For more information visit SENT Ministry | Golden Hills Community Church.

To serve homeless veterans; volunteers needed

Community Day Sept. 13 is for anyone and everyone

By Delta Veterans Group

The Delta Veterans Group brings Contra Costa County (CCC) “Stand Down on the Delta” a Homeless Veterans’ “Hand Up” event every other year (2015, 2017, 2019….) DVG is proud to bring Stand Down on the Delta 2025, September 12-15, to the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch.

This is a four-day event wherein U.S. military veterans receive services in Medical, Dental, Veterans Treatment Court, Housing, Job Placement, Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Counseling.

We are also looking for volunteers. Please contact us through our website at Contact Us | Delta Veterans Group.

To date the Stand Down on the Delta biennial event has helped thousands of veterans and their families, served thousands of meals, given away over 1,100 pairs of boots, over 1,500 sleeping bags, over 1,300 pairs of new jeans, $500,000 in dental care, taken over 200 veterans fishing on our Delta shores and helped many more find permanent housing.

We work with over 70 different organizations during our four day Stand Down on the Delta event. In September of 2019 over 850 Volunteers from around the State of California and even as far as South Carolina came to Antioch to help us provide these great services to our veterans.

About DVG

Delta Veterans Group is a 501(c)3 Veterans service non-profit that assists our Nation’s finest men and women with housing, employment, health, and education services. Founded in Contra Costa County in 2012 by Army veteran J.R. Wilson, DVG has now grown to provide services to surrounding Northern California areas including Alameda, Monterey, Napa, San Joaquin, San Francisco and Solano counties.

Plus, 3rd Annual Back-to-School Supply Giveaway

By Antown Webster

Antioch. Don’t miss this double event!

Join us for the 3rd Annual National Night Out AND a Back-to-School Supply Giveaway — all in one FREE, family-friendly celebration. Meet your local police officers. Bounce houses & games. FREE school supplies for students (while supplies last). Music, food & fun for all ages!

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas and select areas celebrate on the first Tuesday in October). Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more.

Tuesday, August 5, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Eagleridge Park, Eagleridge Drive, Antioch

Hosted by Antwon Webster. Sponsored by the Antioch Police Department

Tag your neighbors, bring the kids, and help us celebrate community, safety, and education!

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.

• Sunday, August 10, 2025
• 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Join Us for the 2nd Sunday’s Artisan Market in Rivertown Antioch!

By Celebrate Antioch Foundation

Set along the scenic waterfront on G Street in historic, Downtown Rivertown, this juried outdoor market takes place alongside the popular Antioch Farmers Market and features handcrafted goods from talented local artisans.

Spaces are limited and fill quickly — don’t miss out.

Click here to apply and secure your spot in this vibrant community event!

By BHBP Barbering & Styling

This Sunday make sure you bring them babies to get right before they go to school!

Stop by our Back to School Event on Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 1-4 PM for free haircuts, school supplies, food and fun for the whole family!

BHBP Barbering & Styling is located at 2765 Lone Tree Way in Antioch in the Terraces Shopping Center near Sylvia’s Country Kitchen.

For more information call (925) 350-0212 or visit our Facebook page.

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Prewett Family Park Hillside

By City of Antioch Recreation Department

In partnership with Bay Area Backyard Movement, the City of Antioch Recreation Department is excited to present our fourth annual Multicultural Festival. Highlighting cultural diversity and community engagement, this event features live performances, vendors, a kids’ zone filled with games and activities, food and so much more!

Embrace diverse cultures through captivating performances, mouthwatering cuisines, and immersive activities. It’s a day of unity, exploration, and embracing our global community as residents from various backgrounds come together to share and showcase their unique heritage, customs, art, music, food and more.

Prewett Family Park is located at 4701 Lone Tree Way.

Bay Area Backyard Movement

Bay Area Backyard Movement is a community organization whose goal is to provide a positive atmosphere that gives small businesses the opportunity to network, bring communities together, and create an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone. The Backyard Movement mission is to inspire every vendor customer throughout their many events across the Bay Area – it’s always community and collaboration, never competition.

Backyard Movement has partnered with the City of Antioch to bring an annual Multicultural Festival to our community, and now, a monthly market for all to enjoy. Learn more about Bay Area Backyard Movement when you follow them on Instagram @thebackyardmovement.

From city’s first church; fundraising goal almost met, still needs support

By Antioch Historical Society

The Antioch Historical Society hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, on the museum grounds on W. 4th Street, to build a tower to house the 157-year-old First Congregational Church bell and restore it. The bell is said to be one of the oldest known artifacts in Antioch. (See related articles here and here)

City officials and staff, Historical Society and project team members were joined by construction company representatives for the event.

Thank you to all who attended.

Project leader Dwayne Eubanks said, “the bell rang out in 1871 a year before the City was founded. The bell stood as a symbol of unity in a city of diversity.”

If you’d like to support this worthy project, please make an online donation at our website: https://antiochhistoricalmuseum.org/unity-bell-tower…/

 “There will be a patio with benches or a concrete block wall around it,” Eubanks shared. “Almost $83,000 has been raised out of the $94,000 goal.”

Checks can be sent to: Antioch Historical Museum, 1500 West 4th Street, Antioch, CA 94509. Names of sponsors will be permanently inscribed at the exhibit site. Contributions are tax deductible. If you have questions, contact Dwayne Eubanks at the Antioch Historical Society Museum at (925) 757-1326.

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.