Welcome to The Kirk
The Kirk’s regular Sunday service blends traditional liturgy with inspirational messages that seek to provide God’s guidance when dealing with everyday issues of life.
You will find us to be a very open-minded and friendly community of people of many backgrounds and ages. Children are welcome in worship. We start in the service to enjoy our praise music together and then children are excused to their Sunday School classes.
We invite all to come, connect and worship with us.
Sunday Worship
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Rev. Rich Poole
Pastor
Reverend Richard W. Poole – “Pastor Rich” – has been leading at the Kirk since May 2021 and has been an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament since 2007. Rich is a CA native who has also resided in: NV, CO, OH, NY, OK and TX. He double-majored in Religious Studies and Geology for his B.A. from The College of Wooster (OH) and then obtained his Master of Divinity degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Rich and his wife Jane are the proud parents of four sons: Austin, William, Joshua and Charlie. Pastor Rich enjoys spending time with his family and friends; playing board games, spending time outdoors in nature, and enjoying cinema, music and good food.
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What's Happening
Events
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Counting Our Blessings (April 12 – 19, 2020)
Karen Lack: Staying at home - 2020 I am enjoying visits to our backyard from local wildlife!
Count Your Blessings (April 5 – 11, 2020)
Bob and Lynn Bassler We are walking our dog “Shadow” regularly twice a day. Usually in our neighborhood, where currently we are encountering far more neighbors out and about. Yesterday we went over to the quiet CSUN campus for a change of scene and scent. Our...
Counting Our Blessings
This has been a a crazy few weeks being in lock down mode. During this time of isolation we wanted to set up a new feature on the web page. It can be so easy to get tangled in a spiral of negative thoughts and worries. But it seems that in my darkest moments of...