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We’re excited that you found us! City Parish is a new church in Petaluma, CA aiming to be a gospel-centered family practicing the way of Jesus for the renewal of our cities. You can learn more about us like our mission/vision, our values, our rhythms, etc. on our ‘About’ page.

Below you’ll find some helpful info on how to get connected. We’d love to hear from you. If you have any questions, want more information, or would like to meet with one of our leaders, shoot us an email at info@cityparish.church.

Sunday Gatherings

  • In the Summer of 2023, we moved our gathering location to McDowell Elementary School at 10:30 AM. We would absolutely love for you to join us on a Sunday morning.

  • At our Sunday Gatherings, you’ll find an intentional liturgy that reflects on both the ancient and modern expressions of our Christian Faith. One of the first things you might notice is how the room is set up. We’ve intentionally leaned on the historic church in putting ‘the Table’ (with eucharist/communion elements on it) at the center and organizing our seating around it. Similarly, we’ve moved our music leaders away from the ‘stage’ or center and more in line with the rest of us participating in the liturgy. Our music is thoughtfully chosen and Christ-centered to help us reflect on the goodness and mercies of God. Our preaching is most often expositional (tied to a specific text) and always honest, challenging, and engaging in real-life and cultural issues. You’ll also be invited to partake in communion with other believers and pray with one another. Most importantly, you'll get to meet a community of people gathered around Jesus who care for the welfare and renewal of our city.

    Our Sunday Gatherings are safe and accepting for anyone and everyone! We have zero expectation that you have everything figured out — we certainly don’t. And you can participate in any or all aspects of the worship or none of them.

  • We believe that our kids are resilient and hungry for spiritual growth, so we welcome them at our Sunday Gatherings and offer kids’ notebooks for them to listen in on and participate in the entire liturgy — sermon, songs, sacraments, and so on. We recognize having kids as a part of the liturgy can be challenging (both for parents and others), but we’re confident that pressing against some of our modern notions of ‘comfort’ and ‘control’ can be a good thing. We’re equally confident that inviting our kiddos into the whole liturgy will reap dividends in their long-term spiritual formation.

    All that being said, we also know it’s unrealistic (and probably unfair) to expect our younger kids to focus and stay quiet(ish) for 90 minutes. On top of that, we want to be intentional and diligent to provide the opportunity for them to worship and learn as well in a more age-appropriate environment. Thanks to our new meeting space, we’ve been able to relaunch City Kids for all children ages Newborn through 5th Grade. Every Sunday when you arrive, you can check in your kiddo(s) and put a security sticker on their clothing (someone will be there to assist you if you’re a first-time visitor). Nursery through 3-year-olds can then be dropped off in the nursery anytime. Our elementary-aged kids (TK-5th) will be dismissed after communion where two of our amazing City Kids volunteers will take them to their classroom for a lesson, activity, and and then to the playground to expend some of that beautiful, god-given energy.

"To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

Colossians 1:27 (ESV)

Missional Communities

  • Because we believe that the church is “a people who” and not “a place where,” we aim to be the church beyond Sunday and into the everyday. With this conviction in mind, we’ve committed to primarily organizing City Parish around smaller groups that we call Missional Communities (MCs). Each MC has different weekly rhythms, but they all gather together regularly and consistently to encourage, bless, serve, and care for one another and their neighbors/cities in and through the everyday stuff of life. It’s in these places and with these people that we grow in living out a life that flows from the gospel and we do it on display for our neighbors to see. They are open to anyone/everyone and we’d love to connect you to one.

  • MCs are intentionally subversive to the normal paradigm of church small groups. Instead of being an activity (something we go to or do), they are an identity (who we are). And instead of being organized by affinity or life stage, they are organized by shared mission (usually geographical — where you live). Each Missional Community has their own rhythms in how they live that identity out but all of them have a weekly time that they gather together called the ‘Family Meal.’