Do the Christian churches on and off 30th Street in San Diego have enough room to host the 45,773 people who live in 92104 and the 40,083 people who live in 92102? Add part of 92116 with 31,470 people and we have a large population to minister to.
We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill
Christ United Presbyterian Church of San Diego
Christ United Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Rev. Dr. Kerry Allison is the pastor of this parish church in South Park. We were established in 1981 when an invitation was extended to two churches—Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian, established in 1921 and the Golden Hill Presbyterian, established in 1956—to merge and each church accepted. The late Reverend Doctor George Walker Smith founded Golden Hill Presbyterian Church in 1956 with support from the Presbyterian Women organization. The church, located at 22nd and Market in South Park, became a human rights leader in San Diego as the congregation grew. Reverend Smith was the first black school board member in San Diego. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Christ United continues its ministry in power and presence to the present day. All are welcome to join us in worship and togetherness.
St. Luke's North Park is a Christian community praising God and seeking justice and healing in this dynamic neighborhood of San Diego since 1923. We strive to create spaces for God’s grace to form life-changing relationships with Christ and each other across lines of prejudice and privilege. In the past three decades, God has led us to a new blessing: to serve as one of the primary congregations and cultural centers for South Sudanese Americans in the city, and more recently, for former Congolese refugees. Worshiping with our diverse community is a joyous experience that includes singing in Arabic and Swahili, and individuals from around the globe and the U.S., united by our found “home” at St. Luke’s and in Christ. Our infant, toddler, children, and youth ministries are full and thriving, thanks be to God! We are proud partners with RefugeeNet, a non-profit dedicated to the well-being of refugee families. We’re also grateful to host sixteen twelve-step support meetings on campus each week.
Father Gregory Ashe was the founding pastor of St. Patrick’s parish, beginning in 1921 and serving until 1925 when he was replaced by Father Thomas Healy, the parish’s second pastor, and first Augustinian. Father Ashe eventually returned to Buffalo, New York to serve in parish work. He died there in 1934. Father Healy served as pastor of St. Patrick’s for a year and a half, after which he returned to Pennsylvania. He died a short time later in January 1927 at the age of 54. Both Fathers Ashe and Healy were born in Ireland. The 1920s were good to San Diego and the community of North Park. Businesses were thriving, new arrivals spurred development, and optimism was high. Under Father Daley’s guidance, the parish decided to commit to the construction of a magnificent structure, Romanesque in style, using the best architecture and artistry available. Frank Hope was contracted as the architect and the M.H. Golden company did the construction. The contract was signed on October 15th, 1928, and work began almost immediately. Amazingly, the church, the present structure, was finished by Easter Sunday, 1929, in just about six months, but it wasn’t dedicated until September 1929. The cost of the structure was $37,000, and with all the interior additions the cost of the project was around $60,000. Father Daley and the parishioners of St. Patrick’s were justifiably proud of their accomplishments. The next step would be the construction of a school, and it probably would have gone forward but for one obstacle: the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church has been part of the North Park community since 1915, bringing warmth and connection to our neighbors for over 100 years. We seek to KNOW, LOVE, and SERVE God and our neighbors through study, worship, community events, outreach and service projects, and having fun together! We'd love to have you join us as we grow in faith and love here in North Park.
FILLING NEEDS and
HEALING HURTS in the Name of our Lord and Savior JESUS, THE CHRIST; by the
power of the Holy Spirit for the benefit of humanity and the Honor and Glory of
God. A place where everybody is welcomed
Plymouth Church SD is on University Avenue across the street from Breakfast Republic and a block away from The Mission / North Park. Plymouth is a Bible believing, Spirit filled church and is passionately dedicated to loving God, growing with each other and making disciples of the Lord Jesus.
Covenant Church at 30th & Howard is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.
San Diego Japanese Christian Church
San Diego Japanese Christian Church (SDJCC) is here to share the good news that a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is the key to abundant living in today’s world. Our church was founded as an outreach to Japanese speaking farmers in San Diego County over 80 years ago. SDJCC now has English and Japanese speaking ministries. It’s easy to miss, tucked away at the elbow of 19th and E streets just above Interstate 5: the Japanese American Christian Church in Golden Hill. You’d most likely drive past this humble place of worship on the way up Broadway without noticing it, but if you happened to be on a stroll down E Street looking at the nice old houses, you’d stumble upon it after the bigger homes give way to a series of California bungalows. It’s there before E turns right into 19th. Across the street from the church, a chain-link fence lines the sidewalk above the 5 where the homeless set up camp on a regular basis before they are swept out and relocated only to return again when the police shift their attention elsewhere. Historically, the church itself is a product of a relocation of a different sort. As my City College colleague, historian Susan Hasegawa informed me, it was originally founded as the Japanese Holiness Church by Christian Nikkei (immigrants and their descendents) in 1930 and located on Newton Avenue. Sponsored by the Oriental Mission Society, the church focused its efforts on outreach to Issei (first generation immigrant) farmers.
Horizon North Park Christian Fellowship
Horizon North Park Christian Fellowship has been a fellowship of believers in Jesus Christ within the heart of North Park for over 30 years now. Horizon North Park Christian Fellowship is affiliated with Calvary Chapel and we’re part of Horizon Christian Fellowship of San Diego.
