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Eden actually means
“place of pleasure.” It was created by God, for His glory, all the
while, allowing mankind to take full advantage of remaining in His
glory. It is where God walked with man in the cool of the day. It is
our desire, at eden:church, to
redirect people once again towards Eden in a way that Christ is
treasured as our all in all.
Listen to me, you
who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord...The Lord will surely
comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will
make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the
Lord.
Isaiah 51:3
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sundays ~
Beginning December
2, you can join us for corporate worship and celebration.
You can
join us for corporate worship and celebration Sunday at 7 p.m. at the
Life Arts Center located in downtown Riverside, 3485 University Ave.
Our next mini service is January
13 at 6pm at the Life Arts Center, located in downtown Riverside, 3845
University Ave. Preaching of the word, music, worship, communion
and encouragement in the faith are all marks of our healthy gathering.
Far from perfect, but we are passionate about the truth and how vitally
necessary it is in order for us to reach our goal of true “future
change.” Again, we refer to this type of gathering as an Access point
for all types of inquirers; a gathering akin to Jesus facilitating the
sermon on the mount.
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mid-week ~
Wednesday evenings
are devoted to greater development and relational connection-growth at a
local home fellowship. Details and phone numbers for that meeting are
available via. e-mail, phone or Sunday evening flyer handouts. This
type of gathering is known as the Courtyard and would also be akin to
Jesus spending more direct quality time with disciples interested above
and beyond an Access environment.
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ministry contacts ~
Randi Lamb - lead
elder/pastor, worship oversight
pastorrandi@edenchurch.org
Josh Stuhmiller - pastoral consultant
pastorjosh@edenchurch.org
Christian Barbosa - hispanic/benevolent ministry director christianbarbosa@edenchurch.org
Elizabeth Campos - hispanic/benevolent ministry asst. elizabethcampos@edenchurch.org
Jeremy Tanner - it/video editor
jeremytanner@edenchurch.org
Charnelle Wickliff - children’s ministry director
charnellewickliff@edenchurch.org
Phil Carmona - deaf ministry director
philcarmona@edenchurch.org
Shawna Carmona - deaf ministry co-director
shawnacarmona@edenchurch.org
John Alwood - pastoral coach/mentor
john@crossmenifee.com
General Information -
info@edenchurch.org
Eden Church
231 E. Alessandro Blvd. Ste. A, PMB #510 Riverside, CA 92508
vintage.truth ~
We believe it is safe to say that
God has called us to never cease from bringing a timeless message of
truth, His glorious gospel, resounding in unchanging fervor and
splendor, repent of our sorrows and return to the joy found alone in One
whose Name and renown are the desires of our heart. Our classical
understanding of God is both transcendent and immanent, while we
likewise adhere to the traditional family and roles of men, women and
children.
modern.passion ~
Much of what drives our lives for
making Christ known to our world is our love for the culture of the
people to whom we are bringing Christ. Cultures change, and pragmatism
works (so long as it remains divine). True pragmatism can never be at
the expense of absolute truth, so we adapt the gospel (i.e.,
contextualize it) with modern passion to connect all peoples of all
places with an unchanging God. Young, deaf, collegiate, professionals or
families, we are all people in need of the God connect, empowered by the
Holy Spirit.
future.change ~
Unlike Jonah, we’re looking forward
to God doing a mighty work here in Riverside, looking to turn this world
upside down. But we also know real life change doesn’t happen because
of churchy bells and whistles, but by the Spirit of God connecting and
working in people’s lives as they are transformed by Christ’s truth. A
new dawn is upon our age, and many who were once asleep are now
awakening to the call to proclaim a message of Glory contained in a
Gospel from a God of love.
reformissional ~
Being reformissional is a way of
life; it’s the Christians participation in enjoying and glorifying God
in all facets of life. Regardless of one’s place or calling in life, we
are all called to live as missionaries in whatever culture or people God
has placed us. To be reformissional is to evangelistically engage the
very culture that God has placed un to live within. The believer who is
reformissional employs the cultural practices that keep them connected
with that culture, for the sake of the gospel, while at the same time
refraining from the sin that that culture may have casually integrated
into practice.
g3 factor ~
This principle virtually underlies
all doctrine and practice we believe. Short for the “Gospel of Glory
and Grace,” the g3 factor simply reminds or instructs us of the
uncompromising need for each facet. The
Gospel
is what we need every day. It reminds us of our depravity and of God’s
absolute standard of perfection. It liberates us by pointing us, daily,
to Christ’s love for everything.
Glory
is not only what God relishes in, it is what we have been created
ourselves to both love and boast God ward. There is happiness and joy
when we exalt the things we love, and ultimate happiness and perfect joy
when God is place atop our desires; when Christ is our ultimate
treasure. Glorifying God is His gift to us. It is the means to the end
for our happiness. Living in and for glory is to have a prefixation for
the new, the restored, the perfect, the beautiful, the cleansed, the
Creator. Grace
is the wind in our sails of gratitude. It is what makes anybody
different from anybody else; it is, in the final sense, why we ever
decided to give our lives to Christ. Grace bestows joy and salvation
upon its recipients and ascribes the greatest of glories upon the
Giver. Ultimately, grace owes its existence to the glorious plan of
redemptive love put into effect by a God whose name is Holy.
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