Very expository message with outline and textual application. Only issue for me* was the John MacArthur comments from folks getting baptized! Plus mentioned during announcements or sermon , plus MacArthur study bibles everywhere.... Was a little like Johnny Mac is the fourth member of thr trinity. No communion!! I guess due to time restraints over the baptisms but heck, another 15 minutes over the service time at least for me would have been fine! It's just where I attend we practice open mic breaking of bread for an hour prior to prayer hour then a message for an hour. Very different model for service here but if you want teaching I'm sure it won't be hard to find here. They are monergistic and sesationistic which I agree are both biblical. The average age I would guess is about 37 here which is refreshing. read more

Truly incredible local church! Amazing teaching that shows in the spiritual maturity of the flock. You will love attending here.

Creekside Bible Church is one of the most biblically driven churches I've ever attended. The pastors here are faithful to exposit the Bible plainly and contextually. They don't pull punches regarding truth in Scripture and they always point to the hope we have in Jesus Christ. That he lived a sinless life to become our substitutionary atonement for our sins, dying in our place and rising on the third day so that we might have eternal peace and life with God! God has really blessed me through this church. If you're looking for a conservative church that teaches what's in the Bible plain and simple, this is that church. They are also on YouTube. read more

The best church I ever attended! biblically driven and Christ Centered and restored the name Yahweh. I plan on becoming a member of Creekside Bible Church. The Pastors are super sweet and very nice. Very friendly people. I love the Sunday school for women. The worship music is amazing and I love the worship team. God brought me to this church and I plan on making this my home church for a lifetime. Thank you Creekside for a great experience of a real authentic Christ centered biblically driven church! read more

Creekside Bible Church is the best church I have ever been to in a long time they are very caring pastoral staff and elders and I really enjoy the church service in sermons it is very traditional and it is very clean and I like worshiping God in the lights cuz most churches worship in the dark so with the lights off and it's more respectful to God when the lights are on when we worship God and I just have the best pastor ever and the lead pastor is amazing and he does his job correctly according to God's word the facility is very clean and is very well kept up and is very much alive Church and I think God for bringing me to Creekside to become a formal member eventually when the time is right and when God sees is the right time thank you Creekside for welcoming me in the last year and helping me in my darkest moments in my spiritual walk with God thank you for bringing me back to Jesus and helping me understand how to handle upsetting situations thank you so much for your support and efforts and your understanding of my disabilities the mild disabilities that I have I just want to make it clear that my disabilities is mild and the health issues I have it depends on stress and what I'm doing to make sure my health is under control and my walk with God is under control too read more

CREEKSIDE BIBLE CHURCH is the best church I have ever been to, I am saying this not because I am member here but because this Church is a Christ-centered & Gospel-grounded church(that is why I became a member) I grew up in a weirdly complicated God disobeying church, so I know how hard it is to trust a God centered church but God in his providence open our eyes during COVID and brought us to CBC. Key things that made me come to CBC, led me to stay and become a member. ( if you are looking for a church, look for the following) * GOD CENTERED - God's glory comes before all human agendas ( Read the statement of faith) * Bible driven - All ministry flows from scriptural mandates, Church uses hermeneutics(very important) not allegory. * Elders led - Many churches has one pastor who hold all the authority, Bible specifically tells to have multiple elders. * Preaching - The pastors here preach the word of the Lord boldly by not deviating from Bible (don't remove anything from Bible or add anything to Bible) * Shepherding - Elders always care for the church members, tend their needs(spiritual and worldly) * Bible studies, Bible Fellowship classes, evangelism, missionaries, fellowship with saints. etc.. read more

As someone who has attended mostly PCA churches, I wasn't sure what to think of this church with no official denomination. I was attracted to the fact they offer Sunday bible studies before service and appeared devoted to the Bible. A friend helped me find some information and I got way more than I bargained for. I don't know about all Bible churches but most of their pastors are from the Master's Seminary in Santa Clarita. This seminary was started by John MacArthur who started Grace Community Church near the seminary. Public excommunication is a classic hallmark of this church. Sure enough Creekside used to be called Grace Bible Fellowship of Silicon Valley and there is a website and Facebook page for GBFSV regarding issues of spiritual abuse/excommunication, etc. All this info my friend sent was surprising bc the church had a nice atmosphere with nice people. You can take all this with a grain of salt but just do your research before attending any new church. read more

If you're looking for a biblically healthy church, then this church has what you're looking for! The pastors only teach on the sufficiency of scripture and how to correctly apply what the scriptures say to our own lives with proper exegesis. They have no shortage of ways to gain a deeper understanding and put to practice our faith as they offer in-depth Sunday school lessons, hold classes during the week, encourage all the "one-anothers" in the congregation, and evangelize to the community. They truly are something special, a community of believers we won't soon forget and are so grateful for. The first time I have EVER prayed for our pastors consistently and it's because I know these pastors work hard to stay aligned with the scriptures. Thank you, pastors and the growing congregation of CBC. We thank God for your hearts every day. read more

Repost from when Creekside Bible Church was called Grace Bible Fellowship, and I still stand by the "review" all these years later :) I moved back to San Jose from Orange County in April of 2012 with a list of possible churches to check out. The first one I visited was Grace Bible Fellowship, and after hearing the faithful expository preaching of Cliff McManis, I never left! On Sundays, they have 1st hour equipping classes for married couples, families (child care provided), young adults, and college students, and for 2nd hour they have congregational worship in music (contemporary and hymns), prayer, preaching, and fellowship meals twice a month. GBF has been a real eye-opener of what a mature church looks like, with plurality of elders, faithful pastoral care, diverse demographics in age/race/background/life stage, Biblical songs, and loving members. My wife and I love GBF and have benefited greatly from the elders in their shepherding and teaching, as so many families at the church have. The congregation really welcomes you in when you visit, and it's easy to get plugged into the community with mid-week Bible studies. My parents, who had been looking for a church, started attending GBF a few months ago, and they've been telling me how much they love the teaching, and how it really helps them understand the Scripture with greater clarity. I would highly recommend GBF to anyone looking for a church that faithfully teaches the Scripture, and seeks to exemplify a community of loving servants! read more

Best theology and Bible study classes. Strong community based on biblical principles.

