November | 2015 | Serve United

Stories of Service: Day of Hope at Encina High School

November 24, 2015

Last Saturday, over 500 volunteers from 12 Arden Arcade churches came together to serve the families of the Arden Arcade community at an incredible event called Day of Hope at Encina High School. Day of Hope is a program that has been developed by non-profit E49 (see below). Over 1,500 individuals were served with free […]

Stories of Service: Pacific Elementary Halloween Carnival BOSS

November 24, 2015

More than 2,000 people came out strong at Pacific Elementary School’s Harvest Festival. Sponsored by BOSS (Bayside Church of South Sacramento), the students and their families engaged in 17 carnival game booths, a fun photo booth, balloon artist and face painting. BOSS also served up hotdogs, chips and popcorn while a DJ encouraged some great […]

Loving the Stranger Among Us by Kirt Lewis

November 5, 2015

We are all familiar with the old grainy black and white images of immigrants who arrived to Ellis Island between 1882-1924 which totaled over 20 million individuals. Many in the United States today trace their roots back to those who sailed into that harbor on those boats. 98.8% of the population in the United States […]