https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories daily 0.75 2026-02-13 https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/god-is-only-getting-started monthly 0.5 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/ba7faa2d-b6c3-43c7-b52a-970e29b6e7a0/20260111_181050038_iOS.jpg Stories - Launching a 2nd Church Plant - Make it stand out On January 11, 2026, during our Sending Sunday, we surrounded our daughter church, Nations Church, in prayer. As their parent church, we laid hands on them, asking God to guide, protect, and empower them for the work ahead. The words below were part of what was shared by Pastor Phil before we prayed together. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/ruinans-baptism-testimony monthly 0.5 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/43385b80-7a8c-4821-a5d9-e163bfd26583/IMG_4462.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony - Make it stand out This photo was taken right after Ruinan made a commitment to follow Jesus in Spring 2023. Two years later, he’s baptized. God has been quietly and beautifully at work all along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815547759-0HAJQMAIVJB80KZJQNP5/20251103_233812000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815547250-IIIA8IMXOPIDEF4YI7AB/20251103_233651000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815550808-ZVSIMRPRN5ADASMUGQ5M/20251103_233558000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815552154-5DPQ0X6E3TWGOZR3GPU6/20251103_233526000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815559219-2C9ZSJMFRH2BW0JLIGKD/20251103_233835000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815554993-BXB1IXTDQUD7PL4LGOYB/20251103_233450000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815557489-0YOM0TJ8FMKTFWOX45RS/20251103_233436000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1764815634001-U3GMXUGQGTC738LCUDTX/20251103_233901000_iOS.jpg Stories - Ruinan’s Baptism Testimony https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/game-on-fall-outreach monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/674dbc4a-e403-489d-9fd6-04c238d304a1/Screenshot+2025-10-16+at+4.17.19%E2%80%AFPM.png Stories - Game On! Fall Outreach - Make it stand out We launched Game On! with a lot of unknowns, but matched by a lot of prayer. God answered in our first week as 16 kids played, 13 parents connected, and 14 people served, including our outreach team, who welcomed 45 neighbors. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/summer-stories monthly 0.5 2025-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/5920e86c-8539-4029-8311-7e79b0851752/20250819_201635000_iOS.jpg Stories - Summer Stories - Make it stand out This is one of five host families, who all together drew in 200+ people for food, games, and meaningful connection between their neighbors and our church family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1756445491143-3LXLKDCF5WHZVQ9QASPQ/20250823_064159000_iOS.jpg Stories - Summer Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1756445490388-OD0Z0XY3IXIIGPRP5L4V/20250812_194549000_iOS.jpg Stories - Summer Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1756445499694-8G4WBQ2SY3SZDOKRMP0W/20250812_194637000_iOS.jpg Stories - Summer Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1756445501410-YAEUIJXRA3MWFSZ6N2AD/20250822_225121705_iOS.jpg Stories - Summer Stories https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/state-of-our-church monthly 0.5 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/0c81a812-3e77-41d8-9a71-e92c967f0f2b/DSC_1179.jpg Stories - State of Our Church - Make it stand out Members of both Anthem & Nations Church, who is our daughter church, came together for our church retreat in May https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/34-miracles-amp-counting monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/49e3f669-ffec-43bf-8ef4-ea7b7df41546/baptism2.png Stories - 34 Miracles & Counting! - Make it stand out Alvin, who is our Church Planting Resident, was given the opportunity to baptize five adults at the first worship gathering for our next church plant in Auburn, Washington. He and his wife, Juana, were overjoyed at the response of over 90 people, who gathered to worship together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/876000cc-61bd-4fdb-a902-106bb0bdd251/pic+of+prelaunch+group.jpg Stories - 34 Miracles & Counting! