For the past three weeks, church volunteers have performed acts of kindness as part of a community-outreach project they call "Ignite."
On Saturday, the volunteers were at the corners of Limonite and Hamner avenues. They handed out 2,000 bottles to commuters.
"The ultimate vision isn't to have people warm a seat at our church, but rather to get people to go out in our community and do good deeds and show God's love in tangible ways," church pastor Mark Lee said.
The church will meet for the first time Feb. 10 at River Heights Intermediate School in Corona.
The volunteers' initial act of kindness was this past summer, when they passed out 6,500 bottles of water in five weeks, washed 95 cars for free and hauled junk from 16 homes to a dumpster in Temecula.
In late January, volunteers painted the boys' and girls' locker rooms and removed graffiti from lockers at the River Heights school.
They also continued to pass out bottles to commuters and bought Valentine's Day "thank you" gifts for Waste Management employees.
While about 40 people volunteered on Saturday at the Limonite and Hamner intersection, others took down Christmas lights at a Corona residence, and some painted bathrooms at the River Heights school.
"It's a good feeling to help people," volunteer Steve Koppes said. "Helping people is one of the church's visions, and that's a vision I have. It helps the community, and it can all start by just simply taking down Christmas lights."
Lee said the church wants to show the community that "it's not about what the community can do for the church but what the church can do for the community."
Lee said commuters on Saturday at the Limonite and Hamner intersection were mostly surprised and grateful for the acts of kindness.
"I think they also think we may be part of Caltrans," said Lee, who was clad in a fluorescent orange vest. "But once we tell them who we are and why we're doing this and that there are no strings attached, they're all very accepting."
Forms of gratitude from commuters came in forms of honks, waves and yells of "God bless you."
To see pictures of "Ignite", click here.