My aunt and uncle introduced me to this church and I am always gravitated to return. The volunteers…read moreare so welcoming and they also have a welcoming meal after service to get to know their members and to form friendships. Would definitely recommend to anyone and to my family

Heard great things and am dying to find a home in Christ. First visit to this church, a junior…read morepastor was preaching. His sermon spoke on how we must re-interpret the Bible on its statements on homosexuality and transgendered people. That the verses don't really mean what they state. I vote for equal human rights for the LGBTQ community BUT I draw the line at changing what the Lord commands for his children and for the church. This is a church that has fallen victim to the blurring of the lines of morality due to social pressure. This church is not for me.

Found this church online and was really excited to check it out…read more Wasn't greeted people just stare at you because you're new but that's it's. seems very clicky. They talked about donations , donations, donations. For other reviews looks like they are like with new comers.

The people and pastors at this church are very welcoming and helpful. I love it here.read more

I have been at Calvary for 22 years, after moving to Orange County and looking all over for a…read morechurch. I raised three children in this church from the nursery through youth group. A few things I love: 1. Calvary is a multigenerational church: there are many white/gray hairs, people who have lived life and stayed faithful who you can learn from. There are also a lot of younger people and young families. 2. This is not a tiny church, and it's not a mega church. There are many opportunities to serve and grow. But it isn't impersonal or over-produced like some mega churches. 3. Calvary church is very missional -- they support many organizations and missionaries in Orange County and around the world. They support over 1 MILLION dollars in missions, local and world, pop up pantry, orange county rescue mission, birth choice, etc. 4. The church has a spanish speaking service, a mandarin service, and its located in Santa Ana. People are down to earth, and there is diversity. 5. Finally the church has solid biblical teaching -- I have grown spiritually at this place, learned more about Jesus and His Word.

A quick way to learn about the focus of this church is to listen to the CalvaryLife podcast. It…read morefeatures the two lead pastors. You'll be able to quickly determine what has shaped them based on their default conversation. Modern culture dominates the conversation, and you'll quickly learn about their personal lives, their travel experiences, what they did last weekend. Then they'll critique each other's sermon from the previous Sunday. You may like how cool they are with the latest youth culture lingo and slang. Everything is super casual and informal. It seems like this is what the congregation wants so it works, I guess. It's like an adult version of youth group.

Rockharbor is home. The bible is taught in a way that is convicting and still gravitatingread more

