This congregation is so very kind. I have been working on the utility circuits in the neighborhood…read morethe last few weeks. It was my fortune to have a maintenance assignment on the property today. These men offered me food and I was treated with Chutney, Lentil, and rice with a yogurt sauce on top of a round flat bread just in time for lunch too. Thanks gentlemen.

One of the finest places of worship and interfaith centers here in Hayward.read more

This church has become a cult. This is one of the worst experiences I have had with a church. I…read moreattended this church for nearly 20 years and once considered it my spiritual home. Unfortunately, under the leadership of the new pastor, the church has changed dramatically. What is most troubling is that the focus no longer seems to be on following Jesus and His teachings, but rather on following and supporting the pastor. The culture has become increasingly centered around one individual and, in my experience, has begun to feel more like a cult of personality than a Christian community. After almost two decades of being part of this church, it is deeply disappointing to see what it has become. A church should encourage people to grow in their faith, ask questions, and follow Christ--not demand unquestioning loyalty to its pastor.

This place teaches how to equip the believers to walk with God. A lot of churches in the local area…read moreare not doing that.

The amazing annual church bizarre is just a beautiful event must be seen. There are booze full of…read moregames for the kids to play with prizes to win, and there are foods from all over the place, but especially focusing on Japanese homemade foods. And the entertainment is amazing. Theo drums, singers dancers, and this place was packed with more people and I've ever seen before. Every year it gets better.

9:30am is Japanese pray who want talk Japanese or want pray in Japanese this is place you should…read morebe. From 11am there is English pray time. Anyone missed Japanese compassionated people will be here

If you are looking for a Bible Based Church that teaches, preaches, and empowers, look no further…read more St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Richmond California is the place to get fed. To get taught the word of God, to get preached to about the word of God, and to be empowered by the word of God constitutes a very "rich" biblical experience. This is what St. John offers. At least that has been my experience while attending.

Strong Church in worship and the Word!!!…read more Two services here every Sunday at 7:30am and 11:00am. They also have Sunday school at 9:50am. Bible study is on Wednesday at 6:30pm with prayer and the word at 7:00pm. Looking for a place to worship this is the place to be!!!

Amazing church filled with the Holy Spirit. Beautiful and nice people. I like the preaching of the…read morePastor and and the community is filled with love.

Long-time member. There are no complaints on what all other positive reviews have said here and…read moreagree. A few areas to improve on though: the lead pastors have for years been ultra transparent about their church and personal lives on the pulpit. So we as their congregation have followed along and supported where we could in their times of need. However, in saying so, their times of need on funding the church and also their lifestyles have been fairly frequent and often. Then when things are going well, and they are sharing about traveling the world on mission or learning trips and going to exclusive sporting events or being invited to experiences that we as a congregation can only listen on and not experience ourselves... the church leadership can seem well, self-serving. Polish the weekly sermons to where only relevant messages of salvation and deliverance and direction are shared. The over share on their family finances, the houses they've lost and bought, the trips and travel and amenities they enjoy after asking their congregation to tithe deeply and frequently they should DEFINITELY edit out. As what comes through feels like we're funding a lifestyle and not a house of the Lord. This review's intention is built entirely on giving the truth in a loving manner to the pastors. Please fix this so you can continue to grow in a healthy way and not lose parishioners who are tired of the asking and the complaining from the front of the church.

This church has been around for many generations in my family. We love Father David he is the…read moresweetest father you'll ever meet. Very homey and welcoming. This is a beautiful church!!

I have been here more than once. The interior is so gorgeous, light blue, with a beautiful…read moreFrench-themed pattern on the walls. It's one of the very prettiest churches I've ever seen. It reminds me of this amazing one we saw in Switzerland. This is probably because it was built by French fisherman way back in the day. I would highly recommend coming to Mass! Pre-covid there was sometimes coffee and donuts at a Social afterward. That was actually super fun! Everyone was very warm and friendly. I really enjoyed it. I hope they bring that back, if they haven't already!

