world. I will be sharing a special message that is ripening in my spirit. It focuses on a piece of scripture that we hardly ever read in church: Romans 13….