Outreach
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
SERVICES
An outreach of the Calimesa Church that provides temporary assistance to people in our community both through supporting our local community food bank and through directly providing some limited assistance to members of our local community.
Community Service Volunteers meet on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Community Services Room
You can contact our Community Services Director at calimesacommunityservice@gmail.com
Community Service Volunteers meet on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Community Services Room
You can contact our Community Services Director at calimesacommunityservice@gmail.com
THRIVE
6 week series of meetings on Wednesday Evenings in February and March of each year typically featuring classes in things like Gardening, Art, Mental Health First Aid, Understanding the Bible, Quilting, Pickle Ball, and more.
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COMMUNITY
GARDEN
GARDEN
A collaborative project with our local chamber of commerce to provide space for a community garden.
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For more information CLICK HERE
Quilting Ministry
A dedicated group of quilters gathers each week to prayerfully and lovingly create quilts for individuals who are in need of special prayer and encouragement. A quilt may be requested by anyone on behalf of a friend, family member, or loved one who would be blessed by the comfort of being surrounded in prayer (please see the link below to submit a Request Form).
QUILT REQUEST FORM
During our worship gatherings, church members and attendees are invited to visit the quilt table to tie a knot in the quilt and offer a personal prayer for the recipient. Each knot represents a prayer lifted to God on their behalf.
Once completed, the quilt is presented to the recipient as a tangible reminder that they are wrapped not only in warmth, but also in God’s love and the faithful prayers of their church family.
For additional information about Prayers & Squares, please contact the church office at 909 - 795 -9741.
QUILT REQUEST FORM
During our worship gatherings, church members and attendees are invited to visit the quilt table to tie a knot in the quilt and offer a personal prayer for the recipient. Each knot represents a prayer lifted to God on their behalf.
Once completed, the quilt is presented to the recipient as a tangible reminder that they are wrapped not only in warmth, but also in God’s love and the faithful prayers of their church family.
For additional information about Prayers & Squares, please contact the church office at 909 - 795 -9741.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
Matthew 28:19
Roatan Mission Trip
Calimesa Church Builds Relationship with Roatán
By Stephen Dunbar
The Calimesa church has linked one of its mission outreach programs with the nonprofit organization Protecting Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR), in delivering the message of healthy people and a healthy environment to rural communities in Honduras.
Stephen Dunbar, a church member at Calimesa and a professor of marine biology at Loma Linda University, is the founder of the nonprofit organization, which focuses on research and conservation of sea turtles in Honduras.
“In 2009, after a planned mission trip to Nicaragua was canceled, Pastor Isaac Kim called me and asked if there was anything a mission team could do for my projects in Honduras. This was an opportunity to reach out to the communities I work with on conservation in a way that would impact their personal and family health situations. That’s when the ‘Calitan’ mission trip was born,” said Dunbar. “Calitan” is a contraction of Calimesa and Roatán. It demonstrates Calimesa’s dedication to befriending and serving the same two communities in Roatán year after year.
In 2013, from June 23 to 30, was the mission team’s fourth trip to the Diamond Rock area of Roatán on the east end of the island. The team of 23 was composed of three dentists, three dental hygienists, two doctors, two nurses, several dental hygiene and nursing students from Loma Linda University, a construction team, a pastor, two high school educators, several young adults and one turtle biologist.
The group recorded basic health histories of community members, provided health screenings of blood pressures, blood sugars and general health. They also provided dental care to those who needed it.
“I’m definitely going back again. This has been an experience of a lifetime,” said Heidi Cinque, one of the dental hygiene team members.
During the week, the group saw almost 300 people, including some who returned from previous years. Sabina Dunbar, one of the trip nurses, said, “We even had one fellow who had come each year and still had his health passport, so he won the prize of a new soccer ball to take home as his own.”
An ongoing project has been the development and repair of a wastewater system for the elementary school at Camp Bay. This year, the construction team, led by Scott Jones and Mitchell Fairhurst, repaired the system by constructing a rainwater catchment that feeds into the main water storage tank.
In addition to outreach and community development projects, the team, led by Sandra Leggitt, Becky Cohen-Jacobsen and Michael Bennie, also carried out children’s programs during three nights of the week and on Sabbath morning. Children of all ages were picked up in vans to go to the Diamond Rock church, where they enthusiastically took part in singing, Bible stories and fun crafts.
“This has been an awesome experience,” said Pablo Ariza, associate pastor and group leader. “We’re not only working toward better health in the community, but we’re also making good friends and sharing God’s love with people where they are — no questions asked.”
Calitan team members are already making plans for their next trip back to Roatán in March 2014, when they will again reach out to the communities of east Roatán with a message of health, healing and hope.
The Calimesa church has linked one of its mission outreach programs with the nonprofit organization Protecting Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR), in delivering the message of healthy people and a healthy environment to rural communities in Honduras.
Stephen Dunbar, a church member at Calimesa and a professor of marine biology at Loma Linda University, is the founder of the nonprofit organization, which focuses on research and conservation of sea turtles in Honduras.
“In 2009, after a planned mission trip to Nicaragua was canceled, Pastor Isaac Kim called me and asked if there was anything a mission team could do for my projects in Honduras. This was an opportunity to reach out to the communities I work with on conservation in a way that would impact their personal and family health situations. That’s when the ‘Calitan’ mission trip was born,” said Dunbar. “Calitan” is a contraction of Calimesa and Roatán. It demonstrates Calimesa’s dedication to befriending and serving the same two communities in Roatán year after year.
In 2013, from June 23 to 30, was the mission team’s fourth trip to the Diamond Rock area of Roatán on the east end of the island. The team of 23 was composed of three dentists, three dental hygienists, two doctors, two nurses, several dental hygiene and nursing students from Loma Linda University, a construction team, a pastor, two high school educators, several young adults and one turtle biologist.
The group recorded basic health histories of community members, provided health screenings of blood pressures, blood sugars and general health. They also provided dental care to those who needed it.
“I’m definitely going back again. This has been an experience of a lifetime,” said Heidi Cinque, one of the dental hygiene team members.
During the week, the group saw almost 300 people, including some who returned from previous years. Sabina Dunbar, one of the trip nurses, said, “We even had one fellow who had come each year and still had his health passport, so he won the prize of a new soccer ball to take home as his own.”
An ongoing project has been the development and repair of a wastewater system for the elementary school at Camp Bay. This year, the construction team, led by Scott Jones and Mitchell Fairhurst, repaired the system by constructing a rainwater catchment that feeds into the main water storage tank.
In addition to outreach and community development projects, the team, led by Sandra Leggitt, Becky Cohen-Jacobsen and Michael Bennie, also carried out children’s programs during three nights of the week and on Sabbath morning. Children of all ages were picked up in vans to go to the Diamond Rock church, where they enthusiastically took part in singing, Bible stories and fun crafts.
“This has been an awesome experience,” said Pablo Ariza, associate pastor and group leader. “We’re not only working toward better health in the community, but we’re also making good friends and sharing God’s love with people where they are — no questions asked.”
Calitan team members are already making plans for their next trip back to Roatán in March 2014, when they will again reach out to the communities of east Roatán with a message of health, healing and hope.