Didn't think I'd be reviewing a church on yelp, but St. Marks made me HAVE to review them…read more As many of us know, finding a place to study during dead/finals wee at Cal can be IMPOSSIBLE! I found out through a friend that St. Marks has a study hall open for Cal students. I didn't know what to expect, but I was desperate to find a place to study, so I walked down the street and checked it out. I was instantly impressed as I walked in and was greeted by a kind man who asked for my Cal ID card and then directed me upstairs to the parish hall. The whole stage was lined with a buffet of snacks, pizza, coffee, teas and water. Did I mention that there's free WiFi!!??? Best thing ever. Campus wifi sucks and even this was better! I can't imagine how/why people don't know about this. I kind of hope they don't find out either because this is such a nice study area. I've gotten so much done and am almost ready to ace my finals! I sure hope they put this on again next dead week. I'd definitely even pay to study here. The people of St. Marks are doing such a wonderful thing for us stressed out Cal students! Thank God (literally) for them and what they do. This space is very calm and quiet and it's the perfect place to study. Thank you St. Marks!!!!!!!!!

The traditional symbol of St. Mark is the Lion, and living up to the spirit of the Lion is a…read morechallenge that the St. Mark's community takes seriously.. The St. Mark's community celebrates God's inclusive love and welcomes you wherever you are on your spiritual journey. Founded in 1877, St. Mark's is built on a tradition of meaningful worship, service to others, and lively intellectual discussion about the purpose of our lives. St. Mark's is a part of the Berkeley community, and deeply involved in service to the homeless and to each other.

We had our December wedding at St. Jerome Church and it was just perfect! The reception hall was…read morealready booked on the day of our wedding so we had our reception at Albany Veteran Memorial Bldg (just few blocks away). It made things a lot more convenient for everyone. We had most of our pictures taken at the church courtyard steps. It's really pretty, very reminiscent of Mission churches we've visited before. Their reception hall actually faces the courtyard and it's also very spacious, well-lit and has a small stage and kitchen and other amenities. Inside the church, they have nice wood beams, stained glass windows, and chandeliers that gives it a warm, mission-like atmosphere. It's great for wedding because of its solemn and intimate ambiance. There's lots of parking and it's slightly up the hill so there's some view of the water from there. We couldn't have picked a perfect ceremony venue for our wedding. We had a Filipino wedding so most of our wedding songs are in tagalog. Their musical director, Michael Chio, did a marvelous job playing the piano and coordinating the whole ceremony songs line up. Our guests got teary and were really touched by the whole arrangement. They were also impressed by Fr. Dante Tamayo's sermon, which is very memorable and heart-warming.

Eric B. was so right…read more He did see us at Fat Apple's restaurant on Christmas Eve. Had he been around the neighborhood several hours later, he would have also seen us enter St. Jeromes Church on our way to Christmas Mass at MIdnight. This was a first for us. Neither of us had ever been inside of St. Jerome's. Not even to pop in to see "the alter (sic), pews, covenant, etc." mentioned by Brendan H. as a Yelp "First To Review". (Jeesh, Brendan.....honestly? An altar in a Catholic church? Pews?......how terribly observant you are!) But I mustn't get catty. Its not, well,.....forgiving...to be catty on Christmas eve. Its been at least a decade since I've been to a Catholic service and I was pleasantly surprised about how relevant it was for today's world. The music (which included a chamber ensemble and chorale) was excellent. Lively, cheerful, innovative and "right on the mark." In fact, it would not be an overstatement to say that it was as good as you might hear anywhere....you know..Davies Hall, Glide Memorial, The Mormon Tabernacle...anywhere. "Silent Night Around The World" featured soloists singing in German, Cantonese, Italian, Tagalog, French, Japanese, Polish, and Spanish.....all languages spoken within the assembled congregation. Father Dante gave a simple, heartfelt ecumenical sermon. We all hugged, shook hands and wished each other Merry Christmas. I wished the incoming El Cerrito Mayor a Merry Christmas and the most prosperous of New Years. He was in the pew in front of us. (Hopefully...prosperity will reach our little city-state this year. Ya gotta believe.) My sainted spouse did *not* make change from the offering plate, as he has so often joked about. (I was proud of his restraint. ) He did, however, wince as I gave him a twenty dollar bill to put into the plate. My logic? Twenty bucks for two people? A festive evening filled with cameraderie and good cheer? For twenty bucks? Where else can you get such a bargain? By 1:00 AM we were home. All was silent in the hills and valleys of El Cerrito. Truly magical. Thanks, St. Jerome. Oh, and as the patron saint of librarians, I also want to say...thanks once again, for getting me through that tumultuous library career. I know that sometimes it wasn't easy... Ya done Good.