I have been a member with MBC for a little over a year and it has been a tremendous blessing to me and my family. The teaching and accountability and resources provided by the church has been helpful in our growth and our relationship with the Lord. I'm incredibly grateful for our community and the love that gets poured into our church and its people. read more

The Good: Nice Christian brothers and sisters in attendance. Outstanding greeters for new attendees. The Meh: Sermonettes for Christianettes comes to mind. Jokes from the pulpit, manufactured hype / emotion in the voice inflection, and a light touch on the Scriptures appear to substitute for more diligent preparation and deeper teaching. Not unbiblical, just shallow and lesser prepared than more diligent pastors. Perhaps it's best put this way: you won't confuse the guy in the pulpit with jeans and a t-shirt for R.C. Sproul or even a distant 2nd nephew. read more

My family has been richly blessed by being part of the Mission Bible church family. This is a church that strives to be Christ-like in every area, to the glory of God. Here are some examples: The church members are welcoming. The teaching is biblical. They focus on evangelizing the lost. There is a strong focus on discipleship and growing in our faith in Christ. There is an emphasis on God's word, and each year there's an opportunity to read through the Bible together as a church; not because we want to check a box, but because we desire to live according to God's word. MBC does church membership so that the pastors can know the members that they shepherd. They focus on members serving at church as well as loving on church members well during any big life changes. There is an emphasis on scripture memorization, so that we can write God's word on our hearts. This is the first church we've attended that asked if I had been baptized since/after I got saved (which I had not, even though I'd been saved for 20 years!), and was able to be baptized several years ago. The church also has a wonderful homeschool community where we get to raise the next generation together according to Biblical truths. We thank the Lord for Mission Bible and the diligent work of the pastor/elders, deacons, staff, small group leaders, and all who serve and worship the Lord here! Note: it is not a perfect church. There is no perfect church this side of heaven in this broken world. But we praise the Lord that we are at Mission Bible Church!! read more

This is long overdue! Mission Bible Church has been instrumental in my walk as a Christian. The Lord led me here as a new believer, hungry for the Word. Pastor Tony, a graduate of The Master's Seminary where he studied under John MacArthur, faithfully teaches the Bible through expository, verse-by-verse preaching. The Bible truly reigns supreme here. The worship music is rich in truth--before you even hear the sermon, you are already singing biblical truth and offering praise to our holy God. Church membership at MBC allows you to be more than an attendee; you become part of the church body. Membership provides: a) Accountability, which is a pathway to holiness, and b) The opportunity to serve the Lord by serving His church, using the gifts He has given you. Discipleship groups offer a place to meet weekly and grow alongside a small group of believers. As Pastor Tony says, "Hard preaching softens hearts," and sitting under the faithful preaching of God's Word will deepen your love for God and for others. MBC also offers a variety of classes to support your spiritual growth, including Fundamentals of the Faith, Family Foundations (parenting), Evangelism & Apologetics, and the Builders Class (equipping for discipleship). If you are looking to grow in your spiritual walk, be fed by God's Word, be equipped to live as an effective Christian, and be led faithfully--this is the church for you! read more

Solid expository preaching! No fluff. Come ready to be spurred on, deeply encouraged, and fully engaged on what the authoritative word of God teaches. read more

Mission Bible Church is a treasure in the city of Costa Mesa. Beautifully clear and faithfully delivered teaching from the Bible each week inaugurated verse-by-verse exposition sets the foundation for everything. The pastoral staff follows the biblical precept stated in 2 Timothy 3:16 where we read: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." Don't come to MBC if you're seeking a self affirming "Ted Talk" on a Bible passage that is mostly cultural affirming analogies following a highly produced musical performance to make you feel good about yourself. At MBC, the worship is real and is positioned to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Those who find a home at MBC love God by growing in their knowledge of Him and living in worshipful obedience to His Word. The "mission" of MBC is to love God, to love people, and to make disciples. Many in the Southern California experienced the closure of their churches or the move to 100% online venues. MBC kept their doors open and kept preaching God's word, kept singing His praises, and kept serving one another faithfully and in love, in action, and prayer. Come to MBC if you want to experience the love of Christ Jesus and grow in your relationship with Him to His glory. read more

Mission Bible Church - Children at Mission Bible singing praise to Jesus in mid-December during the service as we approach Christmas 2023. - Churches Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

An incredible biblical church! They not only preach the Bible, but also live its teachings!

