{"id":16,"date":"2015-01-02T01:36:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T09:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acwpsetup.bethannon.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-08-11T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T00:45:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChurchSign1024x300-1024x346.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChurchSign1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChurchSign1024x300-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChurchSign1024x300-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> We are an Episcopal parish church in the Diocese of California, and members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.We follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and have a legacy of inclusion. We share God\u2019s love for every human being, regardless of sexual identity or orientation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome from our Rector, the Rev. Krista\nFregoso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to St. Paul\u2019s! Wherever you are on your faith journey, we welcome you. Whether online or in person, we invite you to join us, and to share our role in God\u2019s dream of light and love.&nbsp; We are leaning into a vision of being a prayerful center for Walnut Creek today. We open our campus and offer space for support groups and&nbsp;various community meetings. We are providing affordable housing for those priced out of the area. We share our sacred space with two other worshiping communities.&nbsp; In all of this, we bring to everyday life our baptismal covenant, how as Christians, we are called to live out our faith: with firm commitment and a reliance on God\u2019s help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>+Rev. Krista<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On Sundays at 7:30<\/strong> am we have a traditional service held in our historic chapel. At <strong>9:30<\/strong> am there is a service in the large church with the St. Paul\u2019s choir. Also in the Sanctuary at <strong>11:00<\/strong> am is a 40-minute interactive service for young children and their parents called Joyful Noise. (Joyful Noise is on summer break until September) <strong>On the first Sunday of every month <\/strong>we combine our Joyful Noise family service with our 9:30 am service for intergenerational worship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every Thursday at noon<\/strong> there is a Healing Service and Eucharist in the chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beliefs and Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe in Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. As Episcopalians, we believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/beliefs-values\/\">More on Beliefs and values<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership &amp; Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Laypeople and clergy cooperate as leaders at all levels of our church.  Meet the people of St. Paul&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/leadership-staff\/\">More on Leadership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our newsletter, <em>The Epistle<\/em>, is an engaging, fun, and enlightening look at church life and publishes every other month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stpaulswc.org\/newsletter\/\">View our newsletters<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1887, St. Paul&#8217;s is Walnut Creek&#8217;s oldest church. 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