Sanctuary Church - Irvine (CA)

5 /5 Jon McMullen: I Was driving north on the 405 from San Diego on my way to a meeting Sunday morning. Something compelled me to pull off the freeway on the jamboree exit. I see all these waving smiling faces in orange shirts, guiding me. for whatever reason the path of shirts lead to the sanctuary church at the Hyatt Regency. I decided to make a detour and check it out. Walking in and seeing all the smiling faces really help me feel not alone while dealing with the passing of my father. I believe this is truly a blessing. I’d like to say thank you for impacting my life in such a positive way. May God bless you all. And thank you ❤️

5 /5 Richard Zaydel: Everyone is so nice and kind. From the parking lot to the pastor, you wont find a better church home. This church doesnt cave to social pressure and youll get fed the true word of God. You will feel the Holy Spirit present. Pastor Jay is the best.

5 /5 themimi knox: If you are thinking of visiting the Sanctuary Church, have looked it up, if you are here and have been wondering if to show up! Just know, Jesus is giving you this opportunity and thoughts! Definitely visit the amazing best church in the world. I will share my experience as an Ecuadorian that had a traumatic experience in an Ecuadorian church, and at the time was skateboarding for over 10’years, so I decided to give up forever Jesus and Christianity and a whole. And to make it a bit fun. I was like. Ok! Jesus, I will google “skateboard church “ because that is my church! And guess where the SEO sent me! The website. And I was shocked! Okey then! I have a church, and I will go there soon! Forgot all about it. Few months later, I got invited to a skateboarding event, ran into Chris Hosoi, he signed some poster and wrote down the church address because I talked about the skateboard church. And I googled it again. Guess what! It was three hours away $180 Uber ride to get there! So I thought! I will go any minute now! I was visiting and staying around LA SKATE. And a girl in my Airbnb said, he friend is freaking out they lost someone in their office, and they had a position for exactly what I majored and I’m specialized and have worked over 20 years doing. So I took the job. Even as a tourist! Why! Because guess what is the first thing I checked! How far is it from the church! And there I was. One whole month. Every Saturday and every Thursday, I would $80 uber to bet there! Every single day it was life changing. Friends I made, mind blowing messages! Two guest pastors, one women’s conference! The employee was angry, he said I spend all I made on uber to get to the church, and he started denying my payment and then giving me a hard time. But what he couldn’t understand is, the only reason I was working all day 9-5 and accepted the job was to do that! Go to church. I was so penniless when pastor Chris said to show up on Monday to skate the Vans OC I noticed it was a two hour walk, and I missed that opportunity, and was I fit enough and skating every day to walk to the vans OC! yéS, but I was scared’ did I got scared to move to another strangers town, and risk my visitors tourist visa and spend all this money to listen to pastor Jay and feel home’ NO! That is Holy Spirit moving in our lives because he has a plan for our lives and wants you to sit at the Sanctuary with an open heart and give your life to Jesus! I met so many amazing people, I never built the courage to say thank you and walk up to Pastor Jay. And my last day in the USA, was magical. I went to church. It was full moon and a lady came to me and said she needed to pray for me. And she prayed and spoke and prophesied and she had knowledge from the spirit and she said that Hod told her I was oppressed, and I broke down and this facts came out of my milita that I was not safe at this job or this house of the employeee and I was suffering, and well , she prayed for my freedom! And something lifted. A backpack, rocks, heavy burdens I was carrying since childhood, she nor only freed me from my momentary oppression but took all my shame, all my negativity away I was healed, I was lifted and I heard Holy Spirit tell me. It’s time to GO HOME. Same night I texted the employer, told him I was done, and he stole all I had, and I was so annointed every time this guy would snatch stuff from my bags, I would say, what the enemy takes away, Jesus will give me back 100fold. And this guys girlfriend that came with me few times to the Sanctuary called and said she will stay on the line because she was scared something might happen to me. Well. I great aunt in Ecuador had a dream to call me and ask me when I needed my Open Plane ticket for a setting a date to go back home. And before my phone was stolen that same moment! She got me a ticket for the very next day. So if you have a legal job, own your own car, live close by to the church, just go. Do it for me. I have not missed one or 5 Sundays throughout this 8 years far away from the sanctuary. Online family over here.

5 /5 Faye C “Dance Party”: Highlights 1. Provides Biblical teachings 2. Holy Spirit is present 3. Amazing Worship Experience to honor and celebrate God. 4. While a larger congration, the pastor will pray for, over, and with people DURING service. God has answered prayer and conducted miracles. Also amazing prayer team that will meet with you and pray at alter. Amen. 5. Believes in water Baptism and Holy Spirit and Fire Baptism. 6. They have an amazing Growth Track program for those who are called to serve the church. Its a great 4 week program to prepare your heart for serving the Lord and His kingdom in this church. It provides a solid foundation and gives you an intro to all service areas to see where you may be a good fit. 7. Extremely welcoming. If you are seeking a church and are thinking about visiting, you should. You just should. God bless you. ❤️

5 /5 Betty J: I very much enjoy this church, its people are very friendly, the move of the Holy Spirit is real! People are down-to-earth. I also love how the Holy Spirit is made welcome by the exercising of the gift of the Word of knowledge, baptism in the Holy Spirit, praying in the Spirit, etc. Pastor Jays messages arent just information but revelation and motivation for Christians to advance to a higher walk with God. At the same time theres always an emphasis on preaching to the lost. I never fail to share the pastors video sermons on my Facebook page, so my friends can be blessed. Finally, Im glad having a pastor who isnt intimidated to call sin what it is, and expose the evil thats occurring in the times in which we live.