Join us for our Summer Baptism! It will take place after our regular Sunday Service on Sunday, August 10 at 1:30pm in the Sanctuary.
CFC Berkeley will be hosting VBS this year from July 21-25 and we need volunteers! If you are a youth in 7th grade or above, or a college student or even a young adult we are looking for volunteers to teach Bible stories, lead games and crafts, serve as counselors, and more! We have many opportunities to serve the weekends before VBS begins, at different timeslots during the week of VBS, and more, so don’t be shy to reach out even if you can’t serve a whole week or day of VBS.
Please see below for registration and volunteer links, and contact our Children’s Ministry Director Jonathan Wong (jonathan.wong@cfcberkeley.org) if you have any more questions!
We'll be having a Crossroads x LSF picnic next Sunday after church starting at 11:30AM at San Pablo Park!! Food and drink will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own picnic blankets, sports equipment, etc. Looking forward to seeing you there! RSVP by Friday, July 11!
We are looking for people interested in attending The Missionary West Coast Conference. It is being held at Northcreek church, June 13-14 with a $40 admissions fee. It is targeted towards 18-29 year olds who want to learn more about missions. Please click here for the Google Form to register, and contact Scott Lynn (scottlynn143@gmail.com) for more information!
Our SUMMER Baptism Service will take place on August 10, 2025. If you are interested in getting baptized or hearing more about what baptism is all about, the first Sunday baptism class will be held May 18 at 11:15am in Room 202. The second class will be held on June 1.
Our Spring Baptism will take place April 27 at 1:30pm in the Sanctuary. It will be a separate service following our usual Sunday Service!
Missed the last worship night? Fret not!! We will be hosting another All-Vinewood praise and worship night on Saturday 4/26 at 8pm. Come worship and pray with us. All are welcome!
We will be having an Easter Sunday Combined Worship Service this year with our Chinese congregation! To accommodate space, this service will take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley at 4:00pm.
Vinewood’s Good Friday Service will take place in the Sanctuary at 6:00pm on Friday April 18. All fellowships will participate in this event, including Agape youth. There will be a separate children’s program available in the Fellowship Hall as well.
Summer retreat takes place June 27-29 at Sonoma state university. For our retreat, Dr. Yee will be speaking on “Growing through the Seasons of Life,” looking at scripture for help in navigating our needs, questions, challenges, and opportunities as they change over the different seasons of life. He’ll also lead a workshop exploring the relationship of Asian American identity and culture with Christian faith and worship, exploring how we might bring more of ourselves to church on Sundays and more fully experience God’s care for our whole lives.
Registration Deadlines and Pricing:
**Payments must be paid in full PRIOR to price increase deadlines to take advantage of the prices**
- Early Bird: April 6 - April 27 ($200/per bed, $95/child without bed ages 4-11)
- Regular Registration: April 28 - May 25 ($215/per bed, $105/child without bed ages 4-11)
- Late Registration: May 26 - June 6 ($235/per bed, $115/child without bed ages 4-11)
**Children age 3 and under: FREE (please still fill out a registration form for them!)**
On March 9, we will have our Monthly Missions Prayer Meeting in Room 207 (organ room) at 11:15am. This group will meet once per month to pray for missionaries that CFC Berkeley supports!
Membership Class is being held on Sunday, March 9th at 11:15am in Room 202. This is mandatory if you are interested in applying for church membership at CFC Berkeley. If you cannot make this date but are still interested in attending, please contact Pastor Dennis (dennis.lee@cfcberkeley.org) for a makeup class.
The annual all-members meeting for both Chinese and English congregation members is being held on Sunday, February 23 in the sanctuary at 1:00pm. This is for church members only.
We are also excited to kick off a bible study basics class in the Spring. The first of five classes will take place Sunday, February 23 at 11:15am in Room 202. Through it, we will learn some principles of biblical interpretation, and do some practice as well! If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Theo or Deacon Richard.
