Nov 17th: Extraordinary Empathy, with Becca Ellis.
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024WATCH: Finding Hope in the Small Things Life can feel unbearably heavy sometimes. Maybe you're carrying the weight of the world—wars, disasters, injustice—or maybe it’s something closer to home: a…DetailsJul 28th: Presence, Mystery & Wonder, with Becca Ellis.
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024WATCH: Presence, Mystery & Wonder with Becca Ellis. Series: Beguiled By Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew…DetailsJun 25th, The Life Changing Magic of Paying Attention, with Becca Ellis
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024Summary: What is sacred to you? 0:00 Barbara Brown Taylor, Episcopal priest, and author. What is sacred in your life. The burning bush in the desert. 1:04 Moses encounters a…DetailsJan 29th, More Than Just Good Ideas – Parable of the Talents, with Becca Ellis
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024Jan 29th: More Than Just Good Ideas – Parable of the Talents, with Becca Ellis. We're in the midst of our series, seeking a deeper and more spacious earth through…DetailsJan 15th, Love is a Wide Word – Parable of the Banquet, with Becca Ellis
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024Love is a Wide Word – Parable of the Banquet, with Becca Ellis. This Sunday, we're beginning a new sermon series titled seeking a Deeper and More Spacious Faith through…DetailsOct 2nd, Mission Possible: Family & Children’s Ministry, with Becca Ellis
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024Oct 2nd: Mission Possible: Family & Children’s Ministry, with Becca Ellis. Today we continue our sermon series on our newly crafted mission statement living the spacious and radical love of…DetailsJun 19th, Jesus and Airplane Mode, with Becca Ellis
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024Jun 19th, Jesus and Airplane Mode I wonder how many of you in.The past two years, two months, even.Just two weeks ago, have felt burnt out, exhausted, overwhelmed, heartbroken and…DetailsTap Returns: a focus on community
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024This Sunday we are kicking off TAP with a focus on community for the month of April. We'll share our own experiences of community, what it means to us and…DetailsThoughts on Uncommon Generosity
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024It is such a mystery how the hard and good, sacred and ordinary, life and decay all seem to mingle together in the everyday. If anything, the past 18+ months…DetailsPandemic and Your Kids
Posted: Wed, Dec 11, 2024DetailsThoughts from Becca, our Director of Family and. Holden. Have you caught yourself talking about COVID-19 or watching news updates while your kids are in ear-shot?…
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About Becca Ellis
I am at First Presbyterian for so many reasons, but one is to be a part of such a beautiful community of people who are trying their best to move through the world the way love does. I am grateful beyond words to get to partner together with this faith community as the Director of Family and Children for the past several years, after moving down from the Seattle area in 2017.
I have a background in early childhood education, as well as in the creative field as a photographer & videographer. I have three children who range in age from Grade School to High School – they have been my greatest teachers in life, as well as a major catalyst for my own spiritual growth and passion for helping support and resource parents and caregivers in the hard work of raising humans. My greatest hope for young people today is that they can know they are loved and belong to something so much greater than just themselves, and find a deep meaning and purpose in their lives.
Other things about me: I am a distance runner, appreciate a good cup of coffee and love to cook, read, write and get out on trails and explore nature with my family.