Faith in the Bay

Memorial Tabernacle Church - NYE Watch Night Worship Celebration
2017-12-31 22:30 - 2018-01-01 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Join Memorial Tabernacle Church for New Year’s Eve (Watchnight) Worship Celebration Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 10:30PM ! Prayer, Praise, & Preaching! Don’t miss this evening of praise and worship on New Year’s Eve night! We desire to be in His presence as we enter into a new year filled with more opportunities to live His Word!

New Year's Day - Gospel Bowl 2018
2018-01-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Abyssinian Baptist Church, 528 33rd Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Tackle the start of your New Year at the 20th Annual Gospel Bowl
Remembering Pastor A.L. Cobbs, Sr
Featuring

Larry Brice, East Gate Fellowship
Pastor A.L. Cobbs, Jr., Providence Baptist Church
Pastor Elliott T. Ivey, The Church of Restoration
Bishop Keith L. Clark, Word Assembly A Family of Churches
Pastor Carl Barnes, Sr., New Testament Baptist Church
Pastor Germaine Anderson, Peoples Baptist Church
Pastor Marty Peters, Victory Baptist Church
Pastor Leon McDaniels, Paradise Baptist Church
Pastor A.L. Perkins, Harmony Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. Gregory B. Payton, Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Pastor Todd Wheelock, Antioch Baptist Church

Dr. Kevin D. Barnes, Host Pastor

Prayer Bowl 2018
2018-01-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Calvary Hill Community Church, 141 Industrial St, San Francisco, CA, 94124, United States
Calvary Hill will be hosting Deliverance Ministries 6th Annual Prayer Bowl Monday January 1, 2018 at 11am!!
Start off the New year with us and hear these Dynamic Preachers!!

Pastor Raynard Hillis
Pastor Henry Dillihant
Pastor Larry Jetton, Jr.
Pastor Greg Hunter
Pastor Danny DiAngelo
Pastor D. Harris
Pastor M. Robinson
Pastor E. Neal

Soul Food Dinners available for purchase $15

Hosted by: Rev. Erroll Bullen & Dr. Joseph Bryant

9th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil
2018-01-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Fruitvale Bart Station, 3401 E 12th St, Oakland, CA, 94601, United States
9th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil gone but not forgotten
Join us in remembering Oscar’s life we will have , speakers, poets, spoken word, singers and dancers at this memorial remembrance day.
Program to include: Youth Speakers, Artists, Community Leaders, Family & Friends, Activists, Lawyers, Educators and more.
Celebrating the Life of Oscar Grant – We Are Oscar Grant!
www.oscargrantfoundation.org

Mount Calvary Baptist Church - Gospel Explosion 2018
2018-01-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1735 Enterprise Drive, Fairfield, CA, United States
Gospel Explosion 2018 launches January 2nd-4th with special guests Dr. Marcus Cosby, Dr. Jacqueline Thompson and Bishop Paul S. Morton @ 7:30 p.m. nightly.
The house will be packed – Don’t miss this opportunity to start off your New Year with a BANG!

Dr. Claybon Lea, Jr – Senior Pastor
www.mcbcfs.org

The Church at Antioch - 3rd Anniversary Celebration
2018-01-07 10:00 - 13:30 | The Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA, 94531, United States
The Church at Antioch is turning 3! Come celebrate with us with special guest Amar Khalil of Tony Toni Tone, Sunday January 7th, 10AM.

Rev. Chris Williams, Pastor

Acts Full Gospel East County - Launch Service
2018-01-07 14:00 - 17:00 | The Landing Place, 6830 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood, CA, 94513, United States
Don’t miss the Launch of Acts Full Gospel Church – East County ‘The Landing Place’.

Allen Temple Baptist Church - Monday Jazz Jam Session
2018-01-08 18:00 - 20:30 | Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States
Join us for the January Monday Jazz Jam Session at Allen Temple, a benefit for the Betty D. Gadling Fine Arts Academy! Enjoy tasty snacks and an evening of cool jazz with the Allen Temple Connection, Ron Belcher (Bass), Leon Joyce (Percussion), Glen Pearson (Piano) and Geechi Taylor (Trumpet) and special guest saxophonist Kevin Moore!
Doors and concessions open at 6:00 PM; session begins at 7:00 PM.
Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
For more information, call (510) 544-8924.
http://allen-temple.org

Crown Him Presents - Faith Vision
2018-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | CA
Write out your 2018 goals at the Crown Him Presents vision board party. This vision board party will have light refreshments, board supplies, and a great worship thought.
Crown Him Presents wants to help you flourish in developing 2018’s vision of yourself. This bible study will have light refreshments, vision board materials per guest, and scriptures to renew the soul. Blessing our ears is beautiful spoken word artist, GRACEDEYANNA!
Will Receive Location Upon RSVP | Click to RSVP Today

For details contact: Priscilla Morgan, info@crownhimpresents.com
www.crownhimpresents.com

Youth Going Green - Free Recycling & E-Waste Drive
2018-01-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Funds from the donations will be used to support Youth Going Green programming.
This drive is sponsored by Youth Going Green, a recycling program created and managed by young people at Memorial Tabernacle Church and local schools with a mission for young people to inspire, educate, and promote Recycling and Waste Reduction in the North Oakland Community!
For more about YGG, visit yggrecycling.weebly.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/296325930893637/.

