We are looking for a part-time kids director, someone who has a heart to see kids grow in their spiritual journey with Jesus. If you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested in this role, please contact leadteam@accesslive.org. Click here to see the job description.
Calling all string players! Do you have a violin, viola, or cello sitting in your closet collecting dust? Now is the perfect time to get a head start on your new year's resolutions! Please join us for a Christmas Eve Ensemble. The sheet music is on an elementary level. We will hold a very brief rehearsal Sunday the 22nd after service and run through some music. Open to the whole church, kids included.
Our Christmas Eve service will be from 5-6PM on December 24th. Join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with worship, community, and the lighting of the final advent candles. There will be no service the last Sunday of the year on December 29!
Come join us to ring in the New Year by bringing your favorite dish for the Access Potluck! There will be games, food, and time to catch up with each other after the holiday season. It will be during regular service time at 10am on January 5, 2025. Sign up with what you plan to bring on our google sheet.
Access is making a church yearbook! To help connect our church community we will be putting faces with names in an easy to access place. We will be taking photos for the yearbook in the lobby before and after service on January 5, 12, and 26 to be put in the book if you want to be included. In the case that you are not here any of those Sundays, and want to be included you can send in a family picture.
Men of Access! Join us for a time of good food and great company at Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe. 6:30pm Wednesday December 18.
Join us on December 15th after service for a potluck! You can sign up on the access website to bring food. Afterward, we will be having our monthly MP forum to hear from our lead team about updates and a space for input from mission partners. All are welcome to join both the potluck and 30-minute forum.
It's time for swapping your favorite cookies for more cookies!! Bring two dozen of your favorite treat- homemade or storebought, and each guest will leave with a little bakery box of deliciousness. Join us for a sweet time of sharing and mingling!
The Access Youth Christmas party is on December 7 at 6pm! Join us for a photo scavenger hunt with prizes for the winners! Sign up by Sunday, Dec 1 and bring some Christmas-themed treats or drinks to share!
Grief touches each of us, connecting us through shared experiences of loss—whether it's a person, place, or cherished thing. Navigating the grief journey can be challenging, and knowing what truly helps (and what doesn’t) can make all the difference. Join us as we explore tools, insights, and support to help you move forward with resilience and hope. This is a free workshop sponsored by Watershed Initiative and taught by Pastor Dieula Previlon, a licensed professional counselor. RSVP on our website to receive the zoom link.
Are you newer to Access? Would you like to know more about our community and how to get connected? Our onramp newcomers lunch is designed to help you learn more about our vision and history and all our community has to offer. Lunch is included but you need to reserve your spot so we can orderfor you. If you would like to attend, email Pastor Grace or sign up on our website.
After service on 11/17, we’ll present the 2025 budget and walk through it with mission partners. Everyone is still invited to attend but only MPs get their votes counted on 12/8. Please mark your calendars for these important events.
Access Youth will be meeting at the Chiao's on Friday, November 15, from 5:30-8 pm for their youth group and potluck. Join for a fun time of food, games, worship, and community. Sign up on our website and invite your friends!
We are creating a new space every month for our Lead Team to provide updates & hear input from Mission Partners during this season of transition. Join us for our first MP Forum on Sunday, October 27th after our worship gathering & potluck. Sign up here to bring food. All are welcome to join both the potluck & 30-minute forum afterward. E-mail leadteam@accesslive.org with any questions.
Join us for lunch with Plant with Purpose, and their Haiti Country Director! We’ll hear about what’s happening in Haiti, and how Plant with Purpose is continuing God's work in the midst of the unrest. Lunch will be Saturday, October 26 from 11:15am-1pm, either here at Stebbins or a restaurant close by. RSVP today using the QR code or by clicking the button below.
The Access Youth Group and Potluck is on Friday, October 11th from 6-9pm. Join us for food, friends, and fellowship. Contact Josh for address information.
Pastor Ted's memorial service is scheduled on Saturday, October 5th at 2pm at WHCC. We want to remember our beloved lead pastor and celebrate his life and legacy. Everyone is welcome to attend.
As we continue to make space to grieve together as a faith village, we will have an extended time of worship and open mic sharing about our favorite memories of Ted. Children and youth will join us for this Faith Village Sunday gathering. We'll have a potluck after service so we can continue to encourage each other so please sign up to bring food!
