What does it look like to represent Jesus faithfully in the midst of cultural tension? Dr. Kevin W. Mannoia, Professor of Ministry and former University Chaplain at Azusa Pacific University, longtime church leader, and founder of the Wesleyan Holiness Connection, joins Pastor Mike Collins to discuss how Christians can engage the LGBTQ conversation with both grace and truth. Drawing on decades of ministry, leadership, teaching, and reconciliation work, Dr. Mannoia recounts stories from his work with The Christian Declaration on Marriage, his dialogues around cultural polarization, and his commitment to building relationships across divides. This isn’t just a talk — it’s an invitation to live as ambassadors of Christ in contentious times.

If you’ve been looking for a way to make a real difference this season, here’s your chance! Solid Ground is partnering with local churches and the Pacific Community Center to help provide Thanksgiving meals for families in need. From donating food items to helping with collection and distribution, there are many ways to serve. If you’d like to volunteer or be part of this community effort, simply contact the office (use the message section below) and let us know how you’d like to get involved. Together, we can help make this Thanksgiving a little brighter for our neighbors.

For years, Solid Ground has joined the global effort of Operation Christmas Child, sending shoeboxes filled with love and joy to children around the world. Let’s keep the tradition going! Pick up a box, fill it, and bring it back by November 9 to share the hope of Christ this Christmas.

Celebrate the joy of God’s voice in your life. When Heaven Speaks is a joyful celebration created just for women. Together we’ll enter the wonder of the Christmas story, where angels carried messages of hope that changed the world forever. Just as God spoke then, He still whispers encouragement, guidance, and protection into our lives today—often through the “angels on earth” who walk beside us. Come be refreshed, inspired, and surrounded by the beauty of women gathering to listen for heaven’s voice. You’ll leave uplifted, reminded that God still speaks, listens, and cares.

Our Sunday sermons are designed to be the first words in a conversation, not the last. The discussion continues every Wednesday morning at Coffee Klatch on the NE corner of Foothill and Vineyard in Rancho Cucamonga. Join Pastor Mike and a group of eager Solid Grounders as we dig deeper into what God’s Word has to say to us.