Encinitas, California Church

Churches and other Religious Groups of Encinitas, California: A beach city on California's South Coast, it is located in northern San Diego County, California. The CDP is primarily residential with a few shopping blocks, a middle and elementary school, and several restaurants. Rancho Santa Fe borders the Fairbanks Ranch gated community to the southeast and Solana Beach to the southwest.
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== 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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=== 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.
* Ranch View Baptist Church - Encinitas CA
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=== Calvary Chapel ===
Calvary Chapel, an association of evangelical Christian churches, maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. Beginning in 1965 in Southern California, this fellowship of churches grew out of Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
* Calvary Chapel Carlsbad - 
* Calvary Chapel Encinitas - 
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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.
* Saint Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church - East Carlsbad
** BSA Pack 750 - Scouting unit chartered to St Elizabeth Seton Church. Youth program.
* Saint John the Evangelist - Catholic Church of Encinitas:
** BSA Troop 776 - Our Scouts reside in the surrounding communities of Encinitas, Leucadia, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Olivenhain and San Marcos.
* San Diego Catholic Committee on Scouting - Delivering Catholic Youth Ministry Through Scouting Programs
* Catholic Charities of Diocese of San Diego - "Committed to the Judeo-Christian vision of Love, Hope, Peace & Justice for All"
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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.
* Encinitas Church of Christ - "Spreading the Good News"
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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.
* Carlsbad California Stake - consists of about 8 local worship congregations and branches in Carlsbad, West Oceanside and Camp Pendleton areas including Spanish speaking and Young Single Adult Groups.
** Church of Jesus Christ in Carlsbad - Meet and visit with local missionaries of the church.
** Carlsbad Good News - Local Church Notices & Events- 
** BSA Pack 702 - Families and friends of the Vista, Carlsbad and Escondido Stakes participating in scouting youth development programs. (Vanguard Scouting)
* Del Mar California Stake - consists of about 8 local worship congregations and branches in Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas & Bressi Ranch (Carlsbad) areas including Spanish speaking and Young Single Adult Groups.
** Del Mar Stake News - Local notices on Facebook
** Church of Jesus Christ in Del Mar - Meet missionaries of the church.
** Saints & Scouts - Latter-day Saint Families that participate in 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 Andrews Episcopal Church - Encinitas CA
* St. Michaels by the Sea Episcopal Church - Carlsbad CA
** BSA Troop 745 - Chartered by St. Michaels. Troop 745 is an active, Scout Run Troop that strives to build young men with good character, teach the scout skills, and HAVE FUN in the process! We meet most Wednesdays at the Carlsbad Scout House in Holiday Park.
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==== Charismatic Episcopal Church ====
* Christ the Healer Church - Carlsbad CA - Charismatic Episcopal Church. Diocese of the West.
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=== Independent Christian Denominations ===
There are many independent Christian churches, not affiliated with any particular main-stream Christian denomination.
* Awaken Church - Bressi Ranch Campus
* Beach Chapel - Encinitas CA
* Carlsbad Community Church -
* Coastline Church = Carlsbad
* Flood Church - North County Campus (Encinitas)
* Light Church - "Light Church is a multi-cultural, multi-generational community that exists to receive & express the light, love & redemption of Jesus."
* Seacoast Community Church - Encinitas
* Shadow Mountain Community Church - Encinitas Campus.
* Venture Church - "A Life-giving Church in Encinitas"
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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.
* Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church - Encinitas CA
** BSA Pack 774 - Chartered by BELC. Friends Of Ranch View Church. Schools: Park Dale Lane, Flora Vista, Encinitas Country Day, and Rhoads.
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=== Methodist Church ===
==== United Methodist Church ====
The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity.
* San Dieguito UMC - Encinitas CA
** BSA Troop 774 - Chartered by San Dieguito UMC - High adventure treks to the Sierras, Philