a Woodinville church

A Church for Woodinville Neighbors

The best part of any neighborhood is the people, and we feel exactly that way about ours. Walk through our doors, and you will not stay a stranger for long.

Longtime residents and brand-new arrivals sit side by side here, sharing life across fences and dinner tables the way good neighbors always have. Some have lived in the valley for decades, while others unpacked their boxes a month ago, and everyone gets the same warm hello.

A good local church feels a lot like a front porch, where the coffee is on, and the conversation comes easy. For families searching the churches in Woodinville, WA, for a place that feels like home, we hope this is where the search finally ends.

One Community, Every Generation

Sunday mornings look a lot like the world God loves, with faces and stories from across the Eastside and around the globe. Grandparents worship beside toddlers, and newcomers to the country share a row with folks who grew up just down the road.

You will hear a few accents, taste new dishes at a potluck, and learn names you have to ask twice about, and all of it is part of the beauty. Leading us with that same wide embrace is Pastor Mark Nsimbi, who carried his faith from Kenya to Uganda and finally to this corner of Washington.

His journey says something true about this place: that nobody here is too far from home. Our Woodinville Christian community grows richer because no two people in the room arrived by the same road.

We’re Part of the Eastside Story

Our roots reach back to a small congregation once known as Emerald City Community Church, planted by people who simply wanted to follow Jesus together. 

Years later, that same church calls the Eastside home, meeting at 12300 Woodinville Redmond Road NE where Woodinville and Redmond nearly touch.

Something is fitting about a road that carries both town names right down the middle. We are a local church shaped by this ground, and Woodinville families have been part of the story from the earliest days.

Names and buildings have changed over the years, though the heart of the place has not. All it takes is one Sunday service for you to experience our community first-hand.

Everything about our church points back to one person, and that shapes how we gather and how we treat each other. Jesus once invited the weary and burdened to come to him and find rest, and we take that invitation to heart (Matthew 11:28).

You do not need your life to be sorted out to belong here. Come as you are, bring your family and friends, and get settled into a place that believes every story matters, and every person carries the fingerprints of God. 

Community is what we’re all about, and we’d be happy to welcome you with open arms.

Ways To Belong

Belonging grows through showing up, so we have built plenty of on ramps for it. Among the churches in Woodinville, WA, we hope ours makes that first step the easiest one you take.

Whether you are drawn to Sunday worship, a midweek group, or a place for your kids to thrive, there is a way into this Woodinville church for every season of life. 

None of it asks you to have your life figured out first.

Sunday Worship

Sundays are the front door of our church family, and the welcome starts in the parking lot. 

Here is what a typical morning looks like.

• Time and Day: Sundays at 10:30 AM, about an hour long

• What You Can Look Forward to: Music, an honest message grounded in real life, and room to breathe

• A Place for Your Kids: Dismissed to their own classes partway through, so you can settle in and follow along

• What To Wear: Whatever you are comfortable in, since nobody here is keeping score

• If You Can’t Make It: Catch the weekly livestream from your own living room

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Real friendships rarely form in rows facing forward, which is why so much of our life together happens midweek. Week to week, our groups gather in homes and coffee shops, digging into faith, praying for one another, and building trust that carries you through hard seasons.

Groups take a few different shapes:

• A book of the Bible, studied together

• A shared stage of life, from young parents to empty nesters

• A simple shared meal, wherever the conversation goes

You do not have to sign a commitment or know the Bible front to back to join one. 

Serving on a team is another easy way in, and it puts you shoulder to shoulder with people who tend to become fast friends. Whenever you feel ready, we would love to help you find a small group that fits.

Life brings seasons no one should carry alone, and we would count it a privilege to pray with you. You do not have to attend first or know a single soul here to ask.

Send in a prayer request online, and a real person from our pastoral care team will lift up whatever weighs you down. We will hold whatever you bring, no request too small and none too tangled. Prayer is one of the simplest first steps toward this Woodinville Christian community, and the door stays open.

If you are new, plan your visit, and we will have someone ready to greet you, show you around, and help your kids get settled. First-time guests are also welcome at our Welcome Lunch, a low-key way to meet a few faces and learn how to get connected. 

If Sunday morning feels like a stretch right now, the livestream stays open every single week.

Whatever brought you this far, from a season of change to plain curiosity, a seat and a warm welcome are already waiting. 

Reach out anytime, and we would be glad to help you find your family church here in the Woodinville valley.

Join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM at 12300 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE in Redmond. It’s an easy drive from anywhere in Kirkland. Wear what is comfortable, bring any questions, and expect to be met with a smile.

Whatever brought you here, and whatever you believe right now, you are welcome exactly as you are. 

Come and join us this Sunday. We’ll save you a seat.