by mariners-church-456 | Mar 3, 2019 | Story
God graces each of us with gifts for use in advancing his kingdom. Laurie Kehler began her career in advertising as an art director but always enjoyed keeping her hand in copy writing. The work helped hone her talent for using the written word to influence the...
by mariners-church-456 | Feb 17, 2019 | Story
God knows our needs before we even ask. Adora Palmer witnessed that Bible lesson in action five years ago when she volunteered to rekindle the dormant Mariners Meal Ministry. “I got tapped on the shoulder by God and thought, ‘You know, there’s a place for a food...
by mariners-church-456 | Feb 10, 2019 | Story
One day in 2000 at age 26, Sam Beard was tasked with collecting eggs on a chicken farm. As he bent over to collect the eggs while holding a bar for support, he touched a wire sticking out of the auger of an automatic feeder sending the shock through his body. In the...
by mariners-church-456 | Feb 3, 2019 | Story
Moving across the country is hard. But Curt and Becky Vanderstelt’s decision to leave Two Rivers, Wisconsin, for Half Moon Bay was easy. They heard God’s call for Curt to apply to become youth pastor at Mariners Church, they saw God’s plan unfold, and they acted....
by mariners-church-456 | Dec 9, 2018 | Story
Have you ever felt alone at Christmas? “My family lives out of state and I usually don’t go back. I don’t really have a place to go for dinner, other than a friend’s house,” said Diane Lynn. “The holidays always make me feel lonely,” So, last year Diane decided to...
by mariners-church-456 | Dec 2, 2018 | Story
Each Christmas Eve, when Debbie Gehret and her family would return home from her mother-in-law’s house, they would find a basket filled with pine boughs, tangerines and nuts. “It was a sweet gesture from a neighbor that served as a seed of inspiration,” she said. ...