Allen Temple Baptist Church - Prayer Revival
2018-01-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States
Begin the new year filled with prayer, praise, worship and prophetic preaching at Prayer Revival 2018, Sunday, January 14 at 8am & 11:15am and Monday, January 15 through Tuesday, January 16 at 7:00pm each evening!

We are honored and blessed to welcome as our revivalist the Reverend Dr. Emil Thomas, Senior Pastor of Jerusalem Baptist Church of Palo Alto! Let’s begin the New Year in a spirit of prayer, praise and worship; bring your family, friends and neighbors for this blessed time of renewal, restoration and transformation!

http://allen-temple.org

Palma Ceia Baptist Church - The Gospel Playlist
2018-01-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Palma Ceia Baptist Church, 28605 Ruus Road, Hayward, CA, 94544, United States
Palma Ceia Baptist Church and the Youth & Young Adult Choir Presents: The Gospel Playlist!
Featuring:

Lauren D. Byrd
K. Ross
Tamara Edwards
Shaunte’ Robinson
PCBC Voices of Praise and many more…

Thank you for your support and we hope that you will join us!
Professor Silvester Henderson, Minister of Music
Georgia Davis-Baker, Director
Reverend Tommy E. Smith, Jr., Pastor
http://palmaceiachurch.org/

Anthony Washington & Levitical Movement - Pre Anniversary Concert
2018-01-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1735 Enterprise Drive, Fairfield, CA, United States
Scotts Productions Presents: Anthony Washington & Levitical Movement Pre-5th Year Anniversary Concert.
Master of Ceremony: Elder Winton Anderson
Levitical Trailblazer Award Honoree: Rev. Ezell Ealy, III
Special Musical Guests:

Ashton Jackson
Sean Dodson
Inspirational Voices of Mount Calvary
Mysunn Turner & Movement for Christ
Duane Johnson and Born Again

Dr. Claybon Lea, Jr. – Host Pastor

Youth Going Green - Inspiring Can Crushers Conference 2018!
2018-01-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Registration is required!
Can Crushers and Advocates are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Come ready to engage as together as Young People Inspire, Educate, and Promote Recycling and Waste Reduction in 2018!
For questions or sponsorship opportunities, please contact YGG at ygg@memorialtabernacle.org or (510)838-1925.

New Hope Baptist Church - The Grace Awakening
2018-01-22 18:33 - 22:00 | New Hope Baptist Church, 892 36th Street, Oakland, CA, United States
New Hope Baptist Church invites you to ‘The Grace Awakening’ – January 22-24, 2018
Featuring:

Bishop Keith Clark, Word Assembly A Family of Churches
Psalmist Mary Williams
Psalmist Alfreda Lyons-Campbell
New Hope Praise Team & Dance Ministries

Bishop Sean Teal, Senior Pastor
www.nhbcoakland.org

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church - 70th Anniversary Celebration Revival
2018-01-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 Florida Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
FMBC’s 70th Anniversary is starting with a Revival! Join us at 7:00pm nightly January 23rd – 25th as the Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson blesses us with a mighty word!

New Life Community Church - 5th Anniversary Celebration
2018-01-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Oakland Masonic Center, 3903 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States
Come and join the celebration as New Life Community Church turns 5! You are invited to be our special guest as we celebrate 5 years of extraordinary impact and grace.
Join us on Friday evening, January 26 for a evening of worship and praise. Our guest for the evening will be Pastor Mike McClure, Jr. from the Rock City Church from Birmingham, AL and the Bay Area’s own Lena Byrd-Miles.
Then on Sunday, January 28, prepare for a uplifting and kingdom worship experience as we are treated to God’s word by Bishop Charles Dickerson of the Anew Pearly Grove Baptist Church of Fresno, CA. Our guest psalmist for Sunday morning is New Life’s own Jessica La Rel.
Rev. Darnell C. Hammock, Pastor
www.impactoakland.org

