Get connected this winter
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Game Day
If you have MLK Jr. Day off work and would like to come check out the coworking space and meet some neighbors, we’ll be hanging out, playing some collaborative games, and enjoying snacks! (Cross Clues and The Crew are the two multi-player collaborative games that we’ll have on hand so that the games are a way of bringing us together—instead of creating an intense, ultra-competitive atmosphere. (Which is fine if that’s your vibe, but that’s not what’s going on here.)
If you’re on Meetup, you can join our group to RSVP. It’s called The Neighborhood. You can also email us at hello@wvneighborhoodchurch.org to let us know if you’re coming.
Please update RSVP if your plans change so we can get the right amount of snacks and set up the room(s) accordingly. Thanks in advance—this is hugely helpful for us as hosts!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
(Open Air) Open Mic - Indoor Edition
(INDOOR EDITION): Now on the fourth Friday night of every month we bring together a supportive community of those who love music, the spoken word, clean(!) comedy, and creative arts.
This is a time when imperfect people can come together and encourage one another to step out and share something new, to be vulnerable enough to be ourselves, to take a risk, and discover we are appreciated just as we are. Whether you have something you want to share or if you want to cheer on others who do, we want you here!
We're moving indoors for the fall/winter, and we'll be back out on the patio when the weather and sunlight allows.
Read on for what to expect if you’re coming to support a performer, and below that, what to expect if you’re performing.
The headline is: let's have fun meeting new people and supporting the local creative arts scene. Please keep in mind that this is designed to be a safe space for people, whatever background we are from or whatever beliefs we have. If you have questions about content, let us know. We're happy to help.
I'm coming to cheer on the performers! What do I need to know?
The "coverage charge" is to bring some canned goods for West Valley Community Services. Check out what they need the most
I'm coming to perform! What do I need to know?
Slots are 5-10 minutes, depending on how many performers we have. Time slot includes your set-up time
Sign up with this form ahead of time to get a slot, or come at 6:45pm the night-of! (Sorry! We can’t guarantee people who come later will get a slot)
Bring your instrument (unless you’re playing keys—we’ll provide a house keyboard: a Roland Juno-DS 88)
If you're a vocalist that wants live accompaniment, head over here and let us know what song you want to do. The more notice you give us, the better chances are we can accompany you live. Tracks are okay too, but live is fun, right?
We’ll have two mics, a 1/4 inch connection for your instrument, and two music stands
Keep it family-friendly! If PG-10 were a rating, that’s what we’d be going for
The "coverage charge" is to bring some canned goods for West Valley Community Services. Check out what they need the most
Can't wait to see (and hear!) you there!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Launch Party for Weekly Dinner Discussion Group on Life & Faith (Alpha)
Alpha is designed for anyone who is looking to make friends over a meal with meaningful conversation, and is open to and interested in hearing a variety of perspectives on life and faith. On Monday February 3 from 6:15-8:15pm, we’ll have an interest meeting/meet-and-greet to see who wants to join the weekly Monday night dinner discussion series running until April.
Drop us a line at hello@wvneighborhoodchurch.org to RSVP, so we know how many to cook for. Please let us know if you have any food allergies or restrictions and we can make sure you’re covered!
This first night will be a sample of the rest of the experience. We’ll eat a great meal, watch a short film produced by the Alpha Course, and we’ll probably tell a joke or do an ice breaker before getting into the conversation! Since the video each week looks at different elements of the Christian faith, and includes street interviews with people from diverse backgrounds on their perspectives on that week’s theme, participants will have the chance to share our own reactions, perceptions, perspectives, faith/non-faith backgrounds and stories. The more diverse our perspectives, the more interesting the discussion, and the more we can learn from one another.
Please note that while the course is structured to dialogue with major tenets of the Christian faith, this is a beautifully pressure-free safe space for people of all backgrounds and beliefs. While some people who identify as Christian might participate, this is definitely not a "Christian group"—it's meant for people of any background who have questions or are curious.
Expect to bond over the course of the winter as we share stories and experiences. There will also be an optional retreat the weekend of March 22-23 if you’re looking for a change of pace and a chance to deepen friendships.
Alpha is run all around the world, and we love the way it brings people together and creates community!
What can you expect on a typical Alpha night?
Starting with amazing food (Joel’s a PHENOMENAL cook and adept with handling food allergies, so don’t let that hold you back)
A joke and/or an icebreaker
Watching a short film that raises a different question each week. Our first night will ask: "Is there more to life than this?" . On the weeks that follow, since each night's video (produced by the Alpha Course) will look at different elements of the Christian faith, participants will have the chance to share our own reactions, perceptions, perspectives, faith/non-faith backgrounds and stories.
Good, honest conversation, responding to the video with our perspectives, feeling free to share our questions, objections, and diverse experiences, in a safe listening community where we value each other's differences and are open to connecting with others
Bonding with other participants from different backgrounds, especially if you decide to join the full summer series. (There's something about coming together over a meal every week and having meaningful conversations that creates friendships faster than we normally do in our adult lives, and more like we might have experienced in college.)
Ending on time. Though you're welcome to linger and chat, we'll have a clear finish by 8:15pm so that you can also head home and get some rest and don't have to feel awkward trying to slip out
Ready to RSVP or have questions?
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Yes, We Can! Food Pantry Service Project
Looking for a way to connect with others to start the new year? Let's serve West Valley Community Services together: Thursday January 9th from 5:30-7pm for a quick but helpful service project.
Because of the number of holiday food drives, WVCS receives such a high volume of food pantry donations that they have to rent storage pods to contain them all before they are sorted. What we do is make sure that goods that are WAY past the expiration date do not pass go, and we also help them categorize by type to make it easier to stock their shelves. It's amazing how many cans we can process together as a group!
