Every February, we host a fundraiser dinner for our First Steps Preschool. The dinner is free to attend, but its highly encouraged that attendees donate a free will offering for the cause.

The dinner is a great way for the congregation and community to come together, share a lovely meal, and support a great cause!

The Saturday before Easter, we host our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. We invite families from the community to join us for a morning of fun and prizes!

It’s a great opportunity for the community to see the church in action, meet our members, and learn about our Lord Jesus Christ. The event includes an Easter Egg Hunt, games, prizes, and story time with Pastor John where he teaches the children (and their parents) the true meaning of Easter: the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and His victory over sin!

The event is free to attend for all members our community

Each June, we host our Annual Bible Basketball Camp. The camp is a week long experience taking place in the evening.

Children spend the week learning important basketball skills like: shooting, dribbling, and passing. They also learn sportsmanship traits such as: sharing, friendship, and fairness. Most importantly, the children spend time learning about Jesus Christ and moral lessons of the Bible!

The camp is free to join, and we highly encourage parents to stay and watch their children have fun and learn important skills and lessons! Refreshments are provided.

In July, we host two Movie Nights in our FAC. We invite families from our community (especially those who attended our Basketball Camp), to join us for a fun evening of fellowship and entertainment. A family friendly movie is shown, and children are encouraged to come dressed up in the PJs and bring blankest and comfortable pillows!

Movie nights are free to attend and we provide pizza and snacks to enjoy.

Throughout the year we host additional fundraiser dinners to support First Steps Preschool and our Cadets program. These fundraisers are either in partnership with local restaurants that pledge to give a percentage of proceeds to the cause, or they hosted at First Artesia or Trinity CRC at their respective campuses.

October is designated as Pastor Appreciation Month. In order to show our appreciation for the hard work our pastors do in tending to the congregation, we hold a potluck luncheon after one of Sunday services in October.

Members are encouraged to bring their favorite dish or side to share with the congregation.

On Halloween, our church hosts a Trunk or Treat event open to the community! Members decorate their trunks and hand out candy to the local community! It’s a night of safe, family fun and great treats!

We also set up coffee and snacks for the parents who stop by!

Around Reformation Day (October 31), First Artesia, in partnership with other local CRCs such as Trinity, Anaheim, and Fountain of Life, hosts a Reformed Theology Conference. Every year, the conference focuses on different theological topic (such as what does it mean to be Reformed, or the importance of creeds and confessions) in order to educate conference goers on what the Reformed faith has to say about different topics, and how those lessons can help us be better Christians and shape society.

The lead pastor of each church teaches a session on a particular subject within the main theme, and at the end, there is a Q&A for attendees to dive deeper in subjects that interested them most.

Reformation Day marks the anniversary of when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of his church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation, from which our church has its roots. Past conference recordings are posted on our YouTube channel for your enjoyment!

Each December, we host an All-Church Christmas Dinner to ring in the Christmas season. The night includes a catered dinner, games, and prizes. The evening is full of fun, fellowship, and Christmas joy as we remember the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who dwelt among His people in order to save them from sin. We end the night in song, and light candles in the parking lot as we sing the famous Christmas hymn “Silent Night”.

Because this event is catered, we politely ask anyone planning on attending to RSVP to ensure accurate food orders.