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Christmas Eve Services: Wednesday, Dec 24 at 3pm & 5pm

Join us for a family-friendly Christmas Eve at Peninsula Bible Church. We’ll celebrate the season with carol singing, candle lighting, and an encouraging message about God’s incredible love. Join us in person or online for one of our identical services at 3pm and 5pm. Childcare is available only during the 3pm service for children preschool age and younger. Enjoy cookies and cocoa after either service. See you there!

• • Christmas Eve Childcare: We are providing childcare for our nursery, toddlers and preschoolers at our 3pm Christmas Eve service only. If you would like to join the fun and cuddles and help serve, please email Diana_urey@pbc.org
  • Cookies and Cocoa: Join us after either of our Christmas Eve services for light refreshments and a time of fellowship. Catch up with old friends, welcome someone new, and celebrate the holidays together. Take a picture by the Christmas tree on the patio!

Explore all of our Christmas resources, events, and opportunities to get involved by visiting pbc.org/christmas. We can’t wait to celebrate the birth of Jesus together with you!

Soma Christmas Party: Sunday, December 14th, 6pm | PBC’s Upper Room

Join us this Sunday for Soma’s (Single or Married Adults) annual Christmas Party potluck and gift exchange. Soma is PBC’s mostly single (30+) community that gathers for meals, book studies, games, concerts and more throughout the year.  Bring a dish to share and a new, unused, or newish gift from home around $20 to $25. Christmas sweaters welcome!

Food Drive: Thank you, PBC! Thanks to your generosity during our November Food Drive, we collected over 100 bags of food and more than $1,000 to support our local food banks. Your donations blessed the South Palo Alto Food Closet, the Downtown Palo Alto Food Closet, and the Food Closet at Foothill College.

X245: As many of you know, the x245 Foundation—a non-profit connected with PBC—was created to help our pastors navigate the high cost of housing in the Bay Area. A few weeks ago, Summer Tang shared a meaningful opportunity: x245 has the chance to purchase a $3 million home in Mountain View for less than market value to further this mission, provided we’re able to raise $2 million by the end of the year. We’re grateful to share that, as of today, we’ve received just over $1.2 million. Thank you for the generous support you’ve already shown. As we look forward to the new year, we still need about $800,000 to maintain the opportunity to purchase this home. If you feel led to participate, we invite you to consider contributing before the new year so we can meet our year end goal. For more information, feel free to talk with any of the elders.  

Blue Christmas: Friday, December 19, 7pm | Palo Alto Vineyard Church 

Our neighbors at Palo Alto Vineyard Church are hosting a special Blue Christmas service and we are happy to pass on the invitation to our congregation as well. The Blue Christmas will be a service of honest reflection, acknowledgement of the Advent reality that we seek Hope in the midst of darkness. This is a contemplative worship time designed to acknowledge that the peace, love, joy and hope of Jesus is not offered in a neutral space but in a very fallen and broken world. It is in this context that we wait for our Emmanuel who alone can take upon himself all of our losses, disappointments, griefs and pain.  

All are welcome to attend. Find more information here.

Prayer Requests
How can we pray for you? Text your prayer request to 650-679-7729 and the pastors and elders will pray for you during this coming week. You can also send your prayer request to pbc.org/pray.

New to PBC?
Welcome! We’re glad you’ve joined us today. You’ll find information to help you explore and get connected with us at pbc.org/new, or look for anyone wearing a yellow lanyard. We would love to talk with you. 

Mens Retreat

Theme: Soul Work

Join us for a meaningful 2-night getaway as we explore what it looks like to live whole and integrated lives. This retreat offers space to step away from the noise, rest, connect with others, and pay attention to the state of our souls and bodies. We look forward to a weekend of encouragement, teaching, and honest reflection as we listen for how God meets us in our stories—and shapes our identity, relationships, and purpose.

Learn more and register here. 

Women’s Retreat

Theme: Presence

We invite you to a refreshing weekend away as we center our hearts on God’s presence – with us, in us, and through us. A retreat is a great opportunity to carve out time to connect and be fully present with God and one another. We are excited to have Pastor Susie Gomez from Midtown Church speak to us this year! Let’s come together and enjoy a time of encouragement, reflection and joy as we lean into His promise: “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” — Exodus 33:14

Learn more and register here.

Stay Connected

Stay current on the latest PBC announcements, news, and events through our weekly newsletter and social media.

• Social Media – Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for quick updates, photos, and stories that highlight church life throughout the week.
• Email – Subscribe to our weekly PBC News for important reminders, upcoming events, and ways to get involved delivered straight to your inbox.

These tools are here to keep you informed, encouraged, and engaged with our church family!

Missions Giving: “Giving to PBC Missionaries & Ministry Partners”

At PBC, our leadership does not regularly send mission funds to our missionaries and ministry partners.  Rather, all of our PBC missionaries and ministry partners primarily operate through the generosity of individuals who give to their ministries.  We encourage you to view our partners at pbc.org/missions and give directly through the donation links provided.  If you prefer not to give directly, you can use our PBC Missionary & Ministry Partners Gift Designation Form to support one or more of our partners through the end of the year.  Forms are also available in the Worship Center Lobby.

Year End Giving

2025 Giving and Stock Donations

Please Note: For donations (e.g., cash, check, stock shares, etc.) to be tax deductible in 2025, they must be postmarked or received by PBC on or before December 31, 2025. All gifts postmarked or hand-delivered to PBC after December 31 are not tax deductible in 2025, regardless of the date on the gifts.

If you plan to donate stock to PBC before December 31 and need PBC’s stock donation information, please email accounting@pbc.org to request this account information by December 20.

2025 Giving Statements

If you have an email address on file, you’ll receive your 2025 Giving Statement via email. If PBC does not have a current email address on file for you, your statement will be sent in the mail.

Married couples will receive a combined giving statement. Please note that Year-End Stock Donation Statements will be emailed separately from regular giving statements.

All year-end giving and stock statements will be sent out by January 31, 2026.

Give

Thank you for your continued financial generosity. As always, we trust the LORD to meet our needs. Online giving, including ACH Transfer is available. Go to pbc.org/give to give.