CHURCH NEWS
Hello King City Bible Church family!
Update 2/1/2024
We are hosting a free concert again on February 22nd starting at 7:00 PM. New Legacy Project is returning to perform one of their final concerts after two decades of touring. The group will be retiring immediately following their February tour in California. We have been blessed by their ministry over the past five years. Please join us on Thursday February 22nd and enjoy their final run.
Update 1/17/2024
King City Bible Church is exploring the use of Spotify Podcasting to help those who want to listen to our sermons while on a commute, walking or out for a jog. We have our first episode of the year posted on Spotify and you can find it by clicking this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jNqIpL9483E6RBtLbk5Qo?si=71fad1902d764db4 New episodes will be uploaded weekly following the Sunday service. We hope you enjoy this new opportunity to hear God's Word.
Update 12/12/2023
Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Sunday December 24th at 6:00 PM. A night of favorite carols, candlelight and an encouraging message that applies to all who hear. Everyone is welcome. We will still have our normal Sunday Service that Sunday morning beginning at 10:45 AM. Also, our children's and youth ministries are on their Christmas breaks. Awana Clubs returns Tuesday January 9th at 6:00 PM and Youth Group returns Friday January 12th at 6:00 PM. All of us at King City Bible Church want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Update 10/10/2023
King City Bible Church is once again partnering with Love & Faith Christian Ministries (Ministerios Cristianos Amor Y Fe) in sponsoring a child for Christmas. This year their ministry is reaching children in Honduras at Christ King Church. They are committed to send 50 backpacks filled with clothes, shoes, hygiene items, toys, multivitamins, candy, a small blanket, and a Spanish Children's Bible. The last collection day is October 30th. The most recent update from Pastor Alex and Yadira is they have 113 children sponsored. If they are able to obtain 17 more sponsors then all of the children registered in the Honduran church will be blessed. What a wonderful ministry and God has truly answered prayers in providing for this ministry.
Update 09/04/2023
Our Youth Ministries are starting back up this week. Awana returns Tuesday September 5th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. We have our preschool program back this year and it is called "Cubbies". The Cubbies program is for children 3 years old as of September 5th and 4 year old. Our Sparks program is for Pre-K (4 1/2 year old) through 2nd grade. And our Truth & Training program is for children 3rd through 6th grade. The cost of the program is $40.00 per child for the school year to cover their uniform shirts, books and awards.
On Friday September 8th our Youth Group returns. Youth Group is for students grades 7th through 12th. We provide dinner and have games and Bible lessons. Dinner is at 6:00 PM and we finish the night by 8:00 PM. For more information on either Awana or Youth Group you can email the church at kingcitybiblechurch@gmail.com.
Update 04/27/2023
Awana finished it's 2022-23 School Year on Tuesday April 25th. This was the 24th year that King City Bible Church has offered an Awana program. We had 25 clubbers come through the program this year. We want to thank all of the leaders and helpers that made the program such a success this year. Awana Clubs will return in September 2023.
Update 04/10/2023
What a wonderful Easter Week. Good Friday and Easter Sunday services were truly a blessing to all who attended and watched on line. The three churches meeting as one. lifting our voices in worship and praise, was truly something awesome. We look forward to the next time the three churches will unite again. Thank you again to Pastors Jim, Tony and Alex for your service.
Awana will go on break at the end of April. We will return in September 2023 for the 2023-24 Awana year.
Update 03/30/2023
We have exciting news for Easter Week. The three churches that use the church building at 50500 Jolon Rd. are joining together for a community Good Friday Service and Easter Sunday Service. The Good Friday Service hosted by King City Bible Church, Ministerios Cristianos Amor Y Fe, & Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani will be held Friday April 7th beginning at 7:00 PM. The service will be in English and Spanish. All are welcome to attend. Then the following Sunday, Easter Sunday, we will join together again for a community Easter Service starting at 10:00 AM. Following the service, we will celebrate with a community pot luck. Find more information on our Facebook page and in your Bible App.
Update: 11/18/2022
The Jolon Rd. and US 101 exits from North and South are open again. We are grateful for the work that was done on the roadways and are very happy that the detour to get to the church property is no longer necessary.
Update: 11/14/2022
Pastor Alex and Yadira from Love & Faith Christian Ministries (Ministerios Cristianos Amor y Fe) shared wonderful news that the backpacks that had been collected on October 30th had arrived safely and before the expected date at the Cristo Redentor Church for the children in Guadalajara, Mexico. What a wonderful opportunity to share God’s love with these children.
