Great biblical teaching & several programs for youth & family. Child care & warm coffee. Everyone…read moreis welcome with warm smiles. English & Spanish services.

Gospel-preaching, traditionalist pastor, warm and friendly congregation.read more

Beautiful chapel, people, Liturgy and great priest.read more

Beautiful Church, very welcoming community. Fr George and Helen are wonderful and incredibly…read morewelcoming.

I have gone to that church for a year for civic duties and what got me the most was a sign posted…read morein the bathroom. The mission statement saying that we welcome everybody and we don't exclude anybody. That's my kind of place. I look forward to attending service there soon.

I've attended Epiphany for about 5 years. What do I find here? Welcome. Fellowship. Compassion…read more Charity. The Word of Christ. Epiphany is small enough I can recognize people. Services usually consist of 3 scriptural (gospel) readings matching the holy season, with hymns and a choir, followed by the sermon (using modern examples to relate to the scripture), collection, communion, announcements and closing. There's a brunch after the service. All are welcome at communion if you want to come up, if you don't want to receive it, simply cross your hands and we'll say a prayer. Children are welcome here and not silenced in shame. If they ask for donations, they explain why, whether it's Church maintenance or supporting charities. As an Episcopal, or Anglican, church, we broke with Catholic traditions in middle ages so the traditions of the church are very similar to Catholics with some big exceptions like not subscribing to the doctrine of infallibility and generally being much more liberal. So liberal we welcome and respect female and even gay priests. Christ accepted outcasts and I feel if those condemned by other churches are welcome, I'm welcome. One reason I joined the Episcopal church was because the first one I entered had a sign. "He died to wash away your sins, not to wash your brain". You don't have to reject science to worship here. There are 2260 pages in my personal Bible. If you think the only message on over 2000 pages can be summed up as "hate gays" or "hate anyone", you probably won't like our church. But we will welcome and respect you.

The Holy Spirit is here! I have been looking for a church the last 2 years that did not feel…read more"lukewarm." So glad I came here, it has been a great church. The worship time is SO beautiful...great music and awesome worship team. Pastor Edgar has a very biblical, convicting and heartfelt message. Very kind people as well.

This church is more like a welcoming and loving family. Pastor Jason is authentic and a great and…read moreinspirational man of God. The youth pastor Abby is fantastic with the kids and teens. This church welcomed me as a newcomer, I was baptized and I will never go anywhere else since my spiritual needs are met and surpassed here.

Well yippee for a traditional PCUSA church in the area when I am visiting. I found this inviting…read moreand the preaching of the Rev. Mark Peake to be captivating and loving and encompassing. I so appreciated that and of the other staff. The music was good, and the space was wonderful. Next time I am in the Monterey and Carmel area on visit, this will be a Sunday point of service and visitation.

I have been attending this church for about a month and I love it! I usually attend the 11 am…read moretraditional service. I think it strikes the perfect balance of rich, classical elements with a modern, welcoming touch. Both pastors give great sermons packed with compelling imagery. This church seems to have a vibrant community and I intend to keep attending while I live in the area.

For some strange reason, this is a double listing for the same church, so I'm repeating the same…read morereview I left previously: This is my parish and has been for the last 5 years or so. I love this church and its thriving hispanic community. I have fond memories here as this was the place I was married, as well as where my family worships. The 12pm spanish mass has the most attendance. The parish priest is usually the one that officiates this mass, and the traditional regional mex. music choir has been the same one for more than 25 yrs. The 7pm Spanish mass is usually officiated by the associated priest. It has really great contemporary worship music as well as a large number of youth. I'm not familiar with the english mass as I don't attend at that time, but I've heard good things about the music. I like that this church is large and has plenty of parking as well as seating for parishioners. Although it has a choir loft in the back, the music is always set up to the right of the altar. It also has a newly remodeled tabernacle. I really like that they have a bake sale after just about every weekend mass. The local Safeway donates a bunch of bread and cakes to the church, which they sell after mass. Its really really cheap (3 loafs of bread for $1). The only downside is that the tabernacle serves as a crying room for kids. Obviously, this would be better if there were two different rooms. Also, the design of the church is fairly simple and unadorned, as compared to other parishes.

Our Lady of Refuge parish is very friendly and welcoming to visitors. We are blessed to celebrate…read moreMass away from home with our extended Catholic Family. God bless your community, families and priests.

Grew up attending Sunday School here. Great people and friendly atmosphere. They are very…read morewelcoming.

I was baptized at this church as an infant and attended from then until I was in my teens. The…read moreservices are in Japanese and American English and afterwards there's tea and snacks downstairs. I went to Sunday school and youth group here as well as volunteered at the summer daycamp and salmon dinner. Now there is a Japanese craft festival and tea ceremony instead of the traditional salmon dinner. I would recommend the craft festival, it's small but definitely worth a visit.

Small, personable and cozy. Pastor, Don Scott, teaches from the Bible, book by book, chapter by…read morechapter and verse by verse. Clear and concise explanations, from his hours of study. No overhead bible! People bring their own! Can arrive early for coffee, pastries, juice. Child care available. Contemporary music with occasional hymn. Usually acceptable volume so the house rafters aren't shaking off. You can hear others singing and hear yourself. Don holds a Wednesday night bible study, absolutely fascinating detail. Separate men's or women's weekly bible study. Fundraisers. Christmas Angel Tree. Ambassadors for Christ. Great Christmas dinner potluck each year. Unfortunately, church service in a rented catholic girls school. Time constraints keep pastor, elders, deacons from arriving early, remaining short while after service, to be available to greet, chat, discuss a quick question. No fellowship. Unable to return to coffee room. We need people to volunteer for a multitude of help-needed requests, mature Christians to mentor to others, one-on-one. Wish more young families would join us. However, they seem to prefer the large congregations, full band or orchestra that can knock out your teeth from high volume. Feel-good gospel providing action, noise, movement,entertainment, get lost in crowds,tell jokes, and avoid serious topics or commentary. Sad in that so many have yet to accept Jesus as their Savior & have eternal confirmation of a life with Christ. Notice many new churches or church buildings going up all around us, yet CCS unable to find & buy property or building to call their own. It's life, positives & negatives. We're extending a welcome greeting to all who are searching and seeking. Anyone sad, lonely, grieving. Those who are blessed with talents are out there. So, come! Learn of Jesus! We'll be waiting.