Welcome!
Physical (not postal) Address: 1314 Oswell Street [Oswell + Niles], Bakersfield, CA 93306 (select the Location button for driving directions and maps to the church)
Postal Address: PO Box 6577, Bakersfield, CA 93386 or for businesses that can't deliver to PO box: 1436 Crestmont Drive Unit #6577, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Our mission is to go into all the world and help all people be joyous, effective disciples of Jesus Christ.
We are a people whose hearts are open, minds are open, and doors are open to all.
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Sunday: in-person plus online broadcast
Email: office@wesleybakersfield.org -- 
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Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Worship is in person (onsite) AND livestreamed. Small groups are done via Zoom.
Phone (area code is 661):
- Church secretary: 872-8741
- Pastor: 293-7762
Quick Links:
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See our Immigration Rights Resources page for links to the “red cards” (“tarjetas rojas”) and other immigrant rights materials.
Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter) worship schedule:
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Palm Sunday: 10:30 am: In-person and online worship using Psalm 118 1-2, 19-29, Luke 22: 14 - 23:56 for the scriptures
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Good Friday: noon: In-person and online worship using Psalm 22, John 19:23-30 for the scriptures
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Easter Sunday: 10:30 am: In-person and online worship using Acts 10: 34-43, John 20: 1-18 for the scriptures
Online + In-Person Sunday schedule:
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Chancel Choir practice Sundays at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary with another session Wednesday evening at 6:15 PM in the Sanctuary.
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10:30 am: Worship online stream via Facebook (link to How to View tutorial) while we worship in-person. Order of Worship link. Note that stream will be visible no earlier than 10:25 AM. Pastor's sermon.
During a livestream, the video may freeze due to internet problems. Just do a refresh of your web browser and it should come right back (assuming the problem is not with the host's network connection).
Midday prayer at 12 noon during the week (Tuesday to Saturday) using Zoom (Pastor Anne will send Zoom info via email only). Prayer liturgy sent via email at beginning of week.
Tuesday Children's Time with the Pastor on Facebook at 3:30 PM.
Wednesday Bible Study at 4 to 6:00 PM followed by Chancel Choir 6:15 to 7:30 PM.
Pastor: Anne Schlesinger
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
The People of the United Methodist Church
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Easter: Hate overcome by Love, Death transformed into Life. We are an Easter people![Every Sunday is considered a "mini-Easter", so in church seasons with a set number of days such as Advent, Epiphany, Lent, etc., Sundays are not counted.] |