OneLife Institute - Spirit, Sound & Silence Retreat
2018-01-27 09:30 - 16:00 | Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA, 94605, United States
A Beautiful Way to Start Your New Year…
Please join us for a special day of healing and renewal surrounded by the peaceful beauty of nature.
This Saturday, Jan. 27th, 9:30am-4pm at Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Rd, Oakland 94605.
Facilitated by Dr. Liza Rankow * Music by Destiny Muhammad

Enjoy guided healing meditations, a labyrinth walk, visioning process, opportunities for community sharing, and times of deep silence.
Activists, organizers, artists, community caregivers, justice-makers, and folks at risk of burnout especially encouraged to attend.
Tuition is sliding scale $35-150, with scholarships available and no one ever turned away for lack of funds.
Please bring your journal, a potluck item for our shared lunch, a water bottle, and anything you need to be comfortable for the day.
Info: onelifeinstitute.org/retreats.html
RSVP: onelife@onelifeinstitute.org or 510.595.5598

Imani Community Church - Rockin’ Crab Night
2018-01-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, 94611
Join the Imani Community Church for their annual garlic crab feed fundraiser, Rockin’ Crab Night. Imani is raising money for their ADA renovation project. Tickets are now on sale for $55.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the church office, 510-531-5411.
Dr. George C.L. Cummings, Senior Pastor
www.imanicc.org

The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series – Hon. James Clyburn
2018-02-01 19:00 - 21:30 | Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, CA, 94619, United States
The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series brings Civil and Human Rights luminaries to the East Bay to address current social, economic and political realities of our day. Now in the seventh year, the highly acclaimed series is co-produced by the Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Center and the Peralta Community College District. The series promotes intergenerational and interracial alliances actively advancing community over chaos, equity over an unjust distribution of resources, and nonviolence over use of force in problem solving.
February 1 – Guest Lecturer

Congressman James E. Clyburn (South Carolina)

Complimentary Admission. Registration required, to RSVP call 510-434-3988
Facebook Event Link

Mysunn Turner and Movement for Christ: Debut Concert & Recording
2018-02-02 19:30 - 22:00 | North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church, 1060 32nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94608, United States
Scotts Productions and Mysunn Turner presents:
Mysunn Turner & Movement for Christ: Debut Concert and Recording
Friday, February 2, 2018 – 7:30PM
Featuring:

Apostle Ross D. Garrision – MC
Rusty Watson
Minister Johnathan Johnson
Psalmist Ashlee Young
K.Ross
Anthony Washington & Levitical Movement
Sis Rhonda Jones
JaCoree Prothro
Minister Dion Williams

Ready for Love Tour - Oakland
2018-02-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Twenty-Third Ave Church of God, 1940 23rd Ave, Oakland, CA, United States
Register and attend the Ready for Love Tour, with Jerry Flowers & David Burrus.
This is an intimate, impactful, relationship seminar, designed to get to the core of your relational matters. There are no bells, no whistles, just RAW and UNCUT truth about love and relationships.
Ready for Love (RFL18) can be summarized as life change. It is more than an event; it’s more like an encounter with one’s personal destiny. We have created Ready for Love to serve as a reliable source of information, designed to strengthen the family structure, one heart at a time.
RFL18 is a series of live events centered around the topic of kingdom relationships. These events speak to both singles and married couples alike. RFL18 events are always faith based, biblically rooted, and practically presented, in hopes that the attendees will walk away with sound biblical insight for success in relationships.
Register Today | $20 http://bit.ly/2BT1Xd0

LIAT - Principles for Financial Peace
2018-02-10 09:00 - 12:30 | Allen Temple Baptist Church – Family Life Center, 8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94621, United States
The Leadership Institute at Allen Temple presents – Principles for Financial Peace
FREE with RSVP Required. Taught by Erick Bell, CPA/Professor, Las Positas College

Saturday, February 10
Saturday, February 17
Saturday, February 24
Saturday, March 3

To register contact:
Dr. Brenda Guess, Chancellor
[510] 544-3362
BGuess@allen-temple.org
http://www.liatedu.org/

The Godly Girls Network Annual Estate & Diva's Designer Closet Sale
2018-02-17 08:00 - 16:00 | The Godly Girls Network, 270 N 27th Street, San Jose, CA, 95116, United States
Back by popular demand is our annual Estate & Diva’s Designer Closet Sale! We have gently used Church/Home Furnishings and Brand Name Apparel and Accessories from Coach, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Dorinda Clark and More!
Church/Home Furnishing Inventory includes Stackable Chairs, Entry Way Furniture, Desks, Dinette Tables, Antique China Cabinet, Book Shelves, File Cabinets, Storage Racks, and Storage Bins; Prices may vary.