1) Don't attend this church if you have a physical disability unless you enjoy being treated like a…read more10 year old child. There is a 30's female that was a volunteer and attended this church for longer than I did, that has a physical disability so she can't drive to church, other than that she's perfectly able, normal, has a full time job, etc. However, once "Hospitality Pastor" Suzan started working there, she started treating this young woman like she had a mental disability or like a 10-year old child. I stood there many times when Suzan would literally come up to her and scold her for being at church past a certain time, as if she were mentally deficient and a child. Suzan also got multiple pastors/leaders to start treating her this same way: Pastors Kit, Ben, Paul, Josh, etc. among others. I can say it was very demeaning and it made me upset just witnessing it. I stood up for her many times, but finally they asked the woman to stop coming to the church, because she was disobedient for standing up for herself and not leaving when they demanded she leave. I also had a discussion later where Pastor Kit literally rolled his eyes and said "come on" when I said "this Woman is in her 30's" as if I should know that he sees her as a 10 year old. RH should consider itself lucky they weren't sued for ADA/discriminatory practices over this matter. There was another man in a wheelchair who had been attending for over a year that stopped coming after Suzan started working there, although I can't say it had anything to do with her, but the timing is a strange coincidence. 2) About 6 months ago, a new "Hospitality Pastor" named Suzan was hired at the church. I put the name in quotes because she is the queen of inhospitality. She is the leader over all the volunteers that greet people at the door and do other tasks. Since she started at least 70% of the volunteers have stopped volunteering or even stopped attending the church altogether (many were longtime members/volunteers of the church). I've heard from dozens of volunteers how overbearing and mean-spirited she is. She always is walking around with a smile on her face while simultaneously saying mean and disparaging remarks about how the volunteers are "doing their jobs wrong". I personally heard many of her comments while standing near the food table or talking to volunteers. 3) The staff and payrolls are extremely bloated. This is a medium sized church of about 2500 I would guess yet they have over 25 people on staff about 15 pastors with a payroll of $2.5 million or $100K a person, but that's the average. Financials are available on their website. I would guess their pastors are making $!50-$200K easily. Pastors work 20 hours a week: 10-3 M-Th (probably an hour lunch) + attend a Sunday service. It's a pretty good gig but doesn't convey the heart of being good stewards over God's resources. While it isn't a sin to collect a big salary, it makes me question the motives behind certain people being on staff at the church....is this a calling from God on their lives or a calling from their personal wallets? Would the still be working here for a more reasonable salary? I've been to similar sized churches on Orange County that had like 4 pastors and an office manager. With this massive staff + salaries you think they would at least be able to have one person available to answer phones (see 4). 4) Church leadership cares about the almighty dollar Much more than its people. Easy to prove this. Try calling the church and you'll get an automated menu with no way to reach a real human being at the church. Just for fun I tried all nine menu options. Guess which option was the only one that rang an actual line? Yup you guessed it "Giving". Everything else goes to a generic voice box that you'll be lucky to get a call back on. I did finally get a callback after leaving two messages, 4 days later, when I finally needed to call the church for the first time in years. You could literally be on the verge of ending your life and calling RH to talk to a "caring pastor" and you'll have to leave a voicemail and hope they call back before you end things. If you have a donation, don't worry someone will be there to offer full assistance. 5) Worship is really good but don't go to this church if you want strong Biblical teaching. It is a very doctrine light church. You'll get the milk every week but meat is not on the menu here. 6) No pastoral accountability. Pastor Kit was behaving un-biblically and I asked to have another pastor get involved and come over and join our conversation that night. Kit refused. There were other pastors there that night so why would you refuse to have another pastor offer his advice on whether this was Biblical or not? He then tells me to leave the church and call him later that week. Finally he calls me 10 days later and after being unable to come to terms, I also asked for the senior pastor call me and Kit refused. Left messages for Glenn and nothing.

This church is stunning!…read more I feel like my heart is just drawn to Catholic church's. The exterior of this church just screams Roman Catholic. To me at least. They had mass today and I stopped in to check out the building and vibe. It is odd to me that photographs seem to be discouraged for some reason. I wasn't able to take any photos inside the church- just got pictures of the outside. That's fine though, I can respect the rules. The inside is just as gorgeous as the outside of this church. It's very cozy inside and is very big. I would probably come back here.

New to the Catholic faith and i just love this neighborhood church. I really like there are a…read morevariety of mass times and days since i usually work Sundays. Father Ruiz is very welcoming.

It was a great sermon today and we had a special light bulb moment. For the people that have been…read morebaptized in the last year, they came up a took a light bulb and plugged it in the wall fixture and it turned on. Which signifies how their lives have been changed since they ask God in to their lives. It was so touching to see, I could not hold back my tears. I serve as an usher at the 11:30am service, stop by and say HI.

This church is amazing. The spirit of God is always present here if you are trying to learn the…read moreright way to live and walk in your life and plant positive seeds. This is the church for you. I have grown so much in my faith and in learning how to treat God people and how to change most of my ways, it doesn't happen overnight, but with the proper teaching, it will this church is amazing and the pastors are awesome so much love.

Is beautiful Very enlightening experience…read more I will continue to visit The choir and the Organ are amazing

I went to church to pray and give thanks to God for the progress I've made in my personal goals and…read morethe recent success I've experienced. I had made an oath and felt genuinely called to go pray. When I arrived, Mass was already in progress, but I only intended to quietly join for a few minutes. As I walked in, an older woman at the front stopped me. I was wearing a hat, which I planned to remove once I sat down, but before I could do that, she told me I wasn't allowed to enter. I asked why, explaining that I just wanted to pray and be part of the service. She refused and told me I couldn't come in. Then, she went as far as to physically hit my hat and told me I was being disrespectful. I asked again if she was seriously denying me access to join the Mass and pray, and she said yes. She told me to go to the chapel instead if I wanted to pray. I've never experienced anything like this before especially in a place that's supposed to be open to anyone seeking God. It felt wrong to be turned away like that when all I wanted was to pray and express gratitude.

https://mesa.church welcomes you ! Church 9am and 11am service time Sundays. Children's ministries,…read moreyouth group, Christian contemporary worship, Bible teaching and preaching Pastor Keith Robinson, midweek small groups, men's breakfast meet up, women's fellowship, prayer, missions, tithing, Holy Communion, etc etc fun fellowship- come on by and join us.! Coffee & snacks available in foyer.

this is a friendly, multi generational church with great teaching and fellowship. they care about…read morethe community and each other.

