The Elders of WHC have created a special event called I Love My Church to celebrate what God has done and is doing through Western Hills AND to honor the many who have served in the many ministries, teams and roles of WHC.

I Love My Church is Friday, 2/10/12. The doors open at 6:30 pm. Dinner is served at 7 pm. The program includes professional entertainment, insipiring music and testimonies.

Children will have a special Kids Menu and eat in the Pavilion and then join the whole church family for the program. The program is VERY APPROPRIATE for all ages.

Click here to register. The event is free but registration is required.

Why Jesus? Community Groups are open and accepting sign-ups. There are 13 new groups meeting nearly every day of the week so its easy to find one that fits your schedule. Also, there are specialty groups for parents of young children and single adults. These groups meet one time per week for 4-6 weeks (starting 1/8/12).

Just click here to see the options.

And, click here to sign-up online.

Winter 2012 semester course is called The Big Picture Of Scripture. This is a great way to kick-off the New Year. The class corresponds to the heart of Pastor Karl’s message, Occupy The Word, taught Sunday, 1/1/12 (if you are out-of-the-area and/or don’t attend WHC you can listen to the message on our website, www.WesternHIlls.org). Occupy God’s Word outlines the 4 purposes of Scripture and the 5 levels for getting Scripture into your life.

When you complete this semester you’ll have studied what I consider to be the 21 most important chapters of the Bible needed for understanding the whole arc of Scripture.

The format will be the same as the past: you’ll get the individual lessons daily, Monday-Friday, via e-mail. As always, it’s 100% free and direct-to-you via e-mail. You can enroll here.

Get threaded into the biggest story of all time. Experience God’s heart for all peoples and encounter the momentum of the World Christian Movement. Click here for full details for signing up. Classes offered once per week for 15 weeks hosted by Central Peninsula Church of Foster City.

We’re not your ordinary church! We like to spice things up and that makes us unique in our approach to sharing relevant messages and topics that you can relate to. Check us out each Sunday at 10:30 am.

We are dedicated to sharing the truth about God’s Word in exciting and creative ways.

Listen to our most recent messages online to get a flavor of what we’re talking about.

If you have questions please feel free to contact Pastor Karl by email anytime.

We hope to see you soon!

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WHC’s international partnership with Chile is alive and well. The second mission trip is scheduled for February 2012. If you’d like to go here are some important answers to frequently asked questions:

• Partnership Trip Two: 2/23/2012 thru 3/4/2012
• Sign-up Commitment Deadline: 1/8/2012
• $100 Deposit Deadline: 1/8/2012
• Maximum Cost per person: $2,000 (WHC’s Mission Team is working on ways to reduce the cost to each individual.)
• Click here to complete the Application form for this mission trip.

Western Hills Church is searching for a part-time Worship Pastor/Leader beginning 1-1-12. Click here for job description and information on how to apply.

WHC’s Mission Team set a true “faith” goal for WHC’s 1st GLOCAL Missions Project Offering: $17,000. On January 1, 2012, Pastor Karl reported that they goal had been reached and exceeded. The total: $18,683.38.

With WHC’s partner-churches the moneys will support 4,952 missionaries around the globe plus a joint-nationwide effort to start new churches in 27 cities within the US and mission projects in our own communities on the Peninsula.

WHC’s Mission Team, co-led by Ken and Shirley Hardy, used the following formula to set the financial goal for WHC’s part in fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:16-20):

• $9,904. 50% used for our global missionary support and 50% used for our partner mission project in Chile.
• $5,000 for church starts in 2 target US cities (1 in New York City and the other to be identified in the next 30 days).
• $3,779.38 for Peninsula evangelistic mission projects.