Cool to visit for service. People are chill coming here. Wish it was more on point with sermons. Views are nice in the area given. Wish it was more spacious. Able to get where I needed. read more

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I love this church! If you're looking for biblical teaching & solid fellowship this is the place for you!It has been a great spot to grow.

The leadership has a mask of kindness. If I could give negative stars, I would. Do NOT visit. Visited and they were kind at the start of the service but the mask came off when I went to the restroom and used the "wrong" auditorium door. No sign saying not to use that door. Got lectured by the staff after. I don't know who they think they are, but if I wasn't a believer, I would hate Christians eternally after this experience. No love, no joy, no peace, no patience, no kindness, no goodness, no gentleness, and no self control. All a facade. A mask. read more

For the first month or so when my wife and I first started attending in July 2021 I was challenged by many of the sermons. Some points I agreed with, others I did not. Some of the doctrinal positions conflicted with what I had always understood to be true from growing up in mainstream evangelical free churches. As we continued to attend I was had the opportunity to confront some of those long held doctrinal positions. As I held them up to the authority of Scripture I realized that I had been in error for some time. MBC's commitment to the authority, inerrancy, infallibility, and sufficiency of the Word of God has helped me to realign and strengthen my doctrinal positions with the Word of God. In doing so, my life has transformed and is continuing to do so. Beyond the doctrinal positions, I have been amazed at this church community. The self-sacrificial love and care of the members is unlike anything I've ever experienced in a lifetime of church attendance. Here the Word in every detail is sought to be lived out. There are no perfect people or people who profess to be so, but a whole host who understand that God is moving in their lives and doing a great work in them, to His glory. Finally, getting involved in Discipleship Groups has been an incredible blessing to myself, my family, and I can see the enormous impacts it is having on our lives. There is so much more to say in support of MBC, it's faithful members, and the work of the Lord that is being done there, but you should come and experience it for yourself. Commit to coming for a month and you will see and experience the fruit that a community bears when they are connected to the vine! read more

After attending MBC for 2.5 yrs, we have decided with much sadness and disappointment to withdraw our membership and leave due to a dispute with Pastor Tony who was unwilling to personally meet with us to resolve a betrayal of trust and labeled "distruptive". Other members are labeled "needy and difficult". Pastor Brian was arrogant and controlling in our interactions with him. He drove away several faithful members including us with his insensitive and unloving remarks. Membership should be a democracy whereby we have a voice and vote in church matters but that is not the case here. Leadership rules through intimidation and they are not obedient to following biblical disputes. So don't question leadership because members are expected to follow blindly and not rock the boat. read more

Mission Bible is an awesome place for truth. The preaching here is solid biblical & expository. I have been to a number of churches in Orange County few contain a more more concentrated group of multicultural believers seeking biblical literacy and accuracy. The friendships made here are cherished. Small groups discipleship has been a wonderful experience. I have seen more spiritual growth than I could have imagined I praise the Lord for Mission Bible the impact this church has made on my life and the life of my family is an absolute blessing. I would encourage some one wondering to give this church a try. Join a discipleship group find some place to serve and begin to grow and sever alongside other believers. read more

