The Community Engagement Team at Dungeness Community Churchin Sequim has worked to build relationships and support groups n the Sequim community that are alligned with the values of DCC.

KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Roger Dickson shares about Kairos Prison Ministry International, which is working in Clallam County to reach inmates. Roger first started working with Kairos while living in Colorado. Kairos is supported by the Community Engagement Team at Dungeness Community Church.

THE RAMEN SHOP

Anna Bailey tells us about the opportunities and mission The Ramen Shop has brought to Sequim. Interested in volunteering in a fun way and engaging with the community? Check in with Anna, and ask how you can help. Do you love good food? Stop in with a friend and buy a bowl of Ramen! Lot's of ways to support this local ministry. Learn more at ShareRamen.com.

OBRIA PACIFIC NORTHWEST

River Sussman describes the various service that OBRIA PNW provides Sequim and the surrounding areas. To learn more or get involved, contact River at admin@obria.pnw or call at (360) 681-8725. 

GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL

Ray Beaver tells us how Gideons International spreads the Word of God locally and globally, with the help of volunteers and financial support. Learn about the history of the Gideons and how you can be a part! 

VOLUNTEER HOSPICE OF CLALLAM COUNTY 

DCCares and The Community Engagement Team feature Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. Volunteer Hospice provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families with free around the clock registered nursing availability and trained volunteers. They also offer other services such as a lending closet, education programs and grief support. 

Click here to learn more about Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County

YOUNG LIFE OF SEQUIM

This month the CET is featuring Young Life of Sequim. Watch the attached video to learn more about Young Life and how you can get involved. 

Stacie Van de Weghe takes us on a journey through scripture to help us see how God loves to intercept His people in the middle of their misconceptions. Often sneaky lies get tangled up with our view of ourselves, our God and our stories. Come soak in His Word and His presence together, inviting Him to untangle the truth from the lies and set us free.

Untangled Session 1

Untangled Session 2

Untangled Session 3

About Stacie Van de Weghe

Staciewears many hats––wife, mom, youth leader, teacher,––but her identity is a beloved daughter of the king. She loves to read, run, hike, write, and drink good coffee. But not all at the same time.

  
Pastor Tim recently sat down with DCC Elders Ric Yorke, and Corey Meyer to look back on the 2023 expenditures, and look forward to the 2024 budget. 

Dungeness Community Church has long supported the efforts of Living Water International to connect communities with access to sustainable access to clean drinking water clean, sanitation and hygiene.

From Living Water International's Website:

"As followers of Jesus, our concern is for the whole person—physical and spiritual. Through ongoing Christian witness, we know that only Jesus can truly transform people, restore relationships, and heal factors that lead to poverty, hunger, and thirst in our world."

Part of these efforts has taken form in Team Living Water, which gathers local runners to raise funds by walking, jogging or running in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon each year. 

Click to learn More about Team Living Water

A Letter from Julie Hill

A wonderful update you can forward along to this year’s NODM team…. The well in Peru that they worked so hard to train, run, walk, raise money for has BEEN COMPLETED!!! 

Clean Water for Peru

Because of Team Living Water'scollected efforts, a small community/hamlet of 175 men, women and children FINALLY has safe and clean water access that will be sustained for them. The name of the community is called Libertad and it’s located in the region of Ucalayi, in the inland part of Peru, in the Amazon rainforest. This community is made of poor subsistence people, who live off the land, hunting, fishing and farming. 

Melita's Story

While in community working, we interviewed a 75 year old woman named Melita about the prior water situation and she told us:

“We have always collected water from the [Amazon] river, the local government never cared to give us drinking water, that is why we always consume water from the river, I thank God for keeping us alive, One of the stories I can tell is that of my neighbor, she always washed her dishes by the river, after washing her utensils she always collected water for her house, but one day she fainted, the heat was unbearable, she began to sink in the water, her little son who was next to her was screaming for help, because his mother was drowning, quickly thanks to God other neighbors nearby ran to help her, managing to save her and bring her to safety. That day was very tense to know that my neighbor could have died, now we are happy that LWI supports us in the issue of drinking water, I thank God for that.”

Thank You For All You Do

Thank you ALL for caring about and serving Melita and her community so that they may know the health and hope and safety that clean water brings!! I will have the completed report to share back in a few months but wanted to share this update along with a few photos from the project in the meantime. 

Thank you, thank you ALL! GO TEAM LIVING WATER!!!

In Christ,

Julie 

Julie Hill - Senior Director, Major Gifts - LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL

Pastors Tim Richards and Josh Deshazer discuss our Family Ministries at DCC, what is currently going, what are some immediate needs, and what is our vision is for the future. 

Pastor Tim Receently spoke on how we as Christians should approach politics. Here is the sermon and some supplemental materials to allow for deeper study on the subject.  

 3 Reasons to Not Fear Losing

1. Losing Should Be No Surprise
(Mathew 7:14, Luke 6:26)

2. God is Greater Than Any Win or Loss
(1Corinthians 2:6, John 19-10-11)

3. This Is Not Our Truest Home
(Hebrews 13:14)

2 Cautions in Winning

1. Short-term Wins Aren’t Worth Long-term Losses
(Luke 4:5-8)

2. Keeping “Wins” Often Demands Coercion or Compromise
(Romans 12:2)

7 Things to Do – Win or Lose

1. Be Kind
(Luke 6:27-28, 1 Corinthians 4:12-13)

2. Do Right
(1 Peter 2:12)

3. Respect & Obey Authorities
(1 Peter 2:13-17, Romans 13:1-7)

4. Respect But Don’t Reverence Authorities
(Luke 13:31-32, Matthew 14:3-4)

5. Pray for Leaders
(1 Timothy 2:1-4)

6. Know & Exercise Your Rights
(Acts 16:35-39, Acts 25:11-12)

7. Fight the Right Fight
(2 Corinthians 10:3, Ephesians 6:12)

Dungeness Community Church in Sequim is pleased to offer a number of listening options for our congregation and guests. From borrowing our headphones and listening devices, to using our own bluetooth technology. Read on to learn more about what we offer. Feel free to ask for help if you need assistance. 

