First Presbyterian Church has a growing congregation in downtown Livermore. The church offers service every Sunday and serves the Tri-Valley and beyond. Steve Wilde is the pastor.
St. Clare's is a local church that hosts Sunday services, complete with Sunday school, choir performances and childcare. The Church also hosts a weekday preschool for congregants and Christian community members.
The Good Shephard Lutheran Church offers a contemporary ceremony open to all on Sundays at 11am and a traditional service on Sundays at 8:30am. The church building itself is striking, with stained glass windows visible from Clayton Road. The office staff are friendly and helpful with questions from the public.
Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish began 1908 and caters to the Roman Catholic community at the University of California, Berkeley. It was founded by the Paulist religious community who wanted to present Catholicism to Americans in a language they could understand. The parish has a variety of groups and activities including a volunteer group, a non-violence group, a LGBT Student group and hosts a weekly student meal. For more information on its history or how to participate, refer to its website.
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church in Clayton has numerous community and youth activities, such as prayer classes, book studies, even music concerts. Its motto is "Open hearts, open minds, open doors." An events calendar is on the website.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church was founded in 1927 to give people an alternate site of worship to the overcrowded mission of St. Matthew's Church. The mission became popular among San Francisco residents moving south after the 1906 earthquake, and St. Paul's was erected to accommodate the growing number of worshipers. Since then, it has grown to encompass a close-knit congregation of followers from around the peninsula. The church holds strongly to Episcopal philosophy.
First established in 1869, Walnut Creek United Methodist Church is a community-oriented Methodist congregation dedicated to serving the families of Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County. It is Walnut Creek's first established church and is led by Senior Pastor Eileen Lindsay. In addition to Sunday's worship service and children's programs, Walnut Creek United Methodist provides the members of its congregation with several church ministries during the week, including Disciple Bible Study classes, Stephen Ministry support groups, Healing Touch therapy meetings, and a youth group. Walnut Creek United Methodist also has a strong music and arts ministry with a sanctuary and children's choir, hand bell choirs and an instrumental ensemble.
In keeping with Methodist doctrine, Walnut Creek UMC supports a number of local and global mission efforts including Harvest Table, Project SHARE, the Bosnian Youth House, and the Sierra Service Project. More information on church events and ministries is available on the Walnut Creek United Methodist Church Web site.
The Faith Lutheran Church of Castro Valley offers residents Lutheran worship services on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and also offers Sunday school, adult education and Bible study to congregation members.
Led by Reverend Dr. Randy McGrady-Beach, this Presbyterian church offers on-line sermons and an on-site pre-school.
Founded in 1950 as a mission for Southern Marin, Peace Lutheran Church offers numerous opportunities for worship, bible study, spiritual care, Christian education, social ministry, witnessing and fellowship.
The congregation meets every Sunday for worship at 9:30am, with bible study for both children and adults from 11am to 12pm. The church participates in the Ecumenical Food Pantry hosted by St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Sausalito every Monday from 2pm to 3pm. Peace Lutheran hosts an annual Kid's Fair on its grounds on Sept. 13.
Founded in 1976, the St. Marks Catholic Church is sprawled across a grass lawn and includes the church, a Parish Center and a rectory. The church holds daily masses as well as an annual summer picnic, baptisms, weddings and other services.
