Rancho Penasquitos, California Church

Directory List to Churches and other Religious Groups of Rancho Penasquitos (San Diego), California: a community in San Diego County. This community page also includes Carmel Mountain and Black Mountain. It is named after the first Mexican land grant in the county, Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos. Peñasquitos means "little cliffs" in Spanish. It abuts Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, an open space preserve that offers hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. The community is commonly abbreviated "PQ." The population of Rancho Peñasquitos is approximately 60,000. it is located in ZIP code 92129.areavibes. "Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA Population & Demographics". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
== Christian Denominations ==
There are many, many churches in this community, both large and small. They strive to interpret and live the gospel of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Holy Bible. Denomination typically refers to one of the many Christian groupings including each of the multitude of Protestant subdivisions.
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=== Assemblies of God Church ===
The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination. It is the fourth largest international Christian group of denominations.
* Trinity Church San Diego - Assemblies of God (Poway)
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=== Baptist Church ===
Baptists form a major branch of Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only, and doing so by complete immersion. Historians trace the earliest "Baptist" church to 1609 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor.
* Bethel Church - Rancho Bernardo
* Mesa View Baptist Church - Poway
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=== Catholic Church ===
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church. With more than a billion members, over half of all Christians and more than one-sixth of the world's population, the Catholic Church is a communion of the Western, or (Latin Rite) Church, and 22 autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches (called particular churches), comprising a total of 2,795 dioceses in 2008.
* Our Lady of Mount Carmel - (Black Mountain / Penasquitos)
** BSA Troop 676 - Troop 676 has served Penasquitos boys and young men since 1989. We meet weekly at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
* St Gabriels Catholic Church - Twin Peaks Rd. (Poway)
* St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church - (Poway)
** BSA Pack 614 - Chartered to St Gregory the Great: "Leave this world a little better than you found it"
* St. Michael's Catholic Parish - (Poway)
** BSA Pack 654 - Family Pack. Accepts boys and girls dens.
* San Diego Catholic Committee on Scouting - Delivering Catholic Youth Ministry Through Scouting Programs
* The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA - Founded in 1833, SSVP is a worldwide organization dedicated to serving neighbors in need.
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=== Churches of Christ ===
Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations associated with one another through distinct beliefs and practices based on their interpretation of the Bible. Represented in the United States and one of several branches across the world, they believe in using only biblical precedents for their doctrine and practices citing examples from the early Christian church as described in the New Testament. They typically reject doctrinal writings that disagree with their interpretations, and all religious creeds; the churches of Christ thus identity themselves as being nondenominational.
* San Diego Church of Christ - Black Mountain 
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=== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ===
"As Christians, we believe in learning all we can about Jesus. The greatest happiness in life comes from following the Savior. You will feel His love for you as you seek to understand His life and teachings."LDS Church Welcome message at ComeUntoChrist.org This church was founded by their first prophet Joseph Smith in 1830 upstate New York and now has over 16 million members organized into 3300+ "stakes" worldwide. There are several stakes in the local area. (Also referred to as LDS Church or Mormon Church.)
* ChurchofJesusChrist.org - Official Website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Latest News and Developments. Resources for Members.
* ComeUntoChrist.org - Learn about the Savior Jesus Christ and how his teachings can enrich your life. Jesus can make you a better person. You can make us a better community. Come worship with us. Introduction to basic teachings of the Church. 
* Liahona Magazine - Monthly online church magazine
* Come Follow Me - Home-centered, church-supported daily gospel study plan. "The aim of all gospel learning and teaching is to deepen our conversion to Jesus Christ and help us become more like Him."Introduction to LDS Church Come Follow Me Study Guide 
* Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square - YouTube Channel and Sunday Morning Worship through Music and the Spoken Word.
* Mormon Battalion Historic Site - Public tours daily - Old Town San Diego.
* San Diego California Temple - 45th Operating Temple of the Church.
* Penasquitos California Stake - consists of about 10 local worship congregations and branches in Penasquitos, Ranch Bernardo, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch and Sorrento Valley including Spanish speaking and Young Single Adult Groups.
