To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title: ADOPT a resolution for the 75th anniversary of The Good Table United Church of Christ
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution for the 75th anniversary of The Good Table United Church of Christ
FISCAL IMPACT:
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BACKGROUND:
The Good Table United Church of Christ, founded in 1950, has a rich legacy of social justice and community service in Contra Costa County. Partnering with Planting Justice, the church created The Good Table, a spiritual and community hub focused on food justice, the arts, and wellness. In 2025, it will celebrate 75 years with the opening of its new home in El Sobrante.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOOD TABLE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, Congregationalist missionaries first arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area during the Gold Rush, establishing the First Congregational Church in San Francisco in 1850 and founding significant educational institutions including the College of California (now U.C. Berkeley), Mills College, and the Pacific School of Religion; and
WHEREAS, Mira Vista Congregational Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1950, by seventy charter members, initially meeting in members' homes before settling at 7075 Cutting Boulevard in El Cerrito, California; and
WHEREAS, in 1957, the Congregational Christian and Evangelical and Reformed denominations merged to form the United Church of Christ, a Protestant denomination dedicated to ecumenism and social justice, and in 1961, Mira Vista Congregational Church became Mira Vista United Church of Christ; and
WHEREAS, Mira Vista United Church of Christ played a pivotal role in founding the Greater Richmond Interfaith ...
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