For followers of Jesus, serving others is a primary aspect of our faith for many reasons, central among them are these:

• Because God loves and values people deeply and we want to love and value what He does.

For God loved the world so much that He

gave his one and only Son

- John 3:16

• Because when we serve people in need, we love and serve Jesus.

I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of

the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.

- Matthew 25:40

• Because it is what God created us for and we are never more fulfilled than

   when we are doing what our Creator created us to do.

He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do

the good things he planned for us long ago.

- Ephesians 2:10

Because we believe service is central to the life of all of Jesus’ followers we have made it central to our fellowship as well. An average month for us will include about 3 Sunday “Gatherings” at American Kids Sports Center and 1 “Gone for Good” service project somewhere in the greater Bakersfield area.

Gone for Good (G4G) Sundays all look a little different. Each G4G is designed to tangibly express and demonstrate God’s love to people in Bakersfield and the surrounding area. Some Sundays we will all serve together, and some Sundays we may have several serving opportunities from which to choose. We will serve a broad range of needs and people groups. 

Our desire is to provide opportunities for families to serve together, we will provide child care for kids up to age seven, but we intend to design the service events so kids seven and up can serve alongside their parents. What better way for our kids to learn the value of serving others than to serve with their families regularly.

Everyone is welcome to come and serve along side us. You don’t have to be a part of our fellowship, be a follower of Jesus or even believe there is a God to want to serve people, so we invite you to come and join us.

Our G4G Sundays don’t always fall on the same Sunday of the month so check the website for the when and where details each month.

Projects already undertaken:

• Alley Clean-up in SW Bakersfield

• Serving Lunch @ the Bakersfield Rescue Mission

• Painting the Men’s Dormitory @ the Bakersfield Rescue Mission

• Building Houses in Mexico with Amor Ministries

• Free Community Picnic @ The Park at Riverwalk

• The “50 Dollar Experiment”
• Thank You Baskets for the West-Side Fire Departments

• Repairing a Vandalized Playground for The Alliance against Family Violence

• Serving Lunch and Providing Fun for League of Dreams Opening Game Day