Update 10/7/2022
Please see the following press release from Caltrans regarding the upcoming Highway 101 ramp closures:
NORTHBOUND US 101 ONRAMP AND OFFRAMP AT JOLON ROAD
IN KING CITY TO CLOSE TUESDAY OCT. 11
MONTEREY COUNTY – Ongoing paving and bridge work on US 101 in King City continues with the closure on Tuesday Oct. 11, of the northbound onramp and offramp at Jolon Rd.
Detours will be available.
Travelers who would otherwise use the northbound US 101 onramp at Jolon Rd. will be directed to take the southbound US 101 onramp and exit at Broadway St. Travelers will then take Broadway to access northbound US 101 at the Broadway St. onramp.
Travelers who would otherwise take the northbound US 101 offramp at Jolon Rd. will be directed to continue north to make a left turn from northbound US 101 at Pi Bar Ranch Road. Travelers will then make an immediate left at Central Ave. to then rejoin Jolon Rd.
This closure of the onramp and offramp on northbound US 101 at Jolon Rd. is scheduled to remain in place until November 18.
Temporary concrete railing will be placed along the roadway at the northbound Jolon Rd. onramp and offramp and work will be performed behind the protective railing.
Message and directional signs will be in place to direct travelers.
Travelers can expect delays of up to 10 minutes.
Also on Tuesday Oct. 11, crews will reopen the southbound US 101 onramp at Jolon Rd.
The contractor for this $78 million construction project is OHL, USA of Irvine, CA. This project is expected to be completed at the end of 2022.
Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when
driving through highway work zones.
For traffic updates on other state highways in Monterey County, travelers may contact Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-549-3318 or can visit the District 5 website at: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5
Update 9/16/2022
The King City Bible Church is partnering with Love & Faith Christian Ministries (Ministerios Cristianos Amor y Fe), to share Christmas with children in Guadalajara, Mexico. They are committed to send 105 backpacks to needy children. If you would like to sponsor a child in need, please donate a new backpack, clothing, shoes, hygiene items, toys, multivitamins, candy and a Spanish children's Bible. The last collection day will be Sunday October 30th.
Update 08/16/2022
The New School Year has started which means Awana and Youth Group will be returning soon. Awana will start September 6th at 6:00 PM. We will have registration and a pizza party that night. We are having clubs for children grades K thru 6th grade. Youth Group will return Friday September 9th starting at 6:00 PM. Youth Group usually runs 2 hours and we start with eating dinner, followed by games and a Bible lesson.
King City Bible Church can now be saved as your "home church" on the You Version Bible App. You can find us at this link:
https://www.bible.com/organizations/36123c70-0944-4110-b838-26f399475b0f
Update 01/14/2022
New Legacy Project will be returning to King City Bible Church on February 15th for a free concert at 7:00 PM. The promotional video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/HfCwOcLLUD8
Update 11/02/2021
We have joined with Ministerios Cristiano Amor Y Fe and Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani to share Christmas with our Christian brothers and sisters from the "Church of God Batey" in a rural village in the Dominican Republic. Together the three churches are committed to send 70 backpacks filled with supplies for the needy children. The last collection day will be Sunday November 28th.
Update 7/31/2021
We had a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School. We had between 33 and 46 children attend all week. Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped make this such a successful year. Currently we are planning to return with Awana Clubs starting September 7th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM and with Youth Group starting September 10th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We will keep you updated on those to programs as we get closer to the start dates.
Update 05/23/2021
We are excited to partner with another new church plant. We will be sharing our facility starting May 23rd with Pastor Alejandro Negrete from Ministerios Cristianos Amor Y Fe. Pastor Negrete will be holding services in Spanish on Sunday morning from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and a midweek Bible study on Wednesdays from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM here at our church building. You can find out more about Pastor Negrete and his church at his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/palex.negrete
Update 3/14/2021
We are excited to partner with a new church plant who will be sharing our facility starting March 14th. Pastors Tony and Marlene Hernandez from Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani will hold Spanish services on Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings. We have been working towards this partnership for approx. one year but services were delayed due to Covid 19 restrictions. We have their service times listed on our calendar. If your device does not display our calendar, then Sunday services begins at 3:00 PM and Thursday evening service begins at 7:00 PM. You can find more about Getsemani Church and watch their services stream online on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ICGGreenfield
Update 2/10/2021
The church building will be reopening for Sunday Service on February 14, 2021 at 10:45. We will be following the Covid 19 guidelines for church services. Please remember to wear your masks and stay 6 feet apart. We will continue to stream the message via Facebook Live for those that are unable to attend in person.
