Bay Area Baptist Church - Fremont (CA)

Sophia Mammo There is a song that says, ‘falling in love with Jesus was the best thing I ever done.’ That’s the essence of my existence. As a young child I yearned to understand the difference between Jesus and God. For the most part -I grew up in Oakland in an Ethiopian household with a mother that often spoke of wanting peace. I never considered peace until my mother spoke of it. From my teens into my twenties, I was involved in many organizations, dance groups and wrote poems often in attempt to fill whole. However, that got old very fast. So, when I attended the Church of Latter Rain in Union City, at the age of 25 in 2005, for the very first time - I encountered a group of people who were sincere, loving and full of compassion. It was amazing! I was in awe of what I heard over the podium. So many questions and prayers I had (no one knew) was answered! The depth of the scriptures was brought to life for me. I received the Holy Ghost and my soul felt so connected to the Lord. I for the first time understood what it felt like to have peace and Joy. The same prayer my mother had. I will forever be grateful for the Truth of the Word of God and the liberty in the spirit of God that strengthens me from day to day. It has been going on 17 years since I have been attending COTLR and my life has never been the same.

Belica Dawkins I visited on a Sunday and the entrance was free. I saw the Mission, museum, the cemetery and there are a lot of knowledgeable volunteers around that joyfully share their knowledge. I recommend you to visit.

Debra Marie Hunter I’ve been looking for a church home since relocating from Delaware when I could be spiritually mentally and physically nourished and found it the first visit which was not a service but a Harvest event. Walking in the door greeted by the members speaking to the members but above all I felt Gods presence in this building and this is where God has guided me.

Desireé Zapata So thankful for this community! I just moved to California a few months ago when I started attending this church, and immediately felt welcomed and loved. There are so many opportunities for you to get connected to groups to dive deeper into the bible and to gain some amazing friends. I feel refreshed after the worship which is so important to me! There are also awesome classes for the kids to go to from new born all the way through High School! Wednesday nights they offer youth group called FCYG and they have worship, food, games and a great message! I think this is so important to grow the next generation. Im looking forward to seeing the future of this church!

Pocky Princezz This place is a great church if you want to be part of a family and get deeper with God! There are so many fun events and great people!!

Ryan Keller Mission United Methodist Church is a great church for your entire family! You will love the fellowship here and the true teaching of Gods word!

Janet G A great church full of love thank you Jesus!

Caleb Turner Pastor Ortiz is a man of God who loves the Lord, loves his family, loves his church and loves his country. He has made an impact on my familys lives and I definitely recommend this church to anyone looking for a church in the Fremont area. You will be blessed, encouraged and motivated to increase your walk with God and increase your desire to serve Him!

Amos Yang This review has to do with my extensive interaction with this church related to the property in Milpitas they are selling. I would first state that as far as I can tell, this church and its leaders seem to be decently nice people in all normal aspects that I am aware of (other than the below). However, in their endeavors to sell their former church property in Milpitas, several surprises arose, including: 1. The church is trying to sell that property for nearly $8M, but it was appraised for only barely $4M. The church tries to justify the discrepancy by pointing out a preschool meets on site, but simple market research shows the preschool is not worth anything remotely close to the additional $4M (or even half of that). 2. Their building expansion performed several years ago was not done with the necessary permits. Per Milpitas regulations, this means that any future owner who wants to make any legal revisions to the building (such as bringing the restrooms into ADA compliance, a legal necessity) will have to bring the entire property into compliance. This will be a very costly project. 3. As mentioned above, the restrooms are not ADA compliant. 4. No renovations involving permits have been performed on the building for nearly 20 years. You can imagine what that means in terms of the renovation needs of the building and its various systems (even apart from the above). We were unpleasantly surprised by all the above and more and were disappointed that the church did not inform us of the above, apparently hoping none of the above would be uncovered and that we would unwittingly carry through and purchase an overpriced lemon. Again, I have no doubt that these people may be good and nice people overall, but in terms of this real estate transaction that nearly went through, the above was my unpalatable experience.

Hanock Kommoju This is the Church we have been going for the last two and half years, Very nice congregation. My little son goes to the associates Little Lambs school which he likes very much. Our whole family is very much associated with this community!