Stories
God’s Strength in Parenting Special Needs
Pam Sayles has been a part of Mariners Church for 27 years, but was involved before she started attending regularly. She was working as a volunteer with the kid’s program, Pioneer’s Club, while attending another church, which ended up closing its doors. When she...
Faith Under Fire
Bob and Debbie Gehret didn’t anticipate the plans God had laid out for their first born son, Kyle. The eldest of three, Kaitlin and Jacob’s big brother, Kyle was just a toddler when the family began attending Mariners Church. As young parents, Debbie stayed home with...
Spirit Building from Body Building
Craig West can see looking back at his life that God had been guiding him all along in this direction to where he is now, and in the past three years God has been breaking down and rebuilding Craig for what he feels his purpose is…working with adults and youth, to...
A High Schooler’s Challenging Faith Journey
Josh Mitchell doesn’t know too many Christians at Half Moon Bay High School, and though he’s attended Mariners Church since he was a toddler, as a teenager he’s faced harsh judgment in and out of the classrooms, eventually having his own faith tested and shaken....
One of Our Own
Kaitlin Gehret has been attending Mariners Community Church for 26 years, which is amazing considering she’s only 27 years old. As a teenager, she thought she wanted to grow up to be a writer. In fact, she’s already written one novel. But life, and God, brought her...
Faith in the Face of Cancer
Living by Faith “How could this be? I’m healthy and young.” Teresa Rico had not been feeling well for a while, but her January 2015 diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer at age 55 left her shocked, and at first angry. “I never even took off work for a headache. I didn’t...
A Leap of Faith to a Moment of Truth
Jason Madson didn’t grow up in a Christian family. In fact, he never attended church until he met his wife-to-be Karen. The Lord’s Prayer Early in his relationship with Karen, whose dad is a pastor in New Jersey, Jason was being gently encouraged to explore...
Found a Home to Grow
Bonnie and Kenji Gjovig and their three children relocated to the Coastside from Arkansas in 2013. Even before they moved, they started looking for a church for to attend, wanting to find a good fit for their family after they settled in. Looking for and Finding a New...