Everyone is invited to a Christmas Party at the Brackett’s home in Orangevale, CA, Sunday, December 19 at 5:30 pm. Dinner and dessert will be provided; we just ask each person to bring a wrapped Christmas ornament ($5 or less) for a gift exchange. For more information, contact us!

Beginning Thursday, November 11, we’ll begin a 6-part series exploring issues related to creation. We’ll be examining the different views evangelical Christians hold on creation and the early chapters of Genesis, and why. The Forum meets every other Thursday at 6 pm Eastern and 6 pm Pacific. For more information, please contact us at info@orchardefc.org.

We begin Part One: Ancient Philosophy of a new Forum series: A Survey of Western Thought, this Thursday, 6 pm Eastern and 6 pm Pacific.  We’ll be discussing introductory matters, such as what constitutes thought, what is philosophy, and does it matter, among other things.  This will also be a good opportunity, as a group, to begin discussing some of our particular interests and emphases that we may like to, at…

Hope for the Future is one of our long-time partners in ministry. They’ve had a wide-ranging ministry in Romania for more than 20 years, and do a tremendous work there. Each year they raise most of their operating funds through a dinner and silent auction. It’s not only a worthy cause, it’s a lot of fun with a chance to visit with…

We’re excited to announce that yesterday we publicly appointed a new addition to our pastoral team — Jack Foster. Jack and his wife, Damaris, live in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico with their two grandsons, Ivan and Jetxiel. Jack is especially passionate about diligent and thorough study of the Scriptures, theological reflection, and faithfully applying biblical truth to the church and to our…

Our next Forum discussion will be Saturday, Aug 14, at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern. We ‘ll be exploring the topic of “Fundamentalists & Evangelicals.” What are the differences? Why is this important? For more information, please email us at info@orchardefc.org.

The Sacramento-area youth are beginning a new 7-week series examining God’s Amazing Book. The study series begins Thursday, June 24, 6 pm, at the Brackett family home in Orangevale. Mona Brackett will be leading this study. For more information contact her at monica.brackett@gmail.com.

Our Forum study and discussion group now meets bimonthly. Our next meeting is June 12 at 10 am (Pacific). We’ll be discussing whether The Orchard should allow differing views on the nature of hell, or whether we should insist on only the Eternal Conscious Torment view. Since this will also be a church meeting, we encourage all of our church family to…

We’re fine-tuning and simplifying our Sunday schedule. The Forum will now be a bimonthly study and discussion, and our main service will be meet at 10 am (Pacific).