Update 07/13/2020
Per Governor Newsom's guidelines issued today, the church building will be closed again, with no reopening date given. Governor Newsom has required places of worship to close indoor operations in 30 counties and Monterey County is one of them. We will return to the Sunday Service via Facebook Live streaming Sunday's at 11:00 AM. A rebroadcast of the sermon will be available at both our Facebook page and our church YouTube channel. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the church via phone, text or email. Thank you for your continued understanding during this unusual time.
Update 06/17/2020
The church building will be reopening for Sunday Service on June 21, 2020 at 10:45 AM. Please note the new start time. To comply with recommended social distancing requirements the following steps have been taken.
• Limit attendance to 25% of a building's capacity - which is 68 attendees
• Staff, volunteers and congregants are strongly recommended to wear face masks when in the vicinity of others
• Congregants should be screened for temperature and other symptoms. If you are not feeling well, please remain home and watch the service on line.
• Offering plates will not be passed around between worshipers, offerings can be left on the secretary's desk after service.
• High traffic areas, like pews and lobbies, will be frequently disinfected
• Service will be shortened to minimize the amount of time people are congregated together
• Seating and podium areas will be rearranged to allow for 6 feet of space between people
• Kitchen will be temporarily closed, there will be no coffee or tea available.
We are eager to gather together again, but we want to keep everyone safe and healthy. Out of love for one another, please keep 6 feet apart and no hugs or handshaking for now.
Again, thank you all for your prayers and patients as we have gone through this process and are now re-opening for in person Sunday services.
Update 05/23/2020
Friday, May 22, the President made a statement that churches and places of worship are "essential" and encouraged states to begin allowing churches to start meeting again.
We couldn't agree more that houses of worship are essential! We miss meeting together and can't wait to get back. Please know church leaders are having conversations about what returning to our church building will look like. We are committed to doing things safely and well!
Please keep church leadership in your prayers, as there are many things to consider as we make preparations for an eventual return. Thank you for your patience and prayers.
Update 04/27/2020
A reminder that at the end of Sunday's live streamed service (May 3rd) we will take communion together. We invite you to prepare elements as we did on April 5th. Also, last week (April 23rd) we had our first virtual Prayer Meeting via Zoom. It was wonderful to see everyone, even if it was only on-line. We will send out invitations for the next on-line Prayer Meeting when we schedule one.
Update 04/02/2020
At the end of this Sunday’s live-streamed service (April 5th) we will take communion together remotely. We invite you to prepare elements which represent the body and blood of Jesus; please use what you have at home, don’t go to the store. It does not need to be special bread or even bread, nor grape juice or wine. Then be ready to eat and drink with you families as a church family. We look forward to again being present with one another. In the meantime, we do the next best thing: we connect remotely.
Update 03/29/2020
We have been live streaming our Sunday service on Facebook Live Sunday's at 11:00 AM. We are also uploading the same sermon to our new YouTube channel for later viewing. For now, we will discontinue the audio copies of the sermons.
King City Bible Church YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpum1pJSiLiF6tK7k5K3Brw
Thank you.
King City Bible Church
Update 03/20/2020
We have worked out the technical bugs in the live streaming of our service. We plan to live stream this Sunday's service at 11:00 AM via Facebook Live. A copy of the live event will be available at our Facebook site for later viewing. An audio recording of the service will still be available to those that prefer that media type. If you have any questions direct them to Bruce via the church email address.
Thank you.
King City Bible Church
Update: 03/17/2020
In light of Monterey County issuing a shelter in place order, we are suspending any further meetings of our Awana program, Women's Bible Study, Youth Group and Sunday worship service.
County Health officials said the shelter in place will begin at midnight on Wednesday and last until midnight on April 8th.
We are currently looking at options to either live stream Sunday service via Facebook Live or Youtube. As we get the technical aspects of the live streaming worked out, we will notify you of the best way to keep up to date with our Sunday services from the comfort of your home. As usual, audio recordings of the sermons will be available.
In times like this it is very easy to allow the fear to spread faster than the virus itself. To combat the fear and allow wisdom to rule our hearts and decisions, we must intentionally wrap our minds around what we know to be absolutely true.
"The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
- Philippians 4:5b-7 (ESV)
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Matthew 6:27
God is our refuge and strength. An ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
Blessings to you all. You are loved.
King City Bible Church
