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REDEEMED AND RECONCILED
The mission of Ember Church is to glorify God by making disciples through the gospel of Jesus Christ. God’s mission and the mission of His Church are inseparably linked. If God’s mission is to be glorified through the redemption and reconciliation of a people, the Church’s mission must orient around the glory of God and seek to glorify Him through redemption and reconciliation.
EMPOWERED TRANSFORMATION
Our vision is to be a church of grace-filled people, empowered for community transformation and new church formation, so that the Gospel is faithfully transferred from person to person and generation to generation.
MISSIONAL COMMUNITY
Connect (or "Missional") Groups are an essential part of our church, as they provide a place where deeper fellowship and better support for one another can take place. Considering that the early church worshipped in large settings - in the synagogues - as well as in homes, we unite together similarly in order to be in deeper fellowship with God and one another.
Worship
We love music. Expect to hear everything from hymns to the most recent contemporary music you hear on the radio. We use music to show our Lord how much we love and honor Him.
John Bender
Lead Pastor
John grew up near London where he worked in the business world for five years before moving to Los Angeles and deciding to become a pastor. After attending seminary, John moved to San Diego where he planted Ember Church.
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Growth Groups
Small groups at Ember are made up of people just like you. Group members provide weekly support, study the Bible, and pray for one another.
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CHILDREN ARE A HERITAGE FROM THE LORD, OFFSPRING A REWARD FROM HIM. LIKE ARROWS IN THE HANDS OF A WARRIOR ARE CHILDREN BORN IN ONE’S YOUTH. BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE QUIVER IS FULL OF THEM. THEY WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME WHEN THEY CONTEND WITH THEIR OPPONENTS IN COURT.
Psalms 127:3-5
Volunteer & Serve
We are passionate about showing you who Jesus is. Whether it is in our own neighborhood or across the globe, we can tangibly express God’s love for humanity through our outreach projects and mission trips. Join us as we extend our mission beyond our walls and share the love of Jesus in our local and global community. We are strategic about reaching the greater San Diego area for Christ in a number of ways, and we've highlighted one of our ministries below.
Missional Community
We believe the church is the family of God called to live on mission to advance His Kingdom. Because we are God's children through Jesus, we are to live as brothers and sisters. The church is not a building, place, or program, but God's people.
Living in community with one another is essential to growing in the Gospel and becoming more like Christ. Showing up to a Sunday gathering is great, but it is our desire to see everyone involved in a Missional Community. A Missional Community is not a mid-week program, but a family of missionary servants who are making disciple-making disciples daily. We would love to see all of our Missional Communities hanging out throughout the week, eating meals together and serving their neighborhoods. It is not something you check off a list, but a way of doing life.
Currently, we have seven Missional Communities and are multiplying continually.
Big Church, Small Community
We have been created to live in community and not in isolation. Physically, we do live in a community, but spiritually, socially, and relationally we often live our lives in isolation. We find ourselves with no one to turn to when we have a major issue that has just surfaced in our life. Living in community affords us the opportunity to more wholly experience God through close relationships as we play and pray together, as we encourage and help one another, and as we study and live out God’s word together.
Growth Groups
Life Groups are an essential part of our church, as they provide a place where deeper fellowship and better support for one another can take place. Considering that the early church worshipped in large settings in the synagogues as well as in homes, we unite together similarly in order to be in deeper fellowship with God and one-another. God has reconciled us not only to Himself but also to each other. This "each other" is called His Church. Thus, we intentionally strive toward community through men's/women's groups, home gatherings, and other personal settings.
Our ministries
The church is organized into six Core Ministries; you don’t need to be a member of the church to participate in a ministry.
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Children
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Students
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Growth Groups
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Music
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Men
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Women
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Get Involved at Ember
Ember Church has many ministries available for you to be involved in. From helping in the children's ministry to greeting newcomers as they arrive at the front doors, serving at Ember Church is a great way to help make this church your home and deepen your relationship with Christ.
Our Missions
Get all the information you need about our mission trips and what your group can expect as they serve on mission with Ember. More Missions
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South Africa
The exotic beauty and rich history of South Africa will draw you in as you serve with a local pastor and church on your South Africa mission trip, but it will be the relationships that you and your mission group will build with the community members that will mean the most during your mission trip ...
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Kenya
Scripture Union of Kenya raises its support from individual members, churches and other institutions through member subscriptions, donations and grants. SUK is a volunteer ministry and works with and through voluntary workers all over the country in the different areas of ministry ...
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Haiti
Haiti mission trips with Ember provide the opportunity for your team to experience the real Haiti. Your team will be partnered directly alongside a local church, partnering with them as they serve their communities. A wide range of ministry opportunities exist, all through the lens of ...
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WELCOME
We are men, women, children, but most of all we are family.
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Worship
Join us this Sunday
at 10:30am.
Wednesday Bible Study
at 7:00 pm
Heart
Volunteer
1st Sunday of every month. There are cookies!
Bicycle
Get involved
Be a part of building bridges in our community that connects people to a passionate life in Christ.
Give To Ember Church
None of the work we do at our church would be possible without God moving the hearts of our people to give. Your generosity helps create a church where people feel welcomed, led, and loved—a place where life-changing stories are being written every week. On behalf of those stories, thank you for giving from your heart.
We give in order to be blessed, not for fear of anything negative in our lives. We give out of gratitude and love! You can give your gift safely and securely online - this is one of the easiest ways to give to our church. Thank you.
Why give?
As people of God we give because God has given so much to us. God doesn't need our money, but he does want what it represents: our purposes, passions, and priorities. We give to make a Kingdom impact locally in San Diego, across the country, as well as globally through mission efforts. We give to increase the Kingdom through our generosity so that others may know Jesus better!
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Locally
Ember believes in creating opportunities to serve and bless our local San Diego community. 50% of your financial contributions stay in the area, enabling us to do the work that God has called us to in our local community.
We have specific ministries we support, as well as our own initiatives that we spend your generous donations on.
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Globally
When Jesus commissioned his disciples before His ascension, He said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
At Ember, we take this command of making disciples in all nations very seriously, which leads us to giving 50% of your tithe and offerings to work God is doing globally. We have missionaries sent from Ember, as well as Global Partnerships living out the Great Commission all over the world.
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