Costa Mesa / California / United States
Fairview Community Church A vibrant, open and loving congregation, serving as a beacon of joy and peace in Orange County ; encouraging each other in our faith as we grow in our lives through service to Jesus our Lord and Teacher. We are a progressive congregation of the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. We are an Open, Welcoming and Affirming Church for all people especially the LGBT community. Welcome to our safe space! May this be a sanctuary for ALL! We welcome our gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender sisters and brothers to join with us in hearing Jesus call to share Gods love in the full life, ministry and witness of our struggle for justice and peace. We the members of Fairview Community Church pray our fellow congregations sharing denominational identity with the American Baptist Churches and United Church of Christ will work with us to invite all Gods children into a community of love. Rev. Sarah Halverson was called to Fairview Community Church on May 7, 2006. She won us over with her candidating sermon, A Real Page Turner: Living the Code.Rev. Sarah began her ministry with us on August 1, 2006. You can listen to her Sunday morning services on our podcast page or through itunes at http: //fairviewcc.mypodcast.com / Each member is responsible for his/her personal interpretation of the Bible and for supplementing learning from the Bible with learning from alternative sources as he/she sees fit