**Review taken down Sparing the details, I've had a difficult past. Then my mom got cancer and long-time friend himself last Christmas. Pastor Tony the following Sunday, "You should have called me." A few weeks later, on a hike with a church member, "We never thought of you as a friend. We thought you were only friends with us to get to her." "Are you serious??" A few weeks later, I was s. I didn't know it was possible to feel this bad. My time was spent incessantly crying, starving myself, and throwing up when I did eat. I called Tony. "...ignore your emotions and do what you know is right." "Why did God give us emotions then if we're just supposed to ignore them? I'm pretty sure mine are indicative of a deeper problem." "No, that's psychology. Our emotions show us where our affections lie." "Doesn't that insinuate I'm doing something wrong- I feel bad, because my desires are bad? I don't have any hidden sin or anything like that." "Well, you don't have a job. You're not fulfilling man's God-given purpose to work." "Wouldn't every full-time student be s then?" "Well, you're not serving in any ministries." "Excuse me?? How can you say that? I'm serving in four: evangelism, adoption, facilities, and [I can't remember the last one]." It ended with him telling me to reach out in two days if I still felt bad. I did and he referred me to his secretary. At the end of the week, Saturday now, I still hadn't heard back from them. Someone told me he was at the church's breakfast event I was also at that morning. He was not preaching, etc. Couldn't find him. Shot him a text, we went on a call. "I understand you're upset with me. Do you want to talk about why you're upset with me first or why you're feeling this way?" "Why I'm upset with you." "Okay... What do you think is at the core of your heart when you're demanding to speak with others and have no regard for their schedules?" Taken aback, "Excuse me?? First of all, that's a gross exaggeration of what actually took place. It's been a week dude and nothing from you or Cindy. I only reached out twice. I wasn't 'demanding' anything. You told me to think of you as my dad." I started crying, "I'm selfish for reaching out for help when I'm s?" "What is at the core of your heart when you're demanding to speak with others and have no regard for their schedules?" "Stop it. You're acting like a robot. I'm not answering that." "Okay, what is at the core of your heart when you're contemplating s?" "Stop it. Just be real with me. Listen." ... "Well Holden, when you grow up to be a mature Christian man, you'll understand that adults set schedules with one-another." "You're seriously trying to tell me that if your son tells you he's s you'd go, 'hmm let me look at my schedule'." "I would." "BS. No loving father does that." "Well thank you for telling me how to run my family." ... "Well you obviously don't care about me so I'm leaving the church." "Okay but if you do that, then I'll be at your house tomorrow because [bible verses]". "Do you really not see the double-standard you're setting for yourself? You're going to make it a priority to meet with me the next day when I tell you I'm leaving the church but not when I'm s?" _____ I attended here for ~1.5yrs. I left for many reasons, chief among them are that his apology seemed fake, people worship him there, and the culture was too judgemental for me to handle with sermons like, "How to tell if someone is a child of the devil''. I can't put words to how frustrating and painful this was. Hopefully you find a better church. Wish the best for you. read more

My husband and I were lovingly placed in this church by the Lord. We were lovingly welcomed by all. The pastors at Mission Bible preach sound doctrine. No shows. No gimmicks. Straight expository preaching. Solid biblical truths. Pastor Tony and all of the MBC staff love and care for all who are lost along with the all of the members of MBC. We wouldn't want to be anywhere else unless the Lord would have it! read more

It has been 3 years since my wife and I started coming to MBC. We got engaged and married here and the church continues to be such a vital part of our lives. The pastors at MBC preach directly from the Bible and practice what they preach. The love the members have for people is evident not only on Sunday but throughout the week. We are so thankful for MBC and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a local Church to call home. read more

FYI - for what it's worth. If you look at the most recent reviews, a lot of the 5 star reviews are coming from people who are on staff at MBC. From elders, administrators, deacons, directors, staff, etc. Definitely biased reviews. MBC is a great church as long as you agree with every doctrine they teach. If you stray away from the non-essentials, especially in the areas of Calvinism, dispensationalism, cessationism, and eschatology... you will not be allowed to serve as a leader in any ministries at MBC. The pastors will try to convince you to see things their way and if it fails, they will suggest that you find a different church to go to. However, they will ask you to leave without telling anyone why you are leaving and instruct you to have them reach out to the pastors if they have any questions regarding your departure. They will use Proverbs 6:19 to suggest that conversations about any disagreement with leadership regarding those doctrines would essentially be seen as sowing discord among the brethren. If you don't believe me, ask anyone who has suddenly left MBC and ask them why they left. I'm sure they will all tell you a similar story. My suggestion is find a different Bible believing, God loving, Gospel-centered church in the area. read more

I'm updating my review, like I did for another church. Mission was really great about 5 years ago! Now they have gotten more into the cultural wars, just like other churches in the area. This means that instead of just preaching the gospel, they started to get involved with everything from Covid-19 nonsense to gender roles and occasionally politics. Can we keep the gospel central? It is pretty sad to see that this church, like many others, began to get whacky during the pandemic. While some of their messages I wholeheartedly agree with, others I have a huge red flag on. At one point the pastor stated that any woman teaching anything was false. Like really?! What century are we in? Very sad to see that stance be so open and promulgated and no one saying anything. Junia is rolling over in her grave! Mary Magdalene, Philip's daughters, Ammia of Philadelphia, Philumene, the visionary martyr Perpetua, Maximilla, Priscilla (Prisca), and Quintilla... I guess they were awful! Oh and lets not forget Jesus appeared to women first.... they were the FIRST to tell of Jesus' resurrection and find out. I guess they should have remained silent. read more

