Deepening our Faith through Christian Community

Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) has approximately 2.4 million members, 11,100 congregations and 14,000 ordained and active ministers. Presbyterians trace their history to the 16th century and the Protestant Reformation. Our heritage, and much of what we believe, began with the French lawyer John Calvin (1509-1564), whose writings crystallized much of the Reformed thinking that came before him.

• Presbyterian Youth Connection is the Presbyterian Church USA's youth ministry web site.
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Bread of Life Center for Spiritual Formation offers Spiritual Direction, classes and programs, retreats, and an intentional community at Davis Community Church. Bread of Life also offers visual and performing art space and materials and Spiritual Direction at the Spirit in the Arts Center in north Sacramento.

Cal Aggie Christian Association (CA House) is an ecumenical campus ministry serving college and graduate students of all faiths in and around the Davis community. We offer opportunities for worship, service, intentional living, personal growth and study. Through action on issues of peace and justice, this ministry enables individuals to discover and fulfill their human and Christian vocation. The Cal Aggie Christian Association provides a diverse, open community, following the example of Christ in the midst of University.

Covenant Network of Presbyterians is a broad-based, national group of clergy and lay leaders working for a church that is simultaneously faithful, just, and whole. We seek to support the mission and unity of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in a time of potentially divisive controversy. We intend to articulate and act on the church's historic, progressive vision and to work for a fully inclusive church. We are committed to finding a way both to live out the graciously hospitable gospel we have received and to live together with all our fellow members in the PC(USA)."

Davis Community Church Nursery School is a cooperative nursery school located at Davis Community Church.

More Light Presbyterians"...are individual members and congregations of Presbyterian Church (USA) who are faithful to God's call and believe that God continues to open new understandings of scripture and the Word in the life of Christ. Following the risen Christ, and seeking to make the Church a true community of hospitality, the mission of More Light Presbyterians is to work for the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA)."

Practicing Our Faith is is sponsored by the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith, a project whose purpose is to develop resources to help contemporary people live the Christian faith with vitality and integrity in changing times. The Project is ecumenical in orientation and appreciative of the legacies of a range of Christian traditions."

That All May Freely Serve is a group of dedicated Christians, working within the boundaries of existing Presbyterian Church (USA) policy. Through education and dialogue, we strive to open barriers in order to permit gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans gender (GLBT) people to serve openly as clergy, elders, and deacons within the denomination."

The First Church of Cyberspace is an Internet community with online conversations about the Bible, spirituality, sexuality, chat, humor, music, movies, movie reviews, etc.

Wicker Park Grace (WPG) offers an invitation to individuals who are seeking an authentic encounter with Spirit and Community. Through activities in the neighborhood such as open conversations about spirituality, intellectually honest discussions about the bible, poetry slams, service projects, and creative worship events, WPG seeks to engage our hearts, hands, and minds in a sincere exploration of questions of faith.

Deepening Our Faith Through Action

Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, grassroots, non-profit Christian housing ministry, committed to providing decent, affordable houses in partnership with God's people in need.


The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis (IRWS) is a community based-effort enabling member congregations to provide cold-weather shelter and hospitality on a rotating basis to persons who are homeless in the Davis community.


Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) is a volunteer-oriented organization. STEAC's purpose is to provide immediate, short-term emergency assistance with basic necessities to families and individuals whose incomes are at or below the poverty level.

Yolo Hospice is a unique healthcare option a
vailable to those who have been medically determined to be living through their last 6 months of life. Hospice care is designed especially for those who, along with their families, want to deal with their illness in an open, supportive way, reducing fear of the unknown and finding ways to live life to the fullest despite advancing illness.

Yolo Wayfarer Center offers many services and programs, including meals, cold weather shelter, grocery
distribution, showers, laundry, messages, mail, and other services to people in need.

Deepening Faith through Prayer

Pray As You Go offers daily morning and evening prayer downloads for MP3 players. Combines music, scripture, and some questions for reflection.

Three Minute Retreat provides a slide show with images for reflection.

Upper Room offers a daily devotional including a brief scripture reading and a meditation.

Deepening our Faith through Study

About Christianity: The apostle writes: "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child; when I became an adult, I gave up childish ways." What are the characteristics of fully developed, mature form of the faith? A collection of outstanding links on Christian topics often thought of as "for adults only" by the Rev. Charles Henderson.

Bible Gateway is an electronic concordance for several versions of the Bible, enabling you to do searches by word, book, verse, language, or version.

ECUNET is a gateway to resources about major Christian denominations.

Faithful America includes Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and Baha’is, to name a few. Many express their faiths in individual ways. Yet all of us share a common bond - when it comes to government, we believe our faith does matter. Our voices are needed. Our values must be reflected in our nation’s public policies. A program of the National Council of Churches, USA, FaithfulAmerica.org is made up of persons who believe that one’s faith - however broadly or uniquely expressed - has a word to say about our nation’s government and its priorities.

Guide to Early Church Documents has information and documents from the early history of the Church.

HungryHearts is a quarterly publication of the Presbyterian Church's Office for Spiritual Formation. It contains articles, prayers, quotes, and meditations that may be helpful for the Journey.

Religion-Online: Full texts by recognized religious scholars. Over 5,200 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, theology, ethics, history and sociology of religions, comparative religion, religious communication, pastoral care, counseling, homiletics, worship, missions and religious education.

TextWeek features a variety of resources for study and liturgy based on the 3-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle.

The Jesus Seminar includes texts of weekly debates by Biblical scholars.

Sojourners Magazine is a progressive Christian commentary on faith, politics and culture. It seeks to build a movement of spirituality and social change.

Deepening our Faith through Retreat

Chautauqua Institution in New York

Ghost Ranch in New Mexico

Montreat in North Carolina

Westminster Woods in Occidental, CA

Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center in Lake Tahoe

Other Important Web Sites

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Al-Anon/Alateen offers and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers.  

Davis Cub Scout Pack 111 is sponsored by Davis Community Church and meets weekly in the Cub Scout Room in the basement of Phoenix Hall. 

The National Bone Marrow Donor Program allows you to help those in need. Please consider joining the registry so that you may give someone life.

Sacramento Healthcare Decisions (SHD) is a non-profit, community-based organization that is focused on improving end-of-life care. It is supported by Sutter, Kaiser Permanente, and Catholic Healthcare West. You may obtain information on an Advance Healthcare Directive at SHD. You may also download a form.