This is a great opportunity for us to get to roll up our sleeves and serve our community, while we also get to know our neighbors. Dress warmly since we’ll be sorting outdoors—note that we’re meeting at West Valley Community Services, not at the church!
Drop us a line if you’re planning on coming so this local community org can right-size the project for our group size: hello@wvneighborhoodchurch.org
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Community-wide Candlelight Christmas Service
You're invited to our community-wide candlelight Christmas service on Sunday December 22nd at 7pm. Whatever your background, whatever you believe, we would love to celebrate an early Christmas with you.
Since we love getting to know people who have never been (or who are not currently) connected to a church, we're focused on featuring the traditional hallmarks of the holiday season while also making the service very relatable. Kids are welcome and we'll have special activity pages for them as they join adults in the service.
During the service, we'll sing classic carols together, and you'll hear a passage read from the Bible about the Magi who traveled great lengths to honor Jesus at his birth. We'll share a reflection on what it means that God would reveal the identity of Jesus to those who would have been considered "religious outsiders"— and consider how they let their questions guide them on their quest to learn more. We'll think about what this can look like in Silicon Valley today, and offer a few moments for quiet reflection before concluding with our favorite tradition: passing candlelight from person to person as we sing "Silent Night" together. Each person will see how their light contributes to overcome the darkness, and to bringing joy and hope to a weary world.
Then we'll cross our courtyard from the sanctuary into our festively-decorated hall, where everyone can make their own cups of hot cocoa and decorate cookies with their neighbors. If you want to check out our free coworking space while you’re here, open most Mondays and Fridays, do that! Stay and hang. The service will end by 8pm but the cookie-decorating and cocoa-drinking is open-ended. Let the good times roll…and be dusted in sugar!
If you're new to church, or have been away from church for a long time, you are ESPECIALLY welcome here. This is going to be our first Sunday service, so you'll fit right in—everyone will be new!
WHERE TO PARK
We’re on the corner of Bollinger & Miller, and have parking lots on both wings, one off each street. The Bollinger parking lot connects to the Miller lot with a one-way driveway as well. We’ll have friendly folks in the parking lot ready to point the way. In the unlikely event that both parking lots fill up, there’s also free street parking on Miller. And you can also park at Hyde Middle School, which is just next door. So many options, all of them free!
WHAT TO WEAR
Anything goes. We want you to feel comfortable, so whatever you personally would wear to a simple holiday gathering or to meet up with some friends is perfect! Most importantly, we want you to come as you are. You’ll probably see a lot of people wearing Christmas colors, so that’s fun if you want to join in, but no pressure. It’s more important to us that you join us than what you’re wearing when you’re here!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
(Open Air) Open Mic - Indoor Edition
(INDOOR EDITION): The second Friday night of every month we bring together a supportive community of those who love music, the spoken word, clean(!) comedy, and creative arts.
This is a time when imperfect people can come together and encourage one another to step out and share something new, to be vulnerable enough to be ourselves, to take a risk, and discover we are appreciated just as we are. Whether you have something you want to share or if you want to cheer on others who do, we want you here!
We're moving indoors for the fall/winter, and we'll be back out on the patio when the weather and sunlight allows.
Read on for what to expect if you’re coming to support a performer, and below that, what to expect if you’re performing.
The headline is: let's have fun meeting new people and supporting the local creative arts scene. Please keep in mind that this is designed to be a safe space for people, whatever background we are from or whatever beliefs we have. If you have questions about content, let us know. We're happy to help.
I'm coming to cheer on the performers! What do I need to know?
The "coverage charge" is to bring some canned goods for West Valley Community Services. Check out what they need the most
I'm coming to perform! What do I need to know?
Slots are 5-10 minutes, depending on how many performers we have. Time slot includes your set-up time
Sign up with this form ahead of time to get a slot, or come at 6:45pm the night-of! (Sorry! We can’t guarantee people who come later will get a slot)
Bring your instrument (unless you’re playing keys—we’ll provide a house keyboard: a Roland Juno-DS 88)
If you're a vocalist that wants live accompaniment, head over here and let us know what song you want to do. The more notice you give us, the better chances are we can accompany you live. Tracks are okay too, but live is fun, right?
We’ll have two mics, a 1/4 inch connection for your instrument, and two music stands
Keep it family-friendly! If PG-10 were a rating, that’s what we’d be going for
The "coverage charge" is to bring some canned goods for West Valley Community Services. Check out what they need the most
Can't wait to see (and hear!) you there!
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!
Yes, We Can! Food Pantry Service Project
We have a rare weeknight opportunity to serve West Valley Community Services together: Thursday November 21 from 5:30-7pm. So come one and come all for a quick but helpful service project.
WVCS has a lot of donations coming into their food pantry these next couple months, and they need help sorting the donations. In particular, we'll be making sure that goods that are WAY past the expiration date do not pass go, and we'll also help them categorize by type to make it easier to stock their shelves.
This is a great opportunity for us to get to roll up our sleeves and serve our community, while we also get to know our neighbors. Dress warmly since we’ll be sorting outdoors—note that we’re meeting at West Valley Community Services, not at the church!
Drop us a line if you’re planning on coming so this local community org can right-size the project for our group size: hello@wvneighborhoodchurch.org
Coworking at The Neighborhood
More than just being a place to get work done, the Neighborhood is about the people you can meet and the friends you can make when you show up to the same place together week after week, with the intention of getting to know others. We’re open from 1-5pm most Mondays and Fridays, and we’d love for you to come by!