North Park Community Advent Christian Church
NPCC is affiliated with the Advent Christian denomination. The denomination consists of Christian churches in North America, with mission works and partnerships in countries worldwide. Born out of the “Adventist Movement” of the 1800s, our organization is still committed to proclaiming the hope that Jesus is coming back … maybe today! As we look forward to His blessed return we continue to Live, Love, Serve and Share Jesus as we obey His commands to make disciples and Love the Lord our God with our whole being and our neighbors as ourselves.
Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church is a resource to many families in North Park. Not only are we the home and part of many community groups, Our Savior’s also provides meals to those in need every first and third Saturday of the month feeding and clothing over 1500 people a year. Our Savior’s is always in need of volunteers and donations, therefore we appreciate every helping hand and gift that comes our way. Please feel free to contact us or fill out our volunteer form if you are interested in helping our community as well.
North Park Presbyterian Church
North Park Presbyterian is a church committed to Christ and His mission for the glory of God and the good of the world. NPP started as a church plant in 2014 with the vision to see people come to know and love Jesus throughout San Diego. We believe Jesus accomplishes his mission in the world through preaching the gospel, planting churches, and loving our neighbors. Pastor Adriel was ordained in 2013 after graduating from Westminster Seminary in California. He served as an assistant pastor prior to planting NPP. Alongside pastoring NPP, Pastor Adriel is the host of a daily call-in Bible answer program called Core Christianity. You can listen to it at www.corechristianity.com/radio. North Park Presbyterian Church is a part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The PCA is a Reformed Christian denomination that places a high emphasis on the teachings of the Bible.
Makers church was founded in 2010 as MOSAIC San Diego. In 2017 we became Makers Church. Two years later, in another act of faith, Makers Church and North Park Baptist, a dynamic community with almost 100 years of legacy and ministry, chose to merge into something beautiful and new.
Since Easter of 2018 we’ve met weekly on Sundays and developed our capacity to serve our neighbors, especially those in great need spiritually, physically or emotionally. At Renew, you’ll find a community that reflects the diversity of center-city San Diego. We welcome and include people of every ethnicity and culture, believing and unbelieving (most of us a mixture of these), wealthy and poor, inclusive of sexual orientation and marital status.
Maranatha Ethiopian Christian Fellowship – San Diego
Maranatha Ethiopian ChristianFellowship is a community of ethnic Ethiopian and Eriterian evangelical Christians in San Diego, California. This church started as a small Bible study 1992, and by God's grace, has now grown to a congregation of hundreds of families. During much of its history, Maranatha is shepherded by Pastor Melaku Mekuria who is faithfully serving the Church to date. Maranatha Ethiopian Christian Fellowship exists to bring glory to God, to love one another and to reach the world around us with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ebenezer BaptistChurch (Atlanta GA 30312)
The Ebenezer Baptist Church is an urban-based, global ministry dedicated to individual growth and social transformation through living in the message and carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ. The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D. is our Senior Pastor.
Grace San Diego
Grace San Diego was established in 1912. The church has a wonderful history which included, under the leadership of Dr. TimLaHaye, the founding of Christian High School, Christian Heritage College (Now San Diego Christian College) and Institute for Creation Research. Grace, for several years, was known as “Scott Memorial Baptist” before the name was changed to Grace Church San Diego in 2009. Today, we continue to grow with a strong foundation on Biblical truth with a message of God’s grace, love and hope all anchored in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ!
Welcome to Exodus Church a Bible based and Christ-centered church preaching and teaching the way out of darkness into the marvelous light of Jesus Christ. Pastor Donald R. Owens and twelve faithful followers of Jesus Christ organized Exodus Missionary Baptist Church on June 14, 2003 at 2:00 o’clock pm at the home of Pastor Donald and First Lady Beverly Owens. On February 15, 2015, Exodus United Methodist Church held it charge conference and four ministries joined together to become Exodus United Methodist Church. In June 2015 at California-Pacific Annual Conference, Exodus United Methodist Church received its official charter. Rev. Dr. Donald Owens was appointed by the Annual Conference as Pastor of Exodus United Methodist Church. We thank God for bringing us this far by faith.
Based in North Park, we’re all about real faith and real community. Whether you're exploring faith or looking to grow, you’ll find teaching that challenges and encourages you. We believe everyone was made to create-real connections with the creator, healthy lives, fulfilling careers, and loving relationships.
Crossroads of the Nations Japanese Ministry (Brentwood, TN 37027)
We are a multi-cultural and multi-congregations church worshiping God in multiple languages. We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church In America (PCA). We are blessed that God would give us each other to experience Him through the richness of cultural diversity. Most of the Japanese in Middle Tennessee are here temporarily as business families or researchers. Our vision and goal is to help them see the unconditional love of Christ and hear His living Word. We are here to help their felt needs such as improving English, being a friend, and helping them to adjust. In our time together we also share the Word of God. Our prayer is for their salvation and know we can be a part of their journey if the Lord so grants. It would be great if they join the afternoon Japanese/English Sunday services to familiarize themselves with worship and fellowship. This would make it easier for them to pursue the same in Japan when they return. We can refer them to fellowships in Japan.
Good News Missionary Baptist Church
Good News Missionary Baptist Church at 4106 Swift Ave, San Diego, CA 92104. The church is part of the San Diego Southern Baptist
Association. It is also a Daniel's Market, where food resources are available on the 1st Friday of each month 9:00 - 11:00.