Love this church, it's so amazing, Eric & the music is outstanding ,, uplifting & spiritual, thank…read moreyou Mariners church

RE - MARINERS NORTH IRVINE CAMPUS -…read more Short summary - Decent church for families, not the best church for progressive, independent thinking adults and new Christians: To provide context for this review, I'm writing this not in an attempt to embarrass church leadership or be passive aggressive, but rather, to share an authentic, truthful and vulnerable experience that allows others to come to their own conclusions about whether Mariners North Irvine would be a good fit for them. As I write this, I am a female in my thirties, I am relatively new in my Christian journey, not entirely familiar with the Bible, college-educated, and progressive-leaning. I had left a previous church in Irvine that I felt wasn't entirely welcoming, and to this church's credit, I felt very loved, seen, and supported during Rooted and during the coming months. I had objections and doubts about the Bible and the faith, but Pastors Steve and John made themselves available to answer questions and provided enough reassurance for me to believe that I could work through my doubts. I also felt that the leaders of my Rooted group (which later became a life group) were very caring and affirming, and due to everyone's support, I became very committed to Mariners Church and the Christian faith. Unfortunately, my time at Mariners North Irvine did not have a happy ending. Several months after Rooted ended, I started to experience doubts about the faith and issues with the content of sermons or the content of the Bible that I didn't feel could be properly addressed in Life Group meetings, and some objections and frustrations I shared about hard topics (genocide in the Old Testament, LGBTQ+ issues, dangers associated with the Great Commission) were met with dismissive or passive aggressive responses. I realized that the culture at this particular church, or at least the design of their Life Groups may not have been suited for people who were seeking rigorous discussion and answers about challenging issues related to faith and that certain people who the church allowed to lead these groups, even if they were well intentioned, may not have been trained to handle these situations or respond appropriately to a believer's doubts or authenticity. At a prior church I attended (The Village Church of Irvine), one of the leaders of the small group I was in had a degree in apologetics, and they devoted a section of time at the end of group meetings specifically to discussing heavy subjects. Some members of the group genuinely enjoyed discussing these challenging topics and appreciated hard questions. While that church was not perfect, I appreciated that at least there were opportunities to have rigorous discussions for people who wanted to explore the faith at a deeper level or seek guidance from other believers on hard issues without judgment. The population at this church is primarily Asian and family oriented (I can say this because I am Asian myself) and I got the general impression this church would be fine for families and people who are willing to uphold the status quo, but it would not be a friendly place for anyone who is a deeply critical thinker, seeking diversity in a community, needs a better intellectual or deeper understanding of Christianity, single and looking to meet other singles, or is sympathetic to the LGBTQ+ community and their causes. I am not saying that the people and the leaders at this church are not good people, but at the end of the day, I sadly felt that this church could not meet me in my current season of faith, was not a good fit for my intellectual needs or progressive leanings, and could not offer me the kind of diverse community and long term support I may have needed to get through my doubts.

Moved to this church Nov of 2023. It's small. It's kind of simple compared to the large church I…read moreused to go to. It's perfect. Solid teaching the band is cute. The best part is seeing good people working hard for our Lord. Also, the pastor sometimes gets mad at people in the audience and it's HILARIOUS and so real. I was dyin. I thought Why can't more pastors say something to service disruptors. Why can't all preachers be this real. Dude is a legend!

Hope Christian Church is a small, intimate congregation that fosters a strong sense of community…read more The size makes it easy to get to know everyone, creating an environment where friendly relationships are expected. The people are kind, and the community is notably intergenerational, offering a healthy mix of ages that supports both mentorship and connection across life stages. If you're looking for a church where you're much more than just a face in the crowd, this one delivers.