Hello Discovery Family, I write to you in the midst of troubling times (covid spikes, unending divisions, wildfires, churches and ministries crumbling around us), and yet also in the midst of hopeful and exciting times. I want to speak tothe hopeful and excitingfor a moment. Go back with me to January of this year, and our Vision 2021 conversation. We said then that this...

One of Discovery's annual summer traditions is our Church In the Park gathering! We take a pause from the usual Sunday morning gathering, and instead gather together as the Church with food and fellowship. There won't be a message or formal worship time, but as we gather together as God's people, encouraging each other and breaking bread, it is just another form of worship...

Hello Discovery!This week we wanted to quickly check-in,say hello, and remind you that wecontinue to meetSundays at 10 AMon the field behind the tennis courts and pool atCommunity Park.For our series on "Ekklesia" in the book of Acts, we'll be in chapter 7 this week if you want to read along! We have a few slots this month and nextfor volunteers if you can come out and hel...

Hello Discovery,Our nextServe Sundayis just around the corner! Join us thisSaturday (yes, a Saturday!), July 3rd. Even though the city isn't putting on an Independence Day celebration, we are still able toserve the city Parks and Community Services Departmentby getting our public spaces spruced up for people to gather. Now that COVID restrictions have lifted, our community...

We are carrying on our summer tradition of partnering with the City of Davis for our next Serve Sunday event taking place onSaturday, July 3. You read that correctly - Serve Sunday is on a Saturday this time! As the state reopens, the City has identified a need for help in getting our public spaces ready so that our community can once again gather outside. We will be joini...

Hello Discovery Family,We are so grateful for all of you and your partnership in our mission to help people discover the good news of Jesus. We are seeing the fruit of this mission in various ways, not the least of which is the baptisms we celebrated last month and will celebrate this coming Sunday!Yesterday was a big day for our church as we announced and taught on the in...

Hello Discovery Family! This weekend we started a new conversation in theamazing adventure story that is the book of Acts. This convo, calledEkklesia(which is the word translated "church" most often in our English Bibles), will help forge our imaginations for the future Jesus is inviting us into. I would encourage all of us to read through Acts as we go through the book t...

Whether you joined us live or online, we hope the word shared this Sunday about thepracticeof Silence and Solitudewas a breath of fresh air for your soul. We've put together aresource guidefor you as you explore this loving invitation to spend timewith Jesus, and get away from the noise of our busy world.We loved celebrating abaptismlast month, and have had even more inter...

Thank you to everyone who came out to one (or both!) of our Mid-Sized Community launches this month. We are amazed, encouraged, and grateful for the response so far!Now that you have had a taste, it's time to get ready for the full meal. This May both MSCs will begin moving through ourrhythms of discipleship.Join these opportunities to grow in friendship with one another a...

Hello Discovery! We are less than one week away from the first ever launch of aMidsized Community, and the second will launch shortly after that! We are beyond eager to see how this new group rhythm will help us share the good news of Jesus in our church, community and beyond. Please pray along with us as they begin. Helpour team leaders get an idea of how many people to ...