News And Events

Rex on 60 Minutes

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:31:34 +0000

CBS's 60 Minutes will air a profile on Sunday night about thirteen year-old Malibu resident Rex Lewis-Clack, who was first profiled by the celebrated newsmagazine when he was only 7.

A portion of the segment was filmed at Malibu Middle School, where Rex is in eighth grade.

His third profile runs in conjunction with the recent release of his mother Cathleen Lewis' book, REX--A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed their Lives. Also on 60 Minutes this Sunday will be President-elect Barack Obama's first post-election TV interview.

Cathleen Lewis said, "I really want the church to be made aware of this, since our walk (tug-of-war) of faith began here at Malibu Pres. [The initial struggle] I was living day in and day out with baby, then toddler Rex brought me to my knees and pointed me to the church on the hill. I'd never really been to church before."

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Pictured below: Rex performs at MPC's Easter service.

Men's Breakfast

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:48:49 +0000

Join us for a time of fellowship, worship, testimony and good food!
Mark your calendars to attend. You can RSVP below:

Deacons' Thanksgiving Food Drive

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:13:46 +0000

Participate in a great Malibu Pres tradition, the annual Deacons' Thanksgiving Food Drive at Ralph's, Malibu. Help distribute flyers, inviting shoppers to buy food for people in need. Four people needed every two hours. Sign up at the welcome table or see Ken Ogawa or John Kingsbury.

MPC Christmas Choir

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:36:24 +0000

Believe it or not it's time to start getting ready for Christmas! And what better way than to sing in the Christmas Choir this year? Our choir will once again be ably directed by Mary Schneider and accompanied by Rebecca Harkness. Come sing with us!

One Year Later, Video

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:05:42 +0000

Tim Jones produced this powerful video recap of the year since the fire.

Malibu Pres Refined. from Malibu Presbyterian on Vimeo.

We Can Rebuild It

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:42:50 +0000

One of my favorite TV shows growing up was the Six Million Dollar Man.

Do you remember it?

The show was about Steve Austin, an astronaut test pilot who was catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash but rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered "bionic" limbs and implants.

His right arm, both legs and left eye are replaced by bionics that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms: he can run at speeds of 60 miles per hour, and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities.

He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the OSI (Office of Scientific Intelligence) as a secret agent. How cool is that?

Steve Austin's experience feels a little bit like our experience at MPC. We too are being rebuilt after a catastrophic fire that destroyed our church and preschool buildings. One of our church's self-descriptions is that:

We recognize that we are an imperfect people, and an imperfect church; but, by God's grace, we are in the process of being reshaped into God's loving image. Being loved by God and made alive in Christ, we seek to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and grounded in God's Word.

We will rebuild our church structures, but more importantly God is rebuilding us for a great purpose. We have been called to work for a far superior organization than the OSI, we have been called to work for the KOG (Kingdom of God).

There is no higher calling in life. Our strategy for developing KOG agents is to passionately:

Connect people to God through Worship and Discipleship.

Connect people to the Church through Fellowship and Discipleship.

Connect people to Greatness through Service and Outreach.

MPC is a great place to belong, to grow, and to serve. This is a very exciting and challenging time in the life of MPC. I hope you will join us in this adventure of a lifetime.

Joyfully in Christ,

Pastor/Head of Staff

Valentine Dance Recap

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:16:06 +0000

Pictures from MPC's 2008 Father Daughter Valentine Dance, held at the Malibu Inn on February 9th. Click the numbers below to see more. (Photos by Tim Jones and Eric Smith)

Over 600 fathers and daughters turned out to the Malibu Inn on Saturday night for MPC's eighth annual Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance.

By all accounts, the event was a tremendous success.

This year's dance was the first to be held off of MPC's campus, due to the loss of our structure to the fires last year.