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/our-new-home monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/a21d5dd5-82f2-49c4-bd9a-9bafa751b042/Screenshot+2024-12-06+103357.jpg Stories - This Storm Stirred Up a Solution - This was our first weekly church gathering at our new location in Eastside Christian School’s Chapel on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Our first church gathering at Eastside Christian School’s Chapel on Sunday, September 8th, 2024. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/our-journey-of-reaching-youth monthly 0.5 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/a0cf21d6-2b13-431a-bbf6-b9567534d8dd/IMG_3388.jpg Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth - Make it stand out Angeles & Vaughan led a weekly afterschool program, monthly events, and one-on-one mentoring to bring youth together from outside of our church. Pictured here are our students sharing in some ice cream together with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068823132-BMYJYPPYYQRSSG0VYZ76/1.png Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068826817-SSE2SWN99WYUBVNLWPFQ/2.png Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068788345-JELC7WD3PXBIUI46CX3A/IMG_3575.jpg Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068826950-CNK6XRPCL2ZH4LNL8I3D/3.png Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068789961-94TMJ3AUIX7EA213E112/IMG_3576.jpg Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068828779-09XMGQYSMII3Z9RMXHZX/4.png Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1728068869428-V1AIUXYEOKA5QIETK6G6/IMG_3388.JPG Stories - Our Journey of Reaching Youth https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/0u315skw4k6l567uu8rlvico6ca8rk monthly 0.5 2024-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/be4fa942-06f8-431a-83ef-4eae8b292188/20240428_183202821_iOS+%281%29.jpg Stories - Changing Lives Together - Make it stand out Earlier this spring, there were 51 members and friends of our church, who spent the weekend together at the Firs Conference Center to grow closer to God and to each other. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/isaacs-baptism-testimony monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/51bbb7b3-af14-473d-9657-82e651f37799/20240505_180641271_iOS.jpg Stories - Isaac’s Baptism Testimony - Make it stand out Our church celebrated Isaac’s baptism on May 5th, 2024, which drew in our largest gathering to date with over 100 people, who worshipped together. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/meet-alvin-and-juana monthly 0.5 2024-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/00c7890c-a3e9-4686-984b-730988cb119c/IMG_3461.jpg Stories - Meet Alvin & Juana - Make it stand out Alvin, Juana, and Kaya Rebong joined our church in the fall of 2023 to be prepared to plant a future church as our next Church Planting Resident. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/investing-in-youth monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/aa64f2f5-c604-480e-bc4c-29e4ab004406/vaughan.png Stories - Investing in Youth - Make it stand out Vaughan and his leadership team of young adults and students take their group of 13 youth from our local community on a special monthly event to have fun and make some memories together, like ice skating in Bellevue as they did last November. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/tracys-testimony monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/fa4c7122-9bd9-40b0-99ab-49bb849be179/IMG_2237.jpg Stories - Tracy’s Baptism Testimony - Make it stand out Our church celebrated Tracy’s baptism on September 3rd, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1697760934193-EY9SQNCFDLRG1SWWDRR5/IMG_2205.jpg Stories - Tracy’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1697761096522-ECTBQNC18FKD6D121P9A/IMG_2227.jpg Stories - Tracy’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1697760829006-XCV5MLWBVU8KW8XP5UPP/IMG_2237.JPG Stories - Tracy’s Baptism Testimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1697760846203-FRP2E0BASFN40N5GXB1G/IMG_2247.JPG Stories - Tracy’s Baptism Testimony https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/third-year-adjustments monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693267835738-JHFB0HBI2JFYRG49VS8R/CR+Group+at+YES.JPG Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268121375-SKHG6M2EJGVUMJPRESST/IMG_0844.JPEG Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268148862-7K1FD5P2R7273UW2V5LD/20230729_201848220_iOS.jpg Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268168094-WTO29COZAEGSBCCQ4ZZ8/20230722_163928245_iOS.jpg Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268204896-ACK5KZ1DWU2KG52K1AW8/20230704_232750282_iOS.jpg Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268301892-ND7U0QHAADEWG01G246I/IMG_1726.JPEG Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268364693-CCWUXXPZFNR3OBH7EUQT/IMG_6706.jpg Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1693268456658-QNDI2ZH60RDHN5NP98QC/IMG_7269.jpg Stories - Third Year Adjustments https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/why-we-do-what-we-do monthly 0.5 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/0b7c3642-5f2f-42ca-9dc2-3c6007a5f197/IMG_2083.jpg Stories - Why We do What We do - Make it stand out We spent a weekend together to grow in our relationship to God and one another. The focus of our conversation was on our multiethnic distinctive, and how loving one another and our neighbor has changed as globalization has changed our church. