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Harvest Festival | October 25th | 5-7pm | Tempe CoC

Join the Tempe community for all of the best fall festivities at our annual Harvest Festival. From pumpkin patches, carnival games, and costume parades to face painting and community dinner, this event is sure to bring fun for all ages. Bring your friends and silliest costume for an exciting (and FREE) time! 

Oasis Capture the Flag | October 29th | 7 - 9 pm | ASU Campus

 Oasis Ministry is planning a spooky-season themed evening of running around in the dark with this year's edition of Capture the Flag at ASU campus. Join us for a fun time filled with glowsticks and giggles as we try to catch the missing flag ~ college-aged students and young adults welcome!

Worship Festival | November 22nd | 5-7pm | Tempe CoC

The Worship Festival is a space for uniting people through worship and providing space for community based worship from a wide variety of cultural worship experiences. You are invited to enjoy a gratitude-based worship experience of music, dance, art, poetry, and spoken word. We will center our worship on giving thanks to God with joyful hearts.  

Foxtail Community Garden | Saturdays | 8 - 10:30 | Tempe CoC

Are you interested in gardening and being out in nature? We have a community garden where we practice loving God through our care of Creation and our neighbors! You can join the garden community and help care for our communal areas or you can rent an individual plot for $15 per season. Please speak with Kathryn at foxtailcommunitygarden@gmail.com to learn more and have a tour of the garden!

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Young Adults Group | Mondays | 6:30–8pm | Member’s Home

Contact: Laura Mirtich – lauramirtich@gmail.com 

The young adults Bible study is a space for post-college adults to connect and study scripture together. You are invited to join us every Monday in the home of some of our young adults for a great evening with good conversation and a hot cup of tea! 

Encounter | 6:30 - 8:30pm | Wednesdays | The Oasis

Come and enjoy one last pool party to celebrate Fall Break before the heat completely goes away. Students can meet at the Oasis at 4:45pm to carpool or directly at the Alight Apartments on Apache. Reach out to Caroline with any questions and feel free to bring a friend!

Journeys (Women’s Group) | Wednesdays | 6:30–8pm | Member’s Home

Contact: Liz Kinsfather – kinsfatherconsulting@gmail.com 

A women’s group focused on maturity in Christ through shared life, Scripture, books, and meaningful conversation. Open to women in every season of life.

Online Prayer Meetings | Thursday | 10:30 - 11:00 am

Join our church member, Brenda, as she hosts a weekly prayer meeting each Thursday over zoom from 10:30 - 11:00 am. If you cannot attend, free to reach out and send a prayer request to Brenda as she aims to lift up the needs in our community. You can email Brenda at brendal2828@gmail.com. 

Renovaré Book Club | Third Thursday | 2pm | The Oasis

Contact: Hannah Parmelee – hannah.parmelee@tempechurch.org 

Through our Churches in Formation Network membership, join the Renovaré Book Club — a guided, well‑resourced spiritual reading journey featuring four books, author teachings, webinars, and a gentle reading plan. “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths…” — Jeremiah 6:16 Learn more or register at renovare.org/bookclub.

50s Plus | Third Saturday | 12 – 2pm | The Oasis

Contact: Connie Hammer – connieyou@cox.net 

Join us monthly for fellowship, lunch, and meaningful connection.

Sunday Night Series Small Group | Sundays |5 - 6:30pm | The Oasis

This will be a rotating six‑week series designed for deep study and meaningful community 

Series 1: Galatians

Dates: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 | Contact: Jay Parmelee – 805‑300‑9858 Explore the historical context, doctrine, and message of Galatians through teaching, textual analysis, and group discussion.

Series 2: From the Inside Out

Dates: 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 | Contact: Hannah Parmelee – hannah.parmelee@tempechurch.org 

A deeper look at how our beliefs shape our daily lives. Slow down during the holiday season and invest in what truly forms us in Christ.

Tempe Teens Sunday Night Connect Sundays | 5–7pm | The Oasis

All teens are welcome! Come play, laugh, enjoy great conversation, study Philippians, and share dinner together. Bring friends and enjoy the awesome life with God.

Garden Book Club | Every other Sunday | 6 – 7:30pm | Ed Building Couch Room

Contact: Kathryn Blaha – foxtailcommunitygarden@gmail.com 

A lively community learning from one another and from the authors we read. This season’s book: Kinship Medicine by Dr. Wendy Johnson — exploring healing through interdependent relationships between humans and creation. Open to the church, garden members, and neighbors.

Build Community and Deepen Your Life with God

All our events and gatherings share the same purpose to strengthen our connections with one another and deepen our relationship with God. Our community is a messy group of imperfect people seeking to become a family that serves and supports one another through all of life's challenges and encourages each of us to experience the abudance of life with God. 


Everyone is welcome to attend our upcoming events and pursue life with God alongisde this community. 

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