Praise God for this local church! This is a wonderful church family with solid leadership and members who hunger to know God and His word, and who help each other walk faithfully in wisdom. The elders preach the Word clearly and passionately and genuinely love the flock. They aren't ashamed to teach the whole counsel of God or open up the marvels of the gospel again and again. As a result, we're exposed to an abundance of solid teaching that illuminates, edifies, equips, and exhorts: for example, see sermons (youtube.com/cbccupertino) and the publishing ministry (withallwisdom.org). The pastors show us the sufficiency of Scripture in every situation, even the pandemic. How encouraging! It's a gift to have pastors who teach, counsel, and come alongside to care for our souls (Eph 4:11). They walk with integrity. May God find them to be faithful stewards (1 Cor 4:1-5) as they humbly serve the flock of God, following the chief Shepherd (1 Pet 5:3-4). By God's grace, church members here are servant minded, and there is unity and love for one another as one body. A big plus for me is that people come from all different backgrounds, yet we enjoy our common salvation together - it's exciting to glorify our God with one voice (Rom 15:6). With these diverse backgrounds, people bring different skills to serve the body and there are many ministries...children's, young families, youth, young adults, seniors... Lots of different ways to serve, to get to know people and spend time together. Praise God for His promise to build His church, and that He does it through churches like this one (Matt 16:18). read more

Creekside is one of the rare churches where Bible continues to be the only source and foundation for all teaching and ministries. This is a very diverse church reflecting the demographics of our community here in the South Bay. The church is led by several elders - clearly not a "one man show" where you have one stressed and overworked pastor doing everything. Pastors-teachers take turns to preach on Sundays. Solid biblical expository preaching, focus on evangelism and international ministries, Bible study groups for everyone (young adults, families with children, women etc.), children's school, nursery, fellowship events throughout the year - there are many opportunities to learn and serve and meet new friends. I'm thankful to the Lord that he led me to this church! read more

I'm not from the Bay Area but I did spend one summer in Cupertino for work and one of the main things that made my time there special was this church. The people are welcoming and kind, the preaching is excellent, and the focus is on the exposition of Scripture and not useless extra-biblical topics. If I ever make a permanent move out here, I know I have a church to call home. read more

Do you believe that Jesus is your savior? Do you believe the Bible and take it at face value? Or are you searching for something missing in your life and for some reason stubbled on this review? Well then this is where you need to go. Go to this church, we preach the truth however unpopular. Soul care found here. read more

I've been attending this biblical truth preaching church for 9+ years now. Below are some top reasons for why I've been attending. 1. The teaching is biblically grounded as they refer to verses in the bible no matter who's on the podium 2. The pastors, elders, teachers, deacons are humble, servant minded 3. The pastors, elders, teachers, deacons are genuinely caring and interested in seeing my spiritual growth while not overwhelmingly forceful as to jam things down on one's throat 4. Congregation members are reflective of the demography of the bay area that we live in Whatever the stage of your life, spiritual/emotional/physical, come explore and join us and discover for yourself! read more

Genuine worship and service of the Lord. Absolutely no compromise on the Word of God. Cares about and serves members and the community faithfully. read more

I have been part of this church since 2010. Since then, we have changed buildings a few times and then merged with another lovely small church. So, when I first attended, we were called Grace Bible Fellowship. Obviously, I would not have called this church home for all these years if it was not a wonderful and important part of my Christian life, and that of my children. My sons were 3 & 5 when we started attending and are now 16 & 18. We have all grown so much in our walk with the Lord, our understanding of scripture, our relationships, and opportunities to use our spiritual gifts. I have seen the church come alongside hurting people and offer genuine help, love, care and counsel. I have seen the church reach out to its neighbors to share the gospel. I have seen the church take a strong stand when it was necessary. Thank you, Lord, for giving me this strong local church body. read more

Biblically sound and excellent teaching, and a wonderful community of believers. The people at this church are kind and go out of their way to make visitors and people from out of town feel welcome. I absolutely love this church! read more

Creekside Bible Church is my home. The faithful saints here are my true family. The Lord was merciful and saved me 36 years ago. I've attended a broad spectrum of churches from highly conservative Baptist General Conference churches to Pentecostal churches. I do not believe in consumer Christianity but rather committing to a local church body by establishing roots, praying and loving through all the ups and downs, and focusing on serving rather than being served. I have come to see that what is critical in finding the "right" church is to find one that is it is truly committed to Scripture, to accurate expositional preaching and teaching, that has an elder board that has a history of unity in the Spirit. If these are present, it will provide an atmosphere for the next invaluable element which is to have warm and loving brothers and sisters in Christ. There are other things that are important as well but not nearly so to justify church hopping. I have never found a church that compares to Creekside Bible Church in all of these areas and that strives to excel all the more by the grace of God. The courage and wisdom that our elders have displayed to stay open and meet the varied needs of the Body during this pandemic has been exemplary. read more