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/a-note-from-our-guest monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/757f1655-3d2a-4018-819a-4eefbda036b4/Resized_20221113_121405.jpg Stories - A Note from Our Guest - Make it stand out Important to us is to linger after the Sunday gathering, and to start conversations that form new and deepen existing relationships. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/why-plant-in-wyoming monthly 0.5 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/2c856402-b573-46e5-a190-061470710d85/20230122_162658490_iOS.jpg Stories - Why Plant in Wyoming? - Make it stand out Jeff and Beth stand outside the location of their public opening for Thunder Basin Community Church on January 22nd, 2023. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/dear-esl-teacher monthly 0.5 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1bc2bcf5-6bce-4d90-87c9-b6fe2873d576/20230116_225719038_iOS.png Stories - Dear ESL Teacher - Make it stand out Our weekly Talk Time, which is led by Judy, started just a couple of months ago. We already have maxed our capacity, and are praying for native English speakers to help us meet this growing need in our community. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/the-gift-of-church monthly 0.5 2022-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/09b21a88-a4ee-43c5-8cab-7d0b14eea0f3/20221218_005824914_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church - Make it stand out Annabelle Hung hosted a Christmas Party. Ligaya captured a moment with Sharon (left), Judy (middle), and Grace (right) laughing together during a gift exchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738534217-M82A68TQMHHM52LYBM5U/20221217_234111567_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738550423-X8KWBI4S1A1VJ75RIJHA/20221217_233351048_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738550796-Q0IJUG5GF9KPQS0Q3JCT/20221217_233357765_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738551515-IYYFVZK6TENF8XI04HW4/20221217_234111567_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738560579-ZACW2REQZ53PTWTBPYLF/20221217_234128293_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1671738560728-INNBXH2BGFRM2RRL65L2/20221218_003833210_iOS.jpg Stories - The Gift of Church https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/two-stories-of-life-change monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/58076b2b-21dd-4743-b383-97d5e04908fc/20221113_194838313_iOS.jpg Stories - Two Stories of Life Change - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/unseen-footprints monthly 0.5 2022-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/b97d6d5c-cadb-492a-b3e9-377f44d9184b/20220814_194228408_iOS.jpg Stories - Unseen Footprints - Make it stand out After we moved to our new location, we started hosting picnics every Sunday after the weekly gathering for our church to come together, and to build community over a meal. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/home-is-where-the-heart-is monthly 0.5 2022-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/41030ca1-34d9-460c-a457-b661cdd75d14/IMG_2691.jpg Stories - Our Heart for Crossroads - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/loving-neighbor-by-teaching-english monthly 0.5 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/d9d16ae7-f3d8-4e58-9970-86eb31c4236e/20220613_023527483_iOS.jpg Stories - Loving Neighbor by Teaching English - Make it stand out Members from our 2021-22 graduating class of teachers and students from Anthem Church’s first ever ESL Outreach. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/how-is-this-possible monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/2fd4f654-8a66-4497-b725-97a6c8e1b883/Neu_Fam.jpg Stories - How Is This Possible? - Make it stand out Our church laid hands on the Neubauer family to prayerfully send them out at our retreat earlier this month, which is amazing because we also did this with Jeff and Beth last year. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/meeting-needs monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/9894be0b-40d0-4bec-afa1-552d3b016831/IMG_9214.jpg Stories - Meeting Needs - Make it stand out Topher led a game at a weekly gathering with Youth For Christ https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/serving-the-city monthly 0.5 2022-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/cf53f863-e820-4477-a359-0da4b9c41536/20220316_022701301_iOS.jpg Stories - Serving the City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/facing-your-trial monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/e212c40e-3f54-4109-aac7-85fced3b99fa/andrey-metelev-7vXXYBzNO-U-unsplash.jpg Stories - How To Face Your Trial - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/launching-point monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629445339279-X9BSPABO4K2R7X350GVM/Anthem+Summit+%2882+of+123%29.jpg Stories - Launching Point - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/meet-jeff-christina-carl-and-annabelle monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629444672383-JJHZ0J8U1APMXPA3VT1L/anthem_8.8.21_small-022.jpg Stories - Meet Our Church Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/meet-grace-rich-and-eloise monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629444059213-AX9DPBU9B4QWXR49XMO5/anthem_8.8.21_small-007.jpg Stories - Meet Grace, Rich & Eloise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/new-years-challenge monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629443371274-DXS92ZAY04K3SQVPFLKT/unsplash-image-PXl_S152jNM.jpg Stories - NEW YEAR’S CHALLENGE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-ar3y6 monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629442636076-MVK4OQLP6UQTVO68I4CK/unsplash-image-CvQfGJmJ6zs.jpg Stories - OUR LOCATION - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/stories/our-reason monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629442711888-BPZTV6AAIVD8H0KQFSEN/Photo+7.1+of+outreach+at+BC.jpg Stories - OUR REASON - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/b125187c-14a2-402a-a179-e476b673789b/DSC_1179.jpg Home - missional & Multicultural God brought the world into our neighborhood with a purpose for us. The Christian mission is for every person from every language group to hear the good news and to encounter the good life in Jesus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/6366d90f-72a2-4f11-80c4-cb8be564863f/DSC_1201.jpg Home - come this Sunday We believe a relationship with Jesus cultivated through His Church will transform you to fulfill your God-given purpose in life. We meet every Sunday at 9:30a to know God in the Bible, to trust God in prayer, to love one another in fellowship, and to celebrate good news. https://www.anthemeastside.com/visit daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628753142202-IED6YM8JA3I5EHI8NZEO/anthem_8.8.21_small-001.jpg Come Visit - plan your visit New here? We are too! Our church is just a few years old, and we want every guest to feel right at home with us. Here is some basic information about our weekly gathering so that you know what to expect when you visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628753373527-ID5AJB366ZJMQCY7D1QK/anthem_8.8.21_small-025.jpg Come Visit - Bring the whole Family Our church has men and women, boys and girls from every age and stage of life. We value the older caring for the younger, and the younger supporting the older so that we cultivate an intergenerational faith family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1627624232700-WXJK1PX1O9V635MAB2ES/Petersen-3812.jpg Come Visit - PHIL PETERSON As the Pastor of Anthem Church, it is his hope to establish a community that embodies the person of Jesus. The Bible describes the church as the body of Christ, which is to say, the identity and purpose of the church should demonstrate the life and mission of Jesus. One of his favorite things in life is to talk with people about their faith. He would love an opportunity to personally meet you, to hear about your life, to share his story, and to answer any questions about our church. https://www.anthemeastside.com/resources daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/6c1437b5-7cf8-4fae-85c4-6feb4f8c16e7/anthem_8.8.21_small-008.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629693724566-66X0L8CSZWMEPWHTPCVV/Screenshot+2021-06-29+203940.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1625024580658-KNBIN9NJEFUMKQUWKI3L/Screenshot+2021-06-29+203911.