We are a vibrant congregation deeply involved in our local community.

Everything from our annual chili dog fundraiser for UNICEF on Halloween... to hosting IVC Flowers from the Heart every summer... to the seasonal tunes that play from our organ out through the steeple of our church and into Winslow...

we love being at the hub of downtown Bainbridge Island.


We've been here since 1882 and we are grateful to have deep roots in this community.


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A photo from @visitbainbridgeislandwa. Pia the Peacekeeper, our local @thomasdambo troll, covered in snow. ❤️❄️
We had so much fun last night! Nothing like a Bainbridge Halloween. Even when it rains. Thanks @bainbridgedowntown, Chris Smellow our amazing organist, Gerri Harrington and her crew of EHCC helpers and everyone who came out to support UNICEF and eat a chili dog.
I become more fully human only when I extend myself. This is how I define for myself what it means to have a vocation to be fully human. - Margaret Wheatley
"Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind." - Friedrich Nietzsche. Join us this Sunday for the conclusion of our summer series, Many Hopes.
"We came all this way to explore the moon and the most important thing is we discovered the Earth." Astronaut Bill Anders, 1968. Join us this Sunday as we consider awe, wonder, and hope!
Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we continue our summer series "Many Hopes"
"Hope is patience with the lamp lit." Tertullian
Hope is a breath of fresh air waiting for us to inhale. Emily Dickinson
When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. Amanda Gorman
"Death is not whatever you feared as a child. It’s both more interesting and more casual, with fewer worms involved. It is usually doable, astonishing but plain, like notes played without sharps or flats, a natural G instead of A-flat, or succulents instead of roses." --Anne Lamott
Our summer worship series continues this Sunday, the new Communicator is out, and lots is happening at EHCC. Click the link in our bio and join us in community!
Join us this Sunday as we continue our summer speaker series, Many Hopes. What are you hoping for right now?
"The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." - Barbara Kingsolver. Join us this Sunday as we begin our summer series: Many Hopes.
To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace. - Peace Pilgrim
In 1915 the Bainbridge Island Japanese American community gathered at Eagle Harbor Church to celebrate the Japanese Emperor Taishō’s enthronement. Back then the building faced a totally different direction! A beautiful photo. Many of these families had been strawberry farming on Bainbridge since the 1880s. All would later be forced to leave during the exclusion and internment of WW2. You can learn more at http://bijac.org.
Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we gather in worship, in communion, and in companionship. We celebrate the love that comes with community!
Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we gather in worship and honor the full circle of life.
This Sunday we celebrated Pentecost with a sermon on Spirit Keys. "What life have you if you have not life together? There is no life that is not in community, and no community not lived in praise of God." -TS Eliot. https://mailchi.mp/5524ae72fe95/sunday-service-link-12696307
Join us this Sunday at EHCC and get filled with the Holy Spirit. And don't forget to wear red!
The original pulpit from 1896 is still here. The money was raised by the Ladies Aid who were the backbone of the congregation in those early days.
Arise All Those Who Have Hearts! This past Sunday we continued our celebration of Resurrection Stories by honoring God as the Great Mother who bring peace and serenity. Check out the service at the link in our bio.
This Sunday at EHCC: Join us at 9:30am as we continue to celebrate the miracle of resurrection with stories of serenity. Link in bio.
Our beautiful old church building has some interesting hidden secrets. What do you think about this teeny tiny cupboard in the wall? What is it?!
Our Liberator Lives: This past Sunday we continued our celebration of Resurrection Stories as we listened to stories of liberation. Pastor Dee shared a moving story of a man seeking asylum in Iowa Falls and what a large part the holy cry of community plays in the miracle of liberation. "It’s our turn as God’s people here and now to carry on this legacy of liberation, of hearing the cries of the suffering and doing whatever’s in our power to conspire with God to bring relief."
Join us this Sunday at EHCC as we continue to celebrate the resurrection with stories of liberation. Can't make it in person? We livestream! Link in bio.
Signs of Pride at EHCC. Happy Pride Month! Let’s resist erasure of ourselves and our beloveds with joy! We celebrate God’s blessing of our unique diversity!
This Sunday at EHCC we continue looking to Valarie Kaur’s Revolutionary Love for inspiration. This week we REIMAGINE. “To reimagine is to explore a vision of a relationship, community and world where we all flourish.” Amen!
In her book See No Stranger, Valarie Kaur asks “When is it my turn to listen?” And how can this be an act of revolutionary love when engaging someone who I identify as “an opponent”? Join us for worship this Sunday as we pray and meditate on this together. All are welcome!
This Sunday as part of our ongoing theme of Revolutionary Love — as examined in Valarie Kaur’s memoir See No Stranger — we’ll be hearing Rev. Dee preach on the subject of Rage. Kaur writes: “The opposite of love is not rage. The opposite of love is indifference. Love engages all our emotions: Joy is the gift of love. Grief is the price of love. Anger is the force that protects that which is loved. We cannot access the depth of loving ourselves or others without our rage.”
It’s springtime on Bainbridge Island and we’re on instagram! The little church with a big heart. ❤️ Worship with us on Sundays at 9:30am. All are welcome!
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