You can scan this QR code to access our Missions Newsletter for the month. The monthly mission prayer group will be held 2/9 at 11:15am in Room 207 (The organ room in the back). This group will meet once per month to pray for missionaries that CFC Berkeley supports!
Membership Class is being held on Sunday, January 26th at 11:15am in Room 202. This is mandatory if you are interested in applying for church membership at CFC Berkeley. If you cannot make this date but are still interested in attending, please contact Pastor Dennis (dennis.lee@cfcberkeley.org) for a makeup class.
Living Stones Fellowship is kicking off the New Year with a Praise and Worship night! It'll be on Saturday January 25th at 8:00pm, open to all of Vinewood! Hope to see you all there!
If you are currently serving in Children’s ministry or are interested in serving in Children’s ministry, we will be hosting a Children’s Ministry Training on January 19th at 12:30pm right here in the sanctuary. We are looking for more helpers in this ministry, so if you are interested, or have questions, please contact Jonathan Wong at jonathan.wong@cfcberkeley.org
If you are a recent newcomer or have just started attending CFC services since this past summer or fall, we’d love to invite you to a newcomer welcome lunch on Sunday January 19 to hang out with our pastors and small group leaders. We’ll have pizza in the church side yard around 11:30am - RSVP not necessary but helpful. Link to RSVP HERE.
Our Spring Baptism Service will take place on April 27, 2025. If you are interested in getting baptized or hearing more about what baptism is all about, there will be Sunday baptism classes coming up SOON on February 2 and February 9! Both classes will be held in Room 202 at 11:15am.
CFC Berkeley’s Annual combined Christmas Eve Service is being held on Tuesday the 24th right here at 5:00pm. This is a combined congregation service in English and Chinese. There will be refreshments in the fellowship hall afterwards!
LSF White Elephant will be happening on December 14 at 5:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Come and bring a wrapped gift of maximum 25 dollar value and have fun in the gift exchange- you might end up with the gift you’ve always wanted! The event is 10 dollars for LSF members but if you bring a friend it’s free, so tell your friends and see you there!
If you wish to receive your 2024 offering receipt by email, please send your request to cfcaccounting@gmail.com with your name and address. If you want to receive your receipt by regular mail, please ensure your current mailing address is on the check.
Our Fall Baptism Service will take place on November 17, 2024 at 1:30pm in the Sanctuary. This is a separate service in addition to the usual Vinewood Sunday morning service. We hope you will come and celebrate with us!
The first mission prayer group will be held on Sunday November 10 at 11:15am in Room 202. This group will meet once per month to pray for missionaries that CFC Berkeley supports!
Membership Class is being held on Sunday, November 3rd. This is mandatory if you are interested in applying for church membership at CFC Berkeley, and will be a great chance to learn what church membership is all about. Membership class will take place at 11:15am in Room 202. If you cannot make this date but are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Dennis (dennis.lee@cfcberkeley.org) for a makeup class.
Our annual fall women’s brunch is being hosted on Saturday, November 2nd at 10:30am. This is open to ALL women in Vinewood. You can RSVP HERE or by clicking the image above.
LSF Pumpkin Carving/Paint Pizza Party is happening on October 19th at 4 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for some fall fellowship and please RSVP at this link, or click the image above!
We have a number of Living Stone Fellowship (LSF) events coming up! LSF is our post-college fellowship. Join our LSF Facebook page HERE or by clicking the image above so you can get more information about these upcoming events.
Becoming Fishers of Men, our fall 2024 evangelism class, is kicking off on Sunday 9/29 at 11:15am in Room 202. The class will be 6 sessions long and will be a mix of lectures, sharing the gospel inside and outside of the church, and a skit! Please check out our website for more details if you are interested, or email Deacon Richard at christian.education@cfcberkeley.org.
Our college fellowship, Crossroads Christian Fellowship, has been tabling at Sproul and has a number of fun NEW Welcome Week activities continuing for the next few weeks! You can scan the QR code or visit our website page for all Crossroads-related events.