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629699873902-M49QJM7PHFV3BVJ03UHL/anthem_8.8.21_small-052.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1625009277911-OK7GGSYY69MH36MV0I31/DSC_9204.JPG Resources https://www.anthemeastside.com/background daily 0.75 2021-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628754838570-YXCX8DTXIWZCOGK544TX/anthem_8.8.21_small-020.jpg Background - Yet only 10% of churches in the U.S. are reaching foreign-born residents, and of the churches that do, only a small fraction of the congregation is engaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1625010070000-IUKXCRPIHBSG2A3HZXW4/Anthem+Summit+%2888+of+123%29.jpg Background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628754925824-9Q3RZBX4QNE1B8FHWFR1/anthem_8.8.21_small-150.jpg Background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1625010292410-GPK2XPX7777QY4EVPET6/Anthem+Summit+%2835+of+123%29.jpg Background https://www.anthemeastside.com/beliefs daily 0.75 2021-09-15 https://www.anthemeastside.com/values daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628611857767-85A8EAX9M91A9040XML8/Our%2BValues-01.jpg Values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628611899819-I7NAP9TO0JHIF9ZWTYGN/Our%2BValues-04.jpg Values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628611933955-2G8YUZZP1RPHXI04CP8Q/Our%2BValues-08.jpg Values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628834151311-S5G19MYDZIJVYQXLT7LA/Our+Values-12.png Values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628834181079-1453TH0AXQK4VVLOTHHJ/Our+Values-11.png Values https://www.anthemeastside.com/vision daily 0.75 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628835835373-HLXSEJYADYH5MD7FDD7E/Anthem+Summit+%2867+of+123%29.jpg Vision - 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Meet Pastor PHil As the Pastor of Anthem Church, it is his hope to establish a community that embodies the person of Jesus. The Bible describes the church as the body of Christ, which is to say, the identity and purpose of the church should demonstrate the life and mission of Jesus. One of his favorite things in life is to talk with people about their faith. He would love an opportunity to personally meet you, to hear about your life, to share his story, and to answer any questions about our church. https://www.anthemeastside.com/meet-the-pastor daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/6c1437b5-7cf8-4fae-85c4-6feb4f8c16e7/anthem_8.8.21_small-008.jpg Meet the Pastor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/88a63f8b-9524-4490-b823-6093736fe397/anthem_8.8.21_small-142.jpg Meet the Pastor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/b34a0248-b257-47ec-865d-2054eddceb23/Photo+28.1.jpg Meet the Pastor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629447368880-G9V3DB7JNWJM0NSA9TLV/IMG_2476.jpg Meet the Pastor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629446212786-D1S2UXT7O6MO3AHS85XL/Photo+2+Phil+and+Dad.JPG Meet the Pastor - discipled in a tire shop “I learned how to follow Jesus in a tire shop. Watching my dad share his faith with truck drivers and small-town politicians in Anoka, Minnesota showed me how a Christian ought to live during the week. When my dad died, these men shared story after story of how my dad’s love transformed their lives. In reality, they experienced the love of God through my dad’s life and testimony. I knew this was the kind of life I had to live.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629446329140-41XAGG1EXO5K7IJ551L4/Photo+3+with+cross+cultural+family.jpg Meet the Pastor - cross-cultural family “The culture gap between a Minnesotan and a Filipino family is wide. Having to build bridges across our own cultural differences, Ligaya and I have gained a profound joy in creating a new cross-cultural family together. United by our faith, we learned how genuine solidarity needs a heart-driven, Christ-centered love. Our family has truly prepared us to build meaningful cross-cultural relationships in our city.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629446627386-YKW90AZGXUJES70OS69W/Photo+18.1.jpg Meet the Pastor - ministry experience “We are called to serve the church. With over 16 years in church and Christian nonprofit ministry, I have experience leading youth, college, adult, and international ministries. After graduating from Multnomah Biblical Seminary in 2017, I served as the Pastor of Intercultural Ministry for Crossroads Bible Church in Bellevue, WA. I developed and empowered an ethnically diverse leadership, who served their Chinese, Filipino, Indian, and Korean communities so that we built a visible unity in our diverse church of 2,500 people.