First Baptist Church Gilroy has been around since 1944. It belongs to the California Southern Baptist Convention and the Central Coast Baptist Association. Sunday services include 9:30am English Bible study and Spanish worship service, and an 11am English worship service and Spanish Bible study. Youth under 18 can attend Sunday school at 9:30am and a Wednesday night Bible study at 6:30 p.m., and there is a playground for the children's ministry. The church has a show on Channel 20 five times a week.
First Presbyterian Church has a growing congregation in downtown Livermore. The church offers service every Sunday and serves the Tri-Valley and beyond. Steve Wilde is the pastor.
In the church's monthly newsletter, Father Tom Verber muses on the generous deeds of his church and school staff, noting that the new principal of Our Lady of Grace School, Ryan Brusco, helped "repaint the walls around the lunch area." Students of the school, writes Father Tom, spent time preparing background scenery for a summer school stage play.
It's this level of community involvement that defines Our Lady of Grace Church, making it the ideal place to come for answers about tying the knot, starting a Christ-centered family, baptisms and many other spiritual needs.
Lynnewood United Methodist Church is a Pleasanton congregation located on Black Avenue. The church hosts regular worship services as well as adult education, Sunday school, community service, Bible study and choir programs. Visit the Lynnewood United Methodist Church Web site to view a worship or event schedule
Valley Church is an independent Bible church. This diverse Silicon Valley church community is unified by its love for Jesus Christ as the savior. The community also is characterized by its respect for the Bible as the word of God. Mutual respect and engagement with the community and the world via missions are the hallmarks of this church. Traditional-style worship services are offered early Sunday mornings and a later worship service is in a more contemporary style. Sunday School classes are organized by age and interest.
A private religious educational institution, GVCA is organized for kindergarten through ninth grade. The Academy provides, stated a spokesperson, "high academic standards in a safe and disciplined atmosphere." There are many electives available as well, including Spanish, choir and drama. Students may participate in a variety of sports. The Academy fields teams that compete in the Sacramento-based Parochial Athletic League (PAL).
It is a very structured educational environment, with a lot of rules, designed to encourage students to always honor authority, to be polite, productive, prompt and prepared," said the spokesman.
St Mark's is a Lutheran church and school serving Citrus Heights, California. The mission of the school is to glorify God, grow in His word, and go with the gospel. The goal of the school is to mold children into children of God by focusing on spirit, intellect, the body and social skills, all godly principles. The school has a Lion's Club, Cub Club, Summer Youth Programs, FACES program, youth groups, a basketball team, volleyball team, and track and field team. The church holds Bible study sessions for adults and children, as well as worship services.
Christ The King Church offers weekday masses, confession and reconciliation, and a Sunday Vigil Mass. It provides baptism and religious education for small children, as well as a liturgy committee and vacation Bible camp.
The church also has many of its homilies and sermons available on audio tape and compact disc. In addition, Christ The King Church offers communal penance service for the congregation in the days between Advent and Lent.
Del Cerro Baptist Church offers missionary and youth programs and study groups. It also has a large parking lot.
Desert Springs Church is an active community church. It provides youth programs, Bible study and Sunday worship services. Desert Springs Church is a church that provides direction and faith to young and old members alike. Parking is located in the rear of the church.
University Lutheran Church is located across from UCSD. It is a small church with a traditional structure. The courtyard and entryway are heavily shaded with oak trees. For further information about the congregation, visit University Lutheran's website.
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church in Clayton has numerous community and youth activities, such as prayer classes, book studies, even music concerts. Its motto is "Open hearts, open minds, open doors." An events calendar is on the website.
This small mosque tucked above offices in downtown Livermore has served Muslim families since 1994. With a full-time imam, it offers the five daily prayers, Arabic and Islamic classes for children, study groups for women and interfaith and community initiatives. Religious-school classes are held on Sundays, rather than the traditional Islamic Fridays, in accord with the American work and school week.
Founded in 1998, the Islamic Center hosts five daily prayers, Islamic school during the school year (Monday - Thursday from 5pm to 7pm), a Muslim Children's Summer Day Camp and many other celebrations, classes, social and educational events for community members of all ages.
Grace Bible Church proclaims that its house of worship promotes "changed lives [that are] glorifying Christ". The church is committed to nurturing its members and spreading the word of God through its services and programs. The church offers child care during its services. Online prayer requests can be submitted via the church's website. The pastor is Steve Converse.
The Agoura Bible Fellowship is a non-denominational church located north of the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills. The church offers weekly worship services on Sundays, during which Sunday school classes are available for children. In addition, the church offers a variety of programs and activities for kids, teens and adults, as well as musical, community outreach and missonary programs.
In 1961, nine people gathered in Oceanside to create the non-denominational Lighthouse Christian Church. Fifty years later, this congregation has reached almost 1000 weekly members. Though currently in renovation, the entire campus plans to include classrooms, a gym, children's play yard, plaza and outdoor seating area, as well as 500 parking spaces. Programs here include Ladies Night Out, Children's Program, Men's Breakfast and much more. It has one traditional and two contemporary worship services every Sunday.
Elsinore First Assembly Church sits on beautiful landscaped grounds nestled in the Lake Elsinore hills. The Church resembles a college campus with two seperate buildings and an assembly hall. The main entrance opens into a large hotel style foyer with a cafeteria and an information desk. Elsinore First Assembly features an open altar and a casual atmosphere. Church services often include videos, dramatic interpretations and movie clips. Elsinore First Assembly offers men's and women's Bible study, student ministries and a very popular marriage ministry.
St. Martha Catholic Church is an excellent resource to Catholics in the community. Providing plenty of youth programs, as well as communion and confirmation programs, the congregation donates time, money and food to the community. Wednesday and Sunday service is available, and the large building provides classrooms, halls for prayer, as well as facilities to celebrate larger events, like weddings and wakes.
