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Ways to Serve

There are lots of ways to serve God and neighbor at Incarnation. Some of them are even organized ministry groups!

We have well over 40 different groups, teams, guilds, classes, and so on. Our fall Ministry Fair offers a regular opportunity to explore them all. But you don't have to wait for the next Ministry Fair.

Sunday Open Table Breakfast

Every Sunday morning, our church's doors open at 6:00 a.m. to welcome more than a hundred of our neighbors in for a fresh-cooked breakfast. Most of our guests are from Santa Rosa's street community. At 6:00 all are invited in for hot coffee, oatmeal, and cereals. A full hot breakfast is served buffet-style at 7:00. As our guests finish breakfast they are offered a brown-bag lunch…

Incarnation 100

Back in 2015, our Stewardship Committee sought to create an annual event to draw the public to our campus and raise funds for outreach. We organized a bike ride, Incarnation 100: A Benefit for Homeless Services.

Each year, over 200 cyclists from near and far pay a fee to ride 100, 65, 45, or 30-mile routes through beautiful Sonoma County. The ride begins with the Blessing of …

Heavenly Treasures Gift and Thrift Store

Open Thursday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Heavenly Treasures Gift and Thrift Store, a ministry of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, is located in downtown Santa Rosa, California. We have been serving the community since 1999, providing low-cost and free clothing and household items to Sonoma County residents.

Our profits support the ministries of Incarnation, includ…

More Outreach Ministries

Luther Burbank Elementary School

In 2003 Incarnation “adopted” Luther Burbank, a nearby downtown elementary school. Approximately 80% of the 330 students at Luther Burbank are in economically disadvantaged families, and about 70% are learning English as a second language.

There are many volunteer opportunities:

Be a classroom aide
Tutor after school
Assist with…

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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 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. 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.

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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.