All are welcome

_{Welcome to Lynnewood, a reconciling United Methodist Church in Pleasanton, California.  
We believe we come alive and follow Jesus best in a community of acceptance and support. So, if you’re searching for hope and meaning, curious about God, or just open to the idea that there might be more to life than meets the eye, join us as we dare to Question, Love and Serve. You are welcome here and together we can change the world.}

Worship with us

^{At Lynnewood, we embrace a diversity of musical and worship expressions.  Our choirs lead us in traditional hymn singing and our Wellspring band offers modern inspiration.  Our messages are biblically-grounded and relevant to daily life.  We pray through creative expression, holy conversation, and the traditional prayers of the church.  Whoever you are and wherever you are on your journey of faith, you can find a place to praise God and grow in faith here.}

Summer Worship Series: Powerful Prayers

Teresa of Avila said, “Prayer is nothing more than an intimate conversation between friends.’ That sounds simple enough!  But, most of us find it challenging.  We wonder how to do it, when to do it, and why we should do it. We struggle to make time for it and often we wonder if it really “works”. This summer we’ll explore some powerful prayers of our spiritual ancestors.  We’ll pray alongside Solomon and David in the Old Testament and Jesus and Paul in the New Testament.  We’ll also experiment with different forms of prayer and meditation in worship and throughout the week.  God has begun a conversation with us through nature, scripture and the workings of the Holy Spirit.  In prayer, we have the opportunity to respond and keep the conversation going.