** Friends of Penasquitos Stake - Facebook+
** Come unto Christ in Poway and Penasquitos - Chat with missionaries of the Church
** BSA Troop 1820 - Families and friends of the Poway and Penasquitos Stakes participating in scouting youth development programs. (Vanguard Scouting)
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=== Episcopal Church ===
==== Worldwide Anglican Communion ====
The Episcopal Church in the United States is a member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, churches around the world that trace their roots to the Church of England and have given rise to a distinct form of Christianity, known as Anglicanism. The Episcopal Church is made up of between two and three million worshipers in about 7500 congregations across the United States and related dioceses outside the US.
* St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church - (Poway)
** BSA Troop 682 - Chartered to St. Bartholomew's, Troop 682 is composed of boys and girls mostly from the Poway, Sabre Springs, and Rancho Bernardo areas. A Scout-led troop with a wide variety of Scouting activities. Visit our website for more info! Girl troop forming!
* St. Timothy's Episcopal Church - (Penasquitos / Black Mountain)
** BSA Troop 667 - "as part of our outreach ministry in our Rancho Peñasquitos community, is a chartered member of the San Diego-Imperial Council of the Boy Scouts of America. We sponsor Boy Scout Troop 667, the all-girl Troop 1667 and Cub Scout Pack 629. For over 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, as in 1910, these values are relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential."
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=== Independent Christian Denominations ===
There are many independent Christian churches, not affiliated with any particular main-stream Christian denomination.
* Agape Church of San Diego - Rancho Penasquitos
* Carmel Mountain Christian Church - 
* The Gathering Place Church - Penasquitos.
* GC2 Church - 
* Marantha Chapel - Rancho Penasquitos
* New Hope Church - Rancho Penasquitos
* San Diego Bethel Korean Church - Rancho Penasquitos
* Simplicity Church San Diego - Rancho Penasquitos
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=== Jehovah's Witness ===
Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a religion who, although identifying themselves as Christian, are not generally considered as Christians by mainstream Christianity because they are non-trinitarian. They number around seven and a half million. Their headquarters are in New York, USA. The Jehovah's Witnesses are an international organization known for their extensive preaching and publishing activities. They are well known for their rejection of blood transfusions and their specific version of the Bible which some believe is very accurate and others take issue with.
* JW.org - Find a Kingdom Hall near you.
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=== Lutheran Church ===
Lutheranism is a Christian tradition committed to the main theological insights of Martin Luther. It is numerically the third largest single Christian movement, with an estimated 82.6 million people belonging to the various congregations, bodies, and churches which call themselves Lutheran.
* Christ the Cornerstone Lutheran Church and Academy - (Mira Mesa) - "Loving God, Loving Others. We assist parents in nurturing and enriching the lives of their children through a caring program."
** BSA Cub Pack 1209 - "Mira Mesa's Most Active Pack." Since 1972, Pack 1209 has helped youths through Cub Scouting. We are a year-round family program designed for youths in kindergarten through fifth grades. Our pack of over 60 Cubs and Webelos include youths from Sandburg, Ericson, Hage and Salk Elementary Schools.
* Penasquitos Lutheran Church (Penasquitos) "Our Vision: To partner with the Holy Spirit to evangelize and transform our families, community, city, nation and world."
** PLC on Facebook - 
** BSA Cub Pack 626 - Chartered to PLC Church, For over 30 years we have been providing a Kindergarten through 5th grade program based on the Scouting 10 purposes:
* San Diego Taiwanese Lutheran Church - 
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=== Methodist Church ===
The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity.
* Hope United Methodist Church- Rancho Bernardo, located in North County San Diego connecting people with outdoor worship services, Christian preschool, ..
** BSA Troop 686 - Chartered to Hope UMC, How would you like to spend time with your Scout canoeing the Colorado River or hiking the Virgin River in Zion National Park? Or perhaps showing your son how to fish at Lake Dixon or rig a sail in Mission Bay?
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=== Nazarene ===
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th-century Holiness movement in North America. With its members commonly referred to as Nazarenes, it is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world
* Radiant Life Church - (Formerly Mount Carmel Church of the Nazarene) "As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in affirming the historic Trinitarian creeds and beliefs of the Christian faith. "
** Radiant Life Church on Facebook - Notices and events.
** BSA Troop 622 - Founded in 1970 by Radiant Life Church, we are the oldest troop in Rancho Penasquitos. Over the last 40 years, we have earned the moniker "Troop of Eagles" as 622 has produced 179 Eagle Scouts to date (2020).