Bay Area Gospel Alliance - The ABC's of the Music Industry
2018-02-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Faith Presbyterian Church, 430 49th St, Oakland, CA, 94609, United States
This will be a 3 hour educational workshop hosted by the Bay Area Gospel Alliance. Christopher Squire will serve as the guest speaker for this series.

The Black College Expo - Oakland
2018-02-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Oakland Marriott Convention Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Join us for our 15th Annual Black College Expo Saturday February 17th at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Seniors and Juniors meet with top HBCUs and a variety of colleges and universities and start planning where you want to be when you graduate. EVERYONE is Welcome. For All Students…Plus…

Get Accepted on the SPOT
Scholarships on the SPOT
Audition for Band Scholarships (Vocal or instrument, bring your instrument)
Applications fees waived
College Transfer Students this is a great opportunity for you to get accepted on the spot!
Meet with companies about internships and careers

Students come prepared with your transcripts, ACT or SAT scores and reach out to all the schools present. You can get accepted on the spot and maybe earn a scholarship to your dream school.
Join the Black College Expo from 9am to 3pm and the After Show from 3pm to 5pm, with a Step Show, Dance Off for Cash and celebrity guests. Plus, we get the audience engaged to win CASH and prizes!!!
Your admission serves as a donation to our program, where we help underserved and underrepresented students, including homeless and foster students, with free services and resources to college, careers and beyond!
Tickets: $8 | *All ticket sales are final, no refunds
For more information call us 877-427-4100 or visit our website www.thecollegeexpo.org
***Also, do not forget to submit your essay to “Win DOLLARS for college” scholarship powered by National College Resources Foundation. Deadline February 5th 2018.

Chicken, Chitlins and Caviar
2018-02-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, United States
Chicken, Chitlins and Caviar is a musical soul food feast that features the celebration of music in the African American culture. Come experience the pepper of Jazz, the seasoning of Classical and the spiritual comfort food of Gospel. Your musical palate will be overwhelmed by the stylings of recording artists April Wright-Hickerson, Doris Bumpus and Verlin Sandles. Musical arrangements by Grammy-nominated, Stellar Award-winning producer Willis Hickerson, Jr.We have an all-star band. Troy Lampkins, Alvon Johnson, JPaul Macklin and Stabe Wilson.
Be prepared to laugh, cry, rejoice and even sing along.
Come and be fulfilled and inspired.
Purchase tickets here: https://lesherartscenter.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=917

SFTS Womanist Symposium: But I'm Still Here
2018-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | San Francisco Theological Seminary, 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA, 94960, United States
BUT I’M STILL HERE: A WOMANIST SYMPOSIUM
Featuring Womanist scholars, Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown, Rev. Courtney Bryant Prince, and Rev. Yolanda M. Norton

Thursday, February 22 2018 at 7:00pm
San Francisco Theological Seminary, Scott Hall, Room 101
Seating is limited. Please register here for this free event.
In honor of Black History Month, this Womanist symposium honors the voices and experiences of Black women and their contributions to society throughout history. Led by famed Womanist scholar, Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown (Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology at Emory University), the theme for this year’s symposium, “…But I’m Still Here,” acknowledges and explores all the ways that Black women persevere in society, the church, and the academy.
During the lecture and response, three scholars from two different academic generations will have an interdisciplinary, Womanist, theological discussion that will be both scholarly and practical in its orientation.
On Friday, February 23 at 12:05pm, Rev. Dr. Brown will be preaching in SFTS’ Montgomery Chapel. All are welcome.

Third Baptist Church - 'Lift Every Voice' Sacred Music Workshop & Concert
2018-02-23 18:30 - 21:30 | Third Baptist Church, 1399 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Third Baptist Church presents – Lift Every Voice: Sacred Music Workshop & Concert
Featuring: James Davis, Jr. – Clinician
Workshop:

Friday, February 23, 2018 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 10am – 4:30pm

Concert: Sunday, February 25, 2018 | 5PM

Dan Boone – United Voices Choir, President
Gregory Cole – Minister of Music
Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, Senior Pastor
www.thirdbaptistsf.org

The Men of KBLX: A Men’s Empowerment Forum
2018-02-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, CA, 94619, United States
All Tied Up and 102.9 KBLX Presents – The Men of KBLX: A Men’s Empowerment Forum
Register for this FREE event on Saturday, February 24th at Merritt Community College in Oakland from 3pm to 5pm!
Join the MEN OF KBLX Tony Sco, Armand Carr, Antoine Davis & 102.9 KBLX’s Program Director, Elroy Smith, for a free “Men’s Empowerment Forum” – covering issues such as:

Gang prevention
Building a positive relationship with law enforcement
Social media awareness
The value of education
Bullying
Men respecting the value of women
& other vital matters that are affecting our community

Click here to complete your FREE Registration
