Hundreds from across our community gathered at Emmanuel on June 12, 2010 to celebrate the life of Ashlee Hyatt.

On April 25, 2010, Emmanuel held a banquet to celebrate 30 years of being in the current building. We learned about the sacrifices made by those that made our facility possible. We also enjoyed a wonderful meal together and worshipped God with songs from the 80's. Finally we looked to the future to complete the dream.

In March 2010, the Berthaudins, Hansons and Hamres went on a short term missions trip to Thailand to work with the Kochs, Detwillers and Imagine Thailand. They put on a four-day camp at a school for migrant children on the Thai-Burma border. Most of the children have no family, no identification and no citizenship--they are stateless. The camp was an opportunity to play games, share God's love and provide a practical resource: each of the students will receive a "life book" that documents their lives and proves they exist. These are some of their pictures.

The Olympic torch began its journey through West Kelowna right in front of Emmanuel on January 25, 2010. Earlier in the day, Emmanuel's Stacy Takenaka was a torch bearer in the South Okanagan.

Experience took on youth in a "friendly" game of football during the 2009 Fall Kick-off picnic. Here is some of the action that ensued on the field and by the cotton candy machine. And if you're wondering, yes, experience won!

These pictures were taken by various people from Emmanuel over the course of the Glenrosa Fire. They are roughly in chronological order. This gallery will be updated as we receive more images.

These pictures were taken from our church parking lot by Marlene Beagle at the height of the firestorm and give an idea of what we were up against. Emmanuel was initially the command post for the RCMP, Fire Fighters, Forestry Service and the Regional District before the area had to be evacuated. It's amazing that the church survived and that so few houses were burned.

The Kochs and Detwillers held a banquet at Emmanuel to raise support for their upcoming year in Thailand to serve people in need there. The banquet highlighted the disparity between the wealthy and the poor by the different meals served.

Deliverer was Emmanuel's Easter production in April, 2009. It parallel the life Moses, the deliverer of Israel from Egypt, with Jesus, the deliverer of all mankind from sin.

Deliverer was Emmanuel's Easter production in April, 2009. These are some of the people and events behind the scenes that helped make the show a success.

Emmanuel's Sunday School Program performed the Christmas story followed by Pastor Jeff telling the children a parable about God's love.

Emmanuel partnered with 10 other churches on June 21, 2008 to demonstrate God's love throughout the Westside and Peachland. Several churches gave out food & water, held barbecues or did community service.

Emmanuel partnered with 10 other churches on June 21, 2008 to demonstrate God's love throughout the Westside and Peachland. Several churches held family carnivals for the community.

Emmanuel's Sunday School Program performed the Christmas story with a Wild West theme in "Bethlehem Gulch."

Emmanuel created and presented an Easter production focusing on the perspective of Barabbas, the criminal set free instead of Jesus.

Even in some of the most dire circumstances - the aftermath of a terror attack, the confines of a Nazi concentration camp, or the ongoing grief of the death of a spouse - Christ is with us. We are never alone!