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=== Orthodox Church ===
The Orthodox Church, also officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church, and commonly referred to in English-speaking countries as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the world's second largest Christian communion, estimated to number 300 Million  It is considered by its adherents to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago.
* St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church - (Poway)
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==== Coptic Orthodox Church ====
Copts, many of whom are adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church, have begun migrating to the United States of America as early as the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased. 
* St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church
** Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles - 
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=== Presbyterian Church===
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. A part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its relatively progressive stance on doctrine.
* Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church -
** BSA Troop 680 - Chartered to RBCBC, Since 1969 the Troop has ranked among the most active youth scouting units in San Diego and has a very rich tradition of outdoor activities. 
* Great Light Presbyterian Church - (Black Mountain / Penasquitos)
* North City Presbyterian Church (Poway)
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=== United Church of Christ ===
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots , and with approximately 4,852 churches and 802,356 members. The United Church of Christ is a historical continuation of the General Council of Congregational Christian churches founded under the influence of New England Pilgrims and Puritans.
* Community Church of Poway - "It's not about the religion, it's about the relationship! "
** UCC Poway on Facebook - 
** BSA Cub Pack 109 - Cub Scouting is a family oriented organization and part of the Boy Scouts of America(BSA). It is designed for boys and girls 5 to10 years of age (or from Kindergarten through 5th grade) to develop character, citizenship skills and personal fitness. The Cub Scout program also promotes advancement, teamwork, fun and character-building. 
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== Buddhism ==
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, known as Buddhists. Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies.
* International Bodhisattva Sangha - (Scripps Ranch)
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== Hinduism ==
Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.25 billion followers, known as Hindus. It includes a range of philosophies, and is linked by shared concepts, recognisable rituals, cosmology, pilgrimage to sacred sites and shared textual resources that discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics.
* Jain Society of San Diego - Jainism , traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Jain dharma traces its spiritual ideas and history through a succession of twenty-four leaders or Tirthankaras, with the first in current time cycle being Lord Rishabhanatha, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Lord Parshvanatha whom historians date to 8th century BCE, and the 24th tirthankara, Lord Mahavira around 600 BCE. Jainism is considered to be an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology.
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== Judaism ==
Judaism is an ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Children of Israel.
* Chabad of Poway - 
** Chai Preschool
** JLI Adult Education
** Poway Hebrew School - 
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== Islam ==
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that Muhammad is a messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion with 1.9 billion followers, known as Muslims. 
* Muslim Community Center of Greater San Diego - Black Mountain CA
** BSA Pack 610 - Based out of the MCC in Del Sur.
* North County Islamic Foundation - Carlsbad CA
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== Local Intra-Faith Groups ==
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=== San Diego interfaith community services ===
* Interfaith Religious Council of San Diego - Represented on the Council are Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity (traditional), Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and Sikh.
* San Diego Interfaith Disaster Council - The mission of the SDIDC is to support the development of faith-based preparedness, response and recovery to disasters in San Diego County that is coordinated and integrated with the efforts of other responding agencies.
* Interfaith Shelter Network of San Diego - Interfaith Shelter Network links the hands and hearts of thousands of individuals, social service agencies and government agencies to provide a safety-net of support for San Diego’s 6,500 “situationally” or short-term homeless. 
* San Diego Regional Interfaith Collaborative - We are a community of communities who believe that sharing, learning and serving together benefits everyone.
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=== Boy Scouts of America (BSA) ===
The objectives of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are referred to as the Aims of Scouting: Character, Citizenship, Personal Fitness, Leadership. The BSA pursues these aims through an informal education system called the Scout method, with variations that are designed to be appropriate for the age and maturity of each membership division. Their Character building program emphasizes Duty to God. They charter with many local religious groups of all faiths to deliver this program. 
* BeAScout.org - Find a Scouting unit near you.
* About.Scouting.org - Memories that last a lifetime begin today.
* California Scouts - Find scouting related program news throughout the region.
* BSA Religious Emblems Program - BSA A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. To encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, religious groups have developed the following religious emblems programs. Many different religions covered in this program.
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== Notes ==
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== External links ==
* 92129 Magazine - Life in Rancho Penasquitos
* Poway Today - Local News
* Rancho Penasquitos California - Wikipedia
* Rancho Penasquitos- FamilyPedia - Genealogy and Family History
* Rancho Penasquitos Family Youth Clubs and Activities - ScoutHut
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