Past Events

Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

Group Description Start a year of spiritual renewal and reward off with this 7-week deep dive into the New Testament book of Galatians. We will follow along with Beth and Melissa Moore’s recent video and workbook, “Now That Faith Has Come – A Study of Galatians,” to explore how and why God used physical ailments in Paul’s life. Open to all. We will further dig into the text to discover what grace really means, an understanding of the freedom found…

Christmas Eve Services

Special Details We will have two services—our traditional service at 10:30 am and a family service at 5 pm. Our evening family service will not include child care. Services will be streamed online via our Facebook Page. Location & Parking We are located in an industrial area near the corner of Palma and McGrath (near Market) – our address is 1956 Palma Drive, Suite J. If you’re making plans to visit us, please take a moment to map our location.…

Christmas Drive 2023

This year Liminal will be participating in the Community Christmas Shoppe, powered by ActionVC. Have you heard of it? ActionVC partners with local social service agencies to help provide Christmas presents for families who might not be able to afford them. Community Christmas Shoppe is set up like a holiday gift boutique where guests come to pick out toys, games, clothes, and other gifts in a fun atmosphere that includes things like childcare, photos with Santa, and entertainment, all at…

Blue Christmas 2023

This annual event is a time when we can get together as a community and stand with those who are not in a holly-jolly mood. Some of us have gone through difficult times this year, in terms of health, family issues, job situations, losses, and then there are world events that weigh heavily on us. And even if these have not hit you personally, you likely know of someone who has been affected by loss or tragedy. Why not invite…

Liminal Christmas Tea

Mark your calendars for December 2 at 9:30 a.m. The Christmas Tea is a time to kick off the season with tea, goodies, music, games, a raffle, a story, and loads of fun! Admission is $15. Please note: Childcare is not provided at this event. Registration Instructions:As you register, you will be prompted to select the table at which you would like to sit. Please choose one table only.

Inductive Bible Study

We will be taking six weeks to dive into Paul’s letter to the Philippians through the lens of inductive Bible study. Our goal is to look at Paul’s words with fresh eyes and hearts so that we may take away significant meaning for our lives today. All levels of experience and background with inductive study are welcome! Meeting weekly, in person and via Zoom, on Wednesdays 7-8:30pm starting October 11, ending November 15.  What inductive study is: https://www.logos.com/grow/how-to-inductive-bible-study/

Flourishing in the Third Third of Life

Intended for retirees and those thinking about retirement, this six-session, video-based course from Fuller Seminary is “designed to help people in the third-third of life to fully & fruitfully” flourish in every dimension of our being. It is anchored in Scripture, and enriched by science and other disciplines to equip participants in this unique season. Questions for group discussion will follow the video. Deeper reflection during the week is encouraged but not required. Handouts with reflection questions will be provided.…

Game Day & Book Swap

Come hang out with us on Sunday, October 8th after church for a Game Day and Book Swap! We’ll have a variety of tabletop games for all levels. We’ll also be doing a Book Swap – so bring some books you are ready to pass along. And, finally, don’t forget to bring your own lunch – stash it in the coffee bar fridge or grab something from nearby. You can also bring something to share – bonus points for book…

Richard Rohr’s “The Universal Christ” Book Study

UPDATE 7.13.23 – This group has reached maximum capacity. Thank you for your interest. Stay tuned for future groups similar to this one! Join us as we read and discuss Father Richard Rohr’s 2021 book “The Universal Christ” over four sessions, every other Wednesday, beginning July 12th. From Amazon.com: “Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. ‘God loves things by becoming…

The Golden Age: A Speakeasy Project by Fractured Actors Theater Company

Fractured Actors Theater Company proudly presents The Golden Age: A Speakeasy Project, featuring 4 world premiere one-acts by Ventura County playwrights (all members of the Liminal Community). The Golden Age is an immersive theater and music experience that will transport you back to old Hollywood. Peek inside a movie mogul’s office for the world’s worst pitch meeting. It’s all accompanied by classic torch songs of yesteryear from local stage veterans. The Golden Age: A Speakeasy Project all happens inside Sweet Jay’s, where you…

Liminal Garage Sale

Caitlin Johnson has offered to host a Liminal Garage Sale with profits going to benefit Liminal’s various outreach efforts. It will take place TWO weekends in August – August 5 & 6, and August 12 & 13 from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Day Road in Ventura. For this event to be successful, we need a few things: first of all, WE NEED YOU! Caitlin is supplying the venue, but we will need VOLUNTEERS to help run the yard…

Blend Summer Retreat

This year our youth group is shifting gears from a traditional “camp” model and we are hosting a summer retreat for our students! Fear not, we will still be spending time doing all our usual camp activities of games, sharing good meals together, talks around a firepit, and what we hope will be a meaningful exploration of scripture. This year though we are doing those things from the comfort of an Airbnb in Paso Robles! We are excited to get…

Summer Picnic

The Summer Picnic is scheduled for July 30 from 12:30-4:30pm at Camino Real Park. Please plan to join us for an afternoon filled with delicious food, conversation, games, and fun in the sun! Do you have a homemade salsa recipe? If you do, you’ll want to enter the Salsa Contest! Who knows, your recipe just might be the winner! And be sure to bring a bit extra – enough for us to enjoy with our tacos. Whether or not you enter the contest, be sure get your…

Pride for Camarillo 2023

Rise and Shine! Camarillo’s second annual Pride for Camarillo festival is coming up in June and we at are planning to partake. In a time where members of the LGBTQIA+ community are quite literally being persecuted in our country, we at Liminal choose to stand with God’s children with loving and affirming support. We will not be preaching, but instead simply offering up community and information about Liminal if they wish for it. We are currently looking for volunteers to help…

Nurturer’s Day

We all have people in our lives who have nurtured us in some way. This may be a parent or it may be someone unrelated to us. And we ourselves have likely nurtured people in our lives, whether they were related to us or not. Instead of celebrating Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, we’d like to celebrate what we’re calling Nurturer’s Day, and say “Thank you!” to everyone in Liminal who has nurtured the people around them. On Sunday, June…

REGENERATE: The Art of Biblical Poetry with BibleProject.com

What? Has your world ever been changed by a song you heard, a theme or line from a play or movie, or some “truth” or realization spoken to you at a key moment in your life? This is also the realm of Biblical Poetry, where word pictures often re-state or seek to express “what’s really going on” in artful verse throughout the Scriptures in sometimes beautiful, sometimes stark – frequently murky- poetic language. Come learn, or re-investigate, the essentials of…