Sundays at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.

  550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401  ·   (707) 579-2604  ·  

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Becoming a Member

Have you been worshiping at Incarnation for a while? Are you ready to take the next step? If this parish has become your spiritual home, consider becoming an official member of Incarnation.

Membership in the Church is through baptism, the sacrament of new birth in Jesus Christ. If you haven't previously been baptized, being baptized at Incarnation makes you a member here.

If you've already been baptized in any Christian tradition, we will be delighted to recognize you as a baptized member here at Incarnation. Just fill out this online form to get the process started:

Become a Member of Incarnation

We ask members to be active participants in the life of the parish by:

  • regularly participating in weekly worship
  • committing to lifelong growth and learning as a disciple of Jesus
  • serving and caring for others in God's name
  • supporting the work and mission of the parish financially.

Members are also eligible to participate fully in the leadership and governance of the church, including voting in our annual parish meetings and serving in leadership positions in our diocese and the wider Episcopal Church.

If you have any questions, you can contact the church office and our parish administrator, Alison Cole, will help you.

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Our Sunday services are at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.

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Church of the Incarnation
550 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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(707) 579-2604

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People decide to visit a church for lots of different reasons, often because they're at some sort of transition point in their lives. Maybe you're a longtime Episcopalian; maybe you have experience in another faith tradition; or maybe you've never been to a faith community at all.

Whoever you are, and wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you enrich us with your presence, and there's a place for you here.

Learn more about visiting Incarnation.

Incarnation is located at 550 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, just south of the corner with Cherry Street.

Our church parking lot is located around the corner at 636 Cherry Street. The lot often fills up for our Sunday morning services. Additional free church parking is available in the small gravel lot at the corner of Mendocino and Cherry, or in the city garage at 521 7th Street (free on Sundays), which is a two-minute walk from the church. Finally, street parking is also free on Sundays.

We're also located close to several bus lines, and we have a bike rack in the central courtyard.

Children aren't just the church's future—they're an essential part of our faith community right now. At Incarnation we strive to serve our kids' growing faith, and we know they have much to teach adults, too. Children are always welcome in worship: any age, any time.

Learn more about our children's ministries.

Episcopal worship follows an ancient pattern that dates to the earliest days of the Christian church. The first half of the Eucharist is the Liturgy of the Word the second half is the Liturgy of the Table, also called Holy Communion. If you've spent time in Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, or Eastern Orthodox churches, much of our liturgy will seem familiar. If you're unfamiliar with liturgical Christian worship, don't worry. You're welcome to participate as fully as is right for you, or to just relax into the liturgy and let the rest of the congregation carry you in worship.

Click here for online worship, or to learn more about Episcopal worship.

To stay connected with everything that's going on, please subscribe to our e-newsletter, News and Notes.

Often someone who's been visiting for a while will ask us how to become a member of Incarnation. Learn more about becoming a member.

To support our work sharing God's love here in Sonoma County, you can make a donation online.

Giving is one of the most powerful spiritual practices in existence. It's a statement of gratitude and trust in God.

At Incarnation we encourage all our members and friends to prayerfully choose a percentage of their income to give toward causes that serve God's mission. We ask that part of that intentional giving be a pledge of financial support to the parish, both so our leadership can plan ahead in making a budget, and as a tangible commitment to what God is doing here at Incarnation. For more on the practice of proportional giving, see this FAQ.

You can make a donation to Incarnation online, toward your pledge or as a special offering, by clicking below.

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