October 2026
Events
10/15/2026
Women’s Bible Study
Have you wanted to deepen your understanding of Scripture by learning some principles on how to read ancient literature? Do you want to discover, or re-discover, the delights of meditating on Scripture on its own terms? Join us this year as we take a step back to sharpen our Bible reading skills! We’ll be using The Bible Project’s most recent curriculum called “Reading the Bible as Meditation Literature”, and focusing on Psalms 1 & 2. Click to preview the curriculum…
10/15/2026
Young Singles Dinner & Bible Study
We are a group of single adults roughly between the ages of 21-29 who have a weekly Bible study to grow in our faith together. We meet on Thursdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm during the academic year. A free dinner is served at 6:30pm, followed by discussion at 7:30pm led by long-time believers Don Charkowsky and Todd Kvamme. We will also sprinkle in fun events like beach days, concerts and seasonal dinners. See our schedule. Whether you’re just exploring Christianity…
10/18/2026
Sunday AM Prayer
The Sunday AM Prayer Team is an extremely important ministry and a wonderful opportunity to come alongside those that request prayer and need encouragement. No experience needed except the desire to love others. 8:30am (in-person room 104 and Zoom). Contact Kathy Young with any questions or for the zoom link.
10/18/2026
How to Share Your Faith
New Class: How to Share Your Faith (Without it Being Weird) Do you know that we’re commanded to go and make disciples, but feel nervous about it? Are you ever hesitant to bring up spiritual topics with your non-Christian friends? If so, come to this class where you’ll get to practice getting into faith-related conversations and sharing the gospel in a safe space. We’ll focus less on theory and more on application in the form of role play and practice. …
10/18/2026
Body Life in Mandarin
You are welcome to join our Mandarin-speaking class (as long as you can somewhat understand Mandarin). We have the opportunity to develop our Mandarin “voice” as we share our stories with one another. The class will continue to practice deep koinonia-fellowship with God and with one another, such as sharing one another’s needs and struggles, as well as supporting and praying for each other. Co-led by David Wang, Joseph Chou and Teng Moh. We are now both in person…
10/18/2026
Symphony of Praise Worship Night & Concert
Come join James Garcia for a special Worship Night and Concert as he looks back with gratitude over four decades of songs written and sung specifically for our church community, covering seasons of breakthrough, moments of trust, and Sunday morning praise melodies that have shaped our past, carrying us onto this day. Whether you’ve been here since year one or today is your first Sunday, your voice belongs in this story. Bring your family, invite your friends and let’s raise one voice on the evening…
10/19/2026
Men’s Bible Study
Men’s Bible Studies Our Men’s Bible Study groups start up in September and are continuing study in the Gospel of Matthew. To join or for more information contact PBCC Info Meeting Times:MON: 7:00 PM at PBCCMON: 7:00 PM on ZoomTUES: 6:30 AM at PBCCTUES: 12:00 PM at PBCC About our study: Who is this Jesus? Jesus was called the “Messiah,” the “anointed one”, or “king,” by all four Gospel writers. If He was a king, then His kingship was quite…
10/21/2026
Intercessory Prayer
We are taking a break for summer and this group will start up again on September 2nd. In the meantime you are welcome to join our Sunday morning prayer meetings at 8:00AM both in person or via zoom. Contact Melody for meeting information.
10/24/2026
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays
If you or someone you know has lost a loved one recently, come and join us for GriefShare “Surviving the Holidays” on Saturday, October 24, from 9:30-11:30am in Fellowship Hall. We will talk about helpful guidelines on navigating the holidays without your loved one. We will view a video together, and have open discussion about ways to honor them, and still enter into the holidays. Questions? Contact Lucinda
10/25/2026
Church-wide Prayer
We meet the 2nd and 4th Sundays of every month to pray together for our church.
10/25/2026
Winter Coat Drive
As the temperatures drop, many families in our community are without the warm coats they need. Join us in sharing God’s love by donating new or gently used winter coats and other items. What we’re collecting: • Coats, jackets, ponchos, blankets, and parkas for adults and children • Gloves, ski caps (non-white), warm cotton socks (non-white), hand warmers, bottled water, body wash / wipes, hand sanitizer, sleeping bags, moisturizing hand lotion, tarps You can drop your donations off at the table outside the auditorium…
10/25/2026
Vaccination Clinic
It’s that time of year again! PBCC is hosting its annual vaccination clinic on Sunday, October 25 from 9:45am – 1:00pm in room 101. Flu (ages 5 and up), COVID (ages 5 and up) and Pneumonia (ages 65 and up) vaccines will be available. All vaccines will be preservative-free. For most people with Medicare or health insurance (excluding Kaiser), the vaccinations are covered. If you would like to be vaccinated please register to do so. You can save time at…
10/25/2026
Central Asia Ministry
Come hear from one of the ministry partners we met on our Central Asia trip last April. Join us for lunch October 25th at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Our guest will share their ministry and passion for college students in Central Asia and how God is at work. We”ll also share more information about our upcoming trip back to Central Asia.
10/28/2026
Greek Reading
Greek Reading 2026–20271 John 5:13-21; Hebrews 12:14–13:25; ?Led by Bernard BellDate: October 28, 2026 – May 26, 2027 [Wednesdays].Time: 7:30-9:00 amVenue: PBCC Library & online: MS Teams (Hybrid). Bernard will be on sabbatical Sept 6–Oct 18. Class will resume Oct 28. Our primary reading for 2026-27 is still TBD.Contact Bernard Bell if you have questions. Schedule Fall 2026 Winter 2027 Date Text Date Text Oct 28 1 John 5:13-21 Jan 6 Nov 4 TBD Jan 13 Nov 11 Jan 20…
10/29/2026
Hebrew Reading with Bernard Bell
2026–2027: 2 Kings 21–25.Led by Bernard BellDate: Oct 29, 2026 – May 27, 2027 [Thursdays]Time: 7:30-9:00 amVenue: PBCC Library & MS Teams (hybrid class) Bernard will be on sabbatical Sept 6–Oct 18. Class will resume on Oct 29.We have the last five chapters of 2 Kings to read.If you have any questions please contact Bernard Bell. Schedule Fall 2026 Winter 2027 Date Text Date Text Oct 29 2 Kgs 21:1- Jan 7 Nov 5 Jan 14 Nov 12 Jan 21…
10/31/2026
Trunk or Treat
Our annual Trunk or Treat event is coming up on Saturday, October 31, from 4-6pm in the church parking lot. Wear a costume (not scary, please!) and invite your friends and neighbors! The event is free and will include face painting, Trunk-or-Treat and games! Candy donations appreciated and can dropped in the auditorium “candy can” on Sundays or be dropped in the resource room during the week. If you have any questions about the event please contact Jill