My family and I have been coming here for almost 2 years after searching for a long time for a church that is sound and does not bend on Gods word. The Lord led us here and we drive quite far because it was so difficult to find a church this solid and it's been been such a gift from the Lord! Sound biblical expository teaching, church family that is not only welcoming and loving, but also gracious as we edify and equip one another in Christ. We have 7 kids and another due any day, they are all involved in the church kids ministry, youth group as well as the homeschool program Mission Academy. God has been so kind in guiding us to MBC! read more

An amazing church lead by amazing men and women of God. Even in these trying times, they are sharing the word. I highly recommend this Church. You will grow as a person, but most importantly grow spiritually in your walk with the Lord. read more

This church is amazing! Pastor Tony preaches the Word very clearly and boldly. The church community is so encouraging, loving, welcoming and truly seeks to be unified and to glorify the Lord. read more

A true Bible-believing church with expository preaching and amazing people, who are caring and loving in the way you expect people to be who are following JESUS. I can't recommend highly enough. You will grow spiritually in leaps and bounds if you make this your church and faithfully attend and serve. Hope to see you there! read more

This is a wonderful church. Sound biblical teaching straight from the Bible. I always fell welcome and at peace when I'm there.

My husband and I were praying and looking for a new church and discovered MBC through yelp. We absolutely love this church and are very blessed to now call this our home church. The preaching is solid and the community of believers is very welcoming and kind. If you are looking for a bible believing and passionate community of believers I highly encourage you to come visit! read more

I attended here for about a year and a half. I wrote a review but it was taken down earlier so I'm leaving this here.

I give this church a 3/5 because the Sunday school is a disaster and it's a pretty big deal. The children's area is chaotic and very unpleasant. This church is held at the OC rescue mission and the people that live there yell and cuss at their kids in front of everyone. They yell and cuss and it's actually pretty frightening and uncomfortable to be around, especially on a Sunday morning. All the kids run around like crazy and I've seen them hit each other, yell and seem to not want to be there at all. One time I even saw a kid in the Sunday school hit the volunteer!!! Even in the younger rooms and baby room they are hitting, biting etc...it's just a mess. The people that volunteer seem very exhausted and unhappy...wonder why? It also looks very unclean in the Sunday school as well and I've heard lice has gone around several times. The pastors there are actually great speakers. The worship is decent and the people are pretty friendly. I'd honestly go to that church if I didn't have children. If you don't have children this is a great church. If you do have children, especially small children...run for the hills! It is not a safe and happy environment. read more

To find a Bible teaching church is hard to find these days! I'm so thankful for finding a church that not only preaches the Word but also is like family to me and my husband. Everyone here is so nice and loving, I am so happy to have found a place I can call my home church! read more

My wife and I have been going to a bigger church for awhile but we felt a lack of growth in our marriage and in our personal walks with God. So we started to go to Mission Bible Church because we have heard good things about it. It only took one service to realize how much of a need the healthy, God fearing church is in our lives. Pastor Tony preaches the Word accurately and being in a life group through the church has challenged us more than anything. Now we serve almost every Sunday and continue to grow in our faith in Christ Jesus every week. Love my church!!! read more

My husband and I have been immensely blessed by this church! We are so grateful for Pastor Tony's exposition of the word. We have been so challenged in our faith and have finally learned to study the bible properly. Our marriage has grown to new heights as we learn and grow in the word. The staff and leaders are encouraging and loving in the best possible ways! Life groups is definitely the best way to get plugged in! We've never found people that are so invested in us, and will move mountains for us, for His glory. We are truly blessed to be here! read more

So thankful for this church and the way God has used this particular body of believers to impact our lives in such a tremendous way! Everything from the preaching, to the worship, to the weekly Life Groups and community activities is centered on solid biblical truth and God's glory. My husband and I have grown more in this season with our MBC family than ever before and we are blessed to be able to do life with this group! If you are reading this...come join us on a Sunday! We look forward to meeting you :) read more

My wife and I have been at this Church for 3+ years now and the growth unto maturity for our congregation has been amazing to watch. Our teaching Pastor does a fantastic job of doing the work to accurately handle God's Word in order to exposit Scripture and apply it in today's culture. The people are genuine and joyful, and truly love our Lord, which is what initially made this Church different than others we have attended. read more

I'm so blessed to attend Mission Bible Church! God's word is taught wholly and truthfully. And the community of believers is the biggest blessing! read more