Edna DeFord PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) is a mission-minded group of believers. We support many different local, national, and international missions. Photos and notes from those missions bring us great joy and help us more fully comprehend the impact of our donations. Knowing that we have helped make the lives of children and adults a…
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Generals, May 2019
PebbleCreek Community Church welcomes new members and more
PebbleCreek Community Church is pleased to have recently welcomed nine new members: Marty Goppert, Michelle Kuhl, Jean Penninger, Genivee Plante, Peggy Ripley, Todd and Valerie Spiegel, and Dale and Debbie Tietz. PCCC, a non-denominational church, is privileged to serve our PebbleCreek community. While we regularly host informational meetings for people considering membership and welcome people…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Easter at PCCC
Looking for something to do this Easter? PebbleCreek Community Church invites everyone to join us for our Holy Week services! We start by observing Palm Sunday on April 14 with the waving of palm branches and festive music at 9:00 a.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. Holy week continues with our Good Friday service on…
Generals, February 2019
Greetings from PebbleCreek Community Church’s new pastor
Pastor Bob Ripley Let me say hello to all those receiving this newspaper. My name is Bob Ripley and I am the new pastor of the PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC). My wife Peggy and I recently relocated from the Northeast to be here in the sunny Southwest. We are pleased to be here and are…
December 2018
PebbleCreek Community Church installs new pastor
John Aycock PebbleCreek Community Church is pleased to introduce Pastor Robert W. Ripley who, following a 12 month nation-wide search, was installed as our new pastor at a service on November 11. Pastor Bob replaces Dennis Kizziar who earlier announced his desire to retire and who worked closely with our pastor search committee to find…
Generals, November 2018
Community food drive update
Phylice Walton Our Mission Committee of PebbleCreek Community Church is again partnering with local churches to provide holiday meals through Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank. Throughout the year, Agua Fria assists with food and clothing for those in need. Thanksgiving and Christmas are an especially difficult time for these families and we need your…
Generals, November 2018
Pastor Dennis Kissiar retires from PebbleCreek Community Church
Larry Sessoms Last year at this time, Pastor Dennis advised our congregation that he would like to retire in a year and that he and Joan would then be moving back to their roots in Oregon. The year is up and our PebbleCreek Community Church will celebrate his many gifts to our church and our…
Generals, September 2018
PebbleCreek Community Church fall mission schedule
The missions committee and the chaplains’ ministry of PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) are busy finalizing plans for speakers and hands-on activities for the fall. On September 30 Dr. Allan Sawyer, a local OB-GYN surgeon from Peoria, will be our guest speaker to talk about some of his recent experiences on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse World…
Generals, August 2018
Bringing joy to African children
Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord, members of PebbleCreek Community Church, recently returned from a Samaritan’s Purse mission trip to Uganda, Africa. Working with a team of other volunteers, they distributed Operation Christmas Child [OCC] shoe boxes to children in 15 different locations in and around the city of Kampala, Uganda.…
July 2018, Generals
PebbleCreek Community Church transforms ballroom to sanctuary
George Thomas Every Sunday morning, our PebbleCreek Community Church trustees transform the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom into a peaceful, inviting place of worship. The stage is trimmed with a large wooden cross and banners appropriate for the religious service. The sound/technical team projects easily viewable images onto the walls to the right and left of the…