Announcements for 08/09/2026
8/29 PRAYER RETREAT
The theme of this year’s Prayer Retreat is “Renewal of the Mind.” It will be held on Saturday, August 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Breakfast will be provided. All are welcome to attend. Come seek God in prayer and allow Him to renew your heart and mind.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
In addition to the Christmas Missions Offering, the church also receives designated offerings for the Benevolence Fund, Missions Fund, and Building Fund. If the Lord leads you to give, you may designate your offering to one of these three funds. The current remaining balances are $20,084.00, $290,718.81, and $38,000.00, respectively. Please note that the church does not accept designated offerings for other funds or for individuals.
General Announcements
SUNDAY SERVICES AND WEEKLY EVENTS
Please navigate to Sunday Service and Fellowships to learn more about our weekly events. For more information, please email EMT at [email protected].
OFFERING
Offering is collected online via Zelle, using the email address accounting@cbcwla.org as the recipient. More information can be found here. Please add “English Congregation or (“EC”) ” on your electronic or check offerings’ memo section. Donations via Zelle are tax-deductible, and the Accounting Office will include these gifts in a year-end receipt to the name registered on your Zelle-linked bank account.
2026 CHURCH THEME
Our church theme for next year is “Renewed in Mind” from Romans 12:2. From the earth being formless and void, to humanity falling into sin, and then to Christ’s coming to accomplish salvation, God has continually been doing new things among His chosen people—until the day the new heaven and new earth arrive. May, in the new year, the Lord who works wonders lead us to a renewal of our minds, usher us into a new season, and make us no longer the same.
2026 CHURCH CALENDAR
Our 2026 church calendar has been published on the church website here!
CHURCH PARKING
As more people return for in-person services, we kindly ask for brothers and sisters to take advantage of the free parking on the street. This way, we can save the church parking lot for guests, elderly, families with young children, or others who need easier access to the building.
DISPOSAL OF LUNCH BOXES
To follow government regulations for composting food waste, the church is implementing a waste reduction and classification system. In order to correctly classify waste, the church trash cans will no longer be for food waste (including beverage cups and cans). We kindly ask that you use reusable lunch boxes which you can take home to clean or, if you use disposable lunch boxes, to take those home and dispose of it yourself. Keeping the church clean requires everyone’s participation; please also kindly remind each other from time to time. Thank you so much for your cooperation!
LUNCH TICKETS
The church has decided to resume the lunch ticket sales system. Lunch tickets will be available for purchase at the entrance of the Fellowship Hall. Green tickets ($3) are for those who bring their own lunch boxes, red tickets ($4) are for those who need disposable lunch boxes, and yellow tickets ($1) are for children. For more details, please visit the church website.