Spiritual Insights From Short Stories

LCC: Fireside Room 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, United States

What: A 3-part series in which we will read a selection of short stories and talk about spiritual insights we can gain from the stories. These sessions aim to help us look deeper and find connections with one another. The stories will be selected from the following: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by […]

Navigation Center (Maple Street) Lunch Serving

Ladera Church 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, United States

Please join in preparing and serving lunch for our friends at the Redwood City Navigation Center (formerly Maple Street). We will assemble a team of 6-10 people to assist at their new center that has a full commercial kitchen. This church service activity replaces the sack lunches that we have been making in previous years. […]

Council Meeting

Ladera Church 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, United States

Worship Service- Earth Day Service

Ladera Church 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, United States

The Forest for the Trees: Saving Nature’s First, Best Climate Solution!As climate change accelerates, many new innovations are coming to the fore, from solar energy to heat pumps to geo-engineering interventions. But one of the most vital solutions of all is also the most ancient: trees. Together, the world’s forests sequester 7.6 billion metric tons of carbon per […]

Second Hour Discussion: The Forest for the Trees: Saving Nature’s First, Best Climate Solution!

Ladera Church 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, United States

As climate change accelerates, many new innovations are coming to the fore, from solar energy to heat pumps to geo-engineering interventions. But one of the most vital solutions of all is also the most ancient: trees. Together, the world’s forests sequester 7.6 billion metric tons of carbon per year—1.5 times what the U.S. emits annually—while cleaning the […]