Grove Church - San Diego (CA)

Douglas Reed Christ exalting church with great biblical teaching, and wonderful fellowship. Excellent place of prayer for the nations!

Clifton Luke I have been attending Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego for over one year. I moved here from San Francisco (where I lived for 25+ years) and hoped to find a loving church community. Throughout my adult life, I have visited many churches but never really found anything that felt like a good fit. The moment I entered my first service at the Met, I immediately felt welcomed. Everyone is friendly, inviting, and non-pushy. The churchs philosophy is "come as you are." You dont have to hold any specific religious beliefs. The outlook is that everyone is on their own spiritual journey. Its a very accepting church. Anyone that wants to may take communion. This gentle, loving approach is what draws me to the Met, and the people are truly loving, kind, and supportive. There is no pressure to believe or do anything. Another major upside is that the church is financially stable (for example, it owns its own building), so there is also no pressure to contribute generously. I am confident you will find that this church will warmly welcome you and provide you the space, support and loving respect to nurture your deeply personal relationship with God, whatever it is meant to be for you.

Paul Dal "Fresh. Real. Powerful" , Ive been attending Awaken Church for 4 years now and my life has truly been transformed. Just like those three words, every sermon is fresh, you wont hear the same message preached twice (unless you jump to different campuses) , its real and raw as the speakers are transparent, and powerful because the Word of God is preached and has the power to shift hearts, break bondages, and transform lives. I grew up Catholic and never knew what a true relationship with God looks like. I can keep on, but heres just a gist of it :). If youre on the fence, just go and experience it for yourself, bless!

Sarah McFadden They have A. Room that is, for donations, food clothing. Hopefully Blinkit and they allow people to come there when they need resources which is awesome. Because Ive been in that situation. Where I just dont have anything that would make me feel like being.

Angeli Li Beautiful church first inside mass in sat. 9/14 surprised nice music, outside church beautiful view always came here for the views, came back 10/19 sat. 10/20 sun hope USD Catholic Church care about the country vote for freedom

Becca J V Went here for an SD catholic event always great to visit other catholic parishes around SD. Was only at the parish hall so I would need to come back one day for mass.

Carol Walker This church is truly about being in relationship with members and the community. Attend services, sign up for a small group so you will have friends to do life with you. Authentic biblical teaching and worship. Children, teen, and college/career programs are excellent. Online community is vibrant and engaged. Need a blessing or healing or encouragement? Start here to find your way. They will show you the way, and walk the path with you.

Havilah Houston SDCF Holds a special places in my heart. The moment you walk in you are greeted warmly. The teaching is scripturely sound. The offer a great children program. There are so many ways to connect and grow in your faith.

Ché TL;DR this church saved my faith. In 2020, discouraged by the lack of pastors preaching unity from the pulpit in the midst of racial tensions, I left the church altogether. I spent 2021 deconstructing a faith I’d been born into. After realizing that life without God in community is no better, I decided to dip my toe in church life again, and was led to Park Hill. By the grace of God, I entered a community group where the topics I was struggling with were directly addressed, and was even invited into the racial reconciliation cohort. Here, I had a safe space to wrestle through the issues that pushed me away from church in the first place. The lead pastors were even part of that cohort, not to speak and be heard but simply hear what the vulnerable members of their congregation had to say. I can tell you from experience, that this willingness to hear how the Church had done the vulnerable, wrong, is not a commitment I have seen at other places. The leadership leaning in and making change from the pulpit, preaching against division in this country and emphasizing God’s heart for unity through sound scripture, helped heal my heart for the church. I got to know the lead pastors from a few interactions over the years, and I can tell you that their heart is truly burdened for their flock and for sound biblical teaching in an increasingly divided landscape. To those who put down leadership behind the scenes: it’s true, they’re not perfect, and running any size church is hard. To the person who said the pastors walked right past you: have grace. New people come in all the time, and if you introduce yourself they will welcome you warmly. From my experience and that of many I had met there — genuine Christ followers trying to grow and learn and do better — Park Hill fosters environments that challenges us to put our flesh aside and grow as a body. We need more of this now, Christians unafraid to stand on scripture FOR people, not against them, than ever.

Bradley Sundsbarm Very nice mothers day service. Solid sermon that is actually scripture based and they aren’t political like some churches in the area which is also is a big plus. Very welcoming