Youth! Join us on Saturday, 8/31 for a fun night of games, snacks and good company. Eat dinner before you come, and bring your sleeping bag, toothbrush, and clothes for Sunday worship! Snacks and breakfast will be provided, and cost for the evening is $10. The Overnighter ends at 10am Sunday, so youth can join their families at the Sunday Worship Gathering.
Join us for a church-wide potluck on Sunday, August 25, right after service. We have great potlucks at Access so you won't want to miss out. Our next Mission Partner Gathering will take place right after the potluck. Everyone is welcome to stick around.
Would you like to relax and de-stress before the school year begins? Sign up for this off-site event at Painting With a Twist with boba on Saturday, August 10. Painting promotes mindfulness and centeredness and boba brings a lot of happiness and joy. This is a congregational renewal activity that is funded by the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Grant. Spots are very limited for this event so be sure to sign up ASAP.
Sign up for Midsouth Covenant Camp! Incoming 2nd through 12th grade students will grow in faith and community with other students from our denomination in this weeklong sleepaway camp. Register by June 15th to receive the early registration discount, and email Josh Yip for more information.
We're having our second MP Gathering of the year with the theme Grounding Ourselves in Gratitude. Come and hear among our people how God is moving in our community. We'll also have a church-wide potluck before the MP Gathering. Please sign up online to bring a dish as we build deeper connections with one another. Those who aren't yet members are welcome to stick around for the MP Gathering after the potluck.
Our Graduation & End-of-School youth party will be on 5/26, from 11:30-2:30pm! Students will travel to Activate in Katy for a fun time of games and activities and return to Stebbins for lunch. Registration cost is $15.
Join us for our first ever Access Play Day on Sat, May 18. We've reserved the Bellaire Rec Center to provide an air-conditioned oasis for our community to gather for an afternoon of great food and fun. Play a game of pickleball, frolick at the playground with your Kona Ice, or chillax with friends over games and crafts. Chilantro dinner is provided. This event is fully funded by the Lilly Clergy Renewal Grant that was awarded to Pastor Grace. So whether you're young or old, remember that Play is Good For the Soul! FOOD REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. You can still come and hang out!
Imagine walking 3.7 miles to obtain water - to put this into perspective, that is 15 laps around a football field without adequate shoes. More than 3 million children and 14 million women walk over 30 minutes to collect water, encountering steep and rocky hills, snakes, bees, and nefarious people who lay in wait for them. On the way back they do this again, carrying a gallon of water in each hand. But did you know $50 can provide clean water to one person in need.
What can we at Access Church do to help? You can join our team along with two of our Covenant sister churches, Mosaic and Life Church, to raise at least $2500 for World Vision Global 6K to provide clean water on Saturday April 13 at Memorial Park. We will meet at the North Lakeside Pavilion at 7:30 am.
Our youth group is volunteering at the Houston Food Bank! We will be inspecting, sorting, and repackaging donated food items at the warehouse for community distribution. Register by 4/7!
Invite friends to our Easter worship service and stay after for our annual egg hunt! This will take place in the indoor play space for ages 1-3 years and the worship space for PreK through 4th grade. Please bring a dozen filled eggs for every child that is participating. Non-edibles are best but if you bring candy, please be sure it doesn’t have chocolates, nuts, or peanuts).
It's almost time for our Access Youth Spring Break Retreat! Youth from 5th through 12th grade can join us for a weekend of rest, community, and spiritual practices from March 8th through 10th. Join us and invite your friends! Cost is $100 per student.
Mission Partners - We have a quick meeting scheduled for Sunday March
3rd from 11:40 to 12 Noon. We will be giving an update on our finances
for 2023. We will also be talking about revisiting our membership
process. Please make time to join us for an important discussion and
how we might sharpen things in the coming year.
Guys, it’s been quite a while since our last men’s dinner back in early December. We’re excited to announce that we will resume monthly dinners for 2024. On Wednesday February 28th at 6:30PM, join us at Mian for dinner and Snowy Dessert Bar afterwards. Feel free to come to both or either one as you are able. Dinner service ends at 8PM, so we can take the party right next door to Snowy Dessert Bar after. Feel free to show up and invite others as this is an open invitation!