Borrow Our Headphones

At the A/V Booth we have a basket full of handheld devices, along with a variety of headphone types. We have small single ear earbuds, medium sized headphones, and larger over ear headphones. We also have a couple necklace type devices that work with hearing aids equipped with Hearing Loop Technology. 

BlueTooth - Listen Everywhere App

Visitors may also stream the service via bluetooth or headphones on their own personal smart device, using the Listen Everywhere App. This is great for folks who have bluetooth capable hearing aids, or their own earbuds. The Listen Everywhere App is available on both iPhone and Droid devices. It is only usable within the walls of our sanctuary when connected to the "Hearing Assist" wifi. Follow these directions to set up the "Listen Everywhere" App on your phone or device.

• Simply download the Application from your app store. 
• Connect your device or smartphone to our "Hearing Assist" WiFi channel
• make sure your hearing aids or earbuds are connected to your device via bluetooth
• Click on the app, and select the channel to listen to
• turn up the audio as needed

This Video Explains how to use the Listen Everywhere App ( our WiFi is "Hearing Assist" )

We desires to see the Gospel transform the lives of students in Sequim. We believe that starts with discipleship, and we want to create space for students to be rooted in the Gospel, engage with scripture, and learn how to live out their faith and help others fall in love with Jesus. It's with this heart that we are excited to announce a

Basecamp Starts in May

Family Ministries Pastor, Josh Deshazer has announced the start of Basecamp, a discipleship night for Middle Schoo & High School Youth at Dungeness Community Church in Sequim. Basecamp meets every Sunday starting May 7, 2023. Basecamp is a time for students to be equipped in their faith and rooted in God's love as they go out into their schools, clubs, and homes and live out the love of Christ. 

Contact Pastor Josh to learn More

Dear Church Family,

Over the last decade, Dungeness Community Church has participated in the Advent Conspiracy initiative to bless communities across the world through our work with Living Water International. LWI exists to serve the world’s thirsty by helping them acquire safe, clean water and sharing the living water of Jesus Christ.

In 2020, DCC saw an opportunity to share the heart and mission of Advent Conspiracy with our local community in a new way. The DCC Community Engagement Team selected a number of local groups, that directly benefited from our Advent Conspiracy that year. It was a huge success. This year is no different, as we work to share the love of Christ with those in need, both locally and globally.

Donate to Advent Conspiracy

Our 2022 Advent Conspiracy Partners

Here is a list of our 2022 Advent Conspiracy Partners with links to their Websites to learn more about them

Serenity House of Clallam County
Salvation Army of Clallam County
Obria (formerly My Choices)
Habitat for Humanity (Clallum County)
Living Water International

Read Articles about our Past Advent Conspiracy Recipients 

After 2 years of hiatus, we are back to hosting the Holiday Foster Dinner!  It is on Friday, December 2, 2022 -- from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, in partnership with North Olympic Foster Parents Association. Read on to learn about the Dinner, and what you can do to support what has become a wonderful Christmas tradition for so many. DCC Adults Pastor, Lance Lewis, will be this year's MC, with the support of DCC Family Ministries Pastor, Britt Hemphill, who has done much to help us organize the event and secure funds.

A Longstanding Community Event

Since 2013, DCC has provided a location and support for North Olympic Foster Parents Association to host their annual Holiday dinner for interested foster families in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and other communities in the region. This event began as a thank you for foster parents who provide love and a home for the many deserving children.

We will have a traditional turkey dinner, with all the fixing, including a chocolate fountain for dessert, which is being provided by a volunteer. Emma Gockerell is providing face painting for all the children! Sunbonnet Sue’s quilting group sews a special Christmas stocking for every single foster child, which are filled by Sequim Community Church. 

Read more …

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Dear Church Family,

Young Life in Sequim!

Sunday at 4:30am it was raining hard, but it stopped for the beginning of the race at 7:30am.  Our relay team completed the full marathon and crossed the line together.  It was a great site. Other participants completed the ½ marathon. Thankfully the rain held off until our relay team had finished the race.  Then came the wind and rain!

During the day Team Living Water had a booth set up at the finish line, for folks stopped to inquire about Living Water International. It was a great opportunity to raise awareness and share what we are all about. Contact Martin Murray If you are interested in participating next year.

A Letter From Julie & Jordan of Living Water International

"Thank you so much to Martin and the team at DCC for your incredible efforts this past weekend in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon! It was a joy and honor to join together with all of you to provide water, for life, in Jesus’ name and even more fun to watch you exceed your fundraising goal! Thank you for choosing to endure for the thirsty and for all the hard work that went into making this event a success. I witnessed people stepping in to help out all weekend and it was clear this was truly a team effort! You are all a blessing to Living Water and are already looking forward to next year!"

 

- Jordan Griebner - Living Water International - Director of Trips & Affinity Groups

  

"I (and on behalf of Living Water) am so grateful for DCC and each race participant, each person who made a gift, every volunteer and advocate. Each person, gift and step ran/walked matters for the thirsty; sharing in this work and community together is a true gift. Praise God!"

 

- Julie Hill - Living Water International - Director of Philanthropy, West