Ocean View Church - San Diego (CA)

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!

Susan Bourrillion This is a fabulous church to worship God and learn about Jesus. As Christians we go out into the community to be good people and spread, love, warmth and positivity. It is an LGBTQ open and affirming church. Everyone is welcome here. It’s sad when family members are homophobic . We have never had cheesy drag shows. However, there are some fabulously written and performed acts that take place in October for our Theology of Broadway theme. These services will not disappoint and are beautifully portrayed by the loving congregation members. Never a dull moment and we have a fun and positive approach to our children’s Worship and Wonder as well.

Dominic Cornell Luminous City Church is unlike any church family I had been a part of! Their culture is so loving and accepting, and they truly love their city. They do monthly I Love My City events around San Diego to spread the love as Jesus would want us to. They talk the talk and walk the walk!

Samuel Liu Great place with sound doctrine of the Bible , also very friendly to guests and newcomers . Visiting San Diego from Ontario CA

Denise Anaid Araiza Love going here on Mondays at 9am! This my spot with my Madrina. I love how small and humble the community is! If you feel you have a heavy heart come here. God will take care of you. El santisimo esta chiquito pero sientes la precensia de Dios! El Padre es buena onda! Vayan!!

Wanda Brothers Flood is a wonderful church with a passion for making the world a better place instead of being self-righteous and telling people how they should live. Its quite refreshing and the pastoral staff are wonderful human beings. I highly recommend this church. They set up a wonderful family experience for Easter including bunnies to pet and a wonderful flower backdrop to take Easter pictures to post

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.

Annie Dami Kim Kairos is a Greek word that means divine moment or opportunity. Kairos Christian Church is a welcoming church that offers a community of believers that strive to grow closer to God, individually and as a body of Christ. There is one main service for college, young adults, and young parents. There is a separate service for Children in the same building. Aside from regular Sunday service, there are weekly small group meetings in various locations throughout the San Diego County and regular prayer meetings at the church building.

Juan Luis Gutierrez In my quest to visit every Catholic Church in San Diego county I attended mass here. So far, it has the best paintings of our Religions history. This is an amazing church to pray. Very close to Down Town, in Little Italy. Plenty of free parking.

Annie Poore The grove church has the best bible-based teaching I have ever heard. I attend every Sunday and when I cant, I watch online so I dont miss anything. The people here are so welcoming and outgoing, it makes it so fun and easy to get connected and get involved. I have especially loved their childrens ministry. I have three kids and they LOVE going to their classes and Cara, the director is so great! She communicates so well and is so caring about our kids and family! I would highly recommend this church to anyone looking to get connected and deepen their relationship with the Lord.