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1629447007621-D9RDWOZQB7ACXBXEZ6RX/Photo+5+ringing+bell.jpg Meet the Pastor - growth in adversity “Our world stopped when Ligaya was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. God used that hardship to strip our faith down to its foundation. We relearned a new level of trusting God when life felt too difficult to endure. Today our life is rebuilt upon an unshakeable confidence that God is not only leading us, but providing all that we need to live the good life in Jesus.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1631077549584-3C3NNFIU8699424Y0ZAG/anthem_8.8.21_small-099.jpg Meet the Pastor - starting a church “Starting a church in a pandemic was not been without questions or concerns whether this was the right time. As we prayed, we followed God’s lead, and began inviting people on September 1, 2020 to partner with us by praying, giving, and/or going. A year later, God assembled a launch team of 25 households, consisting of 38 adults and 14 children, to start Anthem Church. Not only that, but eight were baptized that summer and another couple felt led to start another church. We praise God that our church plant not only launched with new life, but even started our own daughter church.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/eb4896b3-3d9a-4523-83cb-d0b42b47d2e0/DSC_1179.jpg Meet the Pastor - establishing a church “Today, God is establishing Anthem Church as a healthy community where each person contributes to the life of the church. Over the past five years, God has grown our church family to around 90 people from more than 40 households, shaping us into a hospitable community marked by love for one another. We are grateful to have found a home at Eastside Christian School, located in one of the most ethnically diverse areas of our city, and we see this as part of God’s purpose in bringing the world to us. Our church represents Filipino, Chinese, Romanian, Ukrainian, Anglo American, African American, Asian American, Canadian, Taiwanese, Mongolian, and Indian backgrounds, and we celebrate the unique cultural expressions God has woven into our life together.” https://www.anthemeastside.com/what-to-expect daily 0.75 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1630435169782-WTJAVT7QPYG6EA19W4CS/What+to+Expect-01.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1630435251710-P6WUT9E7ACYMZMRQHAM2/What+to+Expect-05.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628612384112-AFWC099F6CVJ2VJ3VEUH/Expect-09.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1631601042473-WO3JQ5SBDPSLFU6AJL79/What+to+Expect-06.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628612332427-ID8EKL5YR44CAWDMVP6K/Our+Values-11.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628612411761-QP1U2H321WC0A7NK0S1C/Expect-15.png What to Expect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.anthemeastside.com/kids-and-youth daily 0.75 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/ddb80f31-91fc-4375-bb2c-8fcef2eff763/Anthem+Summit+%2820+of+123%29.jpg Kids & Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/418c76ca-bdc1-4cfd-8b46-8f186720ed8b/Anthem+Summit+%28106+of+123%29.jpg Kids & Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/5818f07d-7c23-4431-b659-7e9504c75595/Anthem+Summit+%2856+of+123%29.jpg Kids & Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/6e880ff9-ceea-421b-986f-6a6526a7cc62/anthem_8.8.21_small-063.jpg Kids & Youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628753836517-2IJM1LDRZDTS0HEWW4LP/anthem_8.8.21_small-007.jpg Kids & Youth - Sunday programming Adults and kids worship together for the first 30 minutes. Elementary and Preschool children are dismissed before the sermon to have fun and learn with their teachers from 10am-11:30am. The youth remain with the adults through the sermon, and are dismissed to talk about what they learned with an adult and their peers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628754616536-4ABH60W6R3678JHLYEQX/Anthem%2BSummit%2B%252873%2Bof%2B123%2529.jpg Kids & Youth - midweek programming One of our church members is serving with Young Life, and hosts a mid-week group at their home on Sunday nights and on Wednesday mornings for teenagers from 11 to 19 years of age. They collaborate with a team of adults, who build mentoring relationships through an afterschool program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b68e76bb381b5c49f2b699/1628754137790-2VTBVPL7LGRQN2EOXLHL/anthem_8.8.21_small-070.jpg Kids & Youth - safety and security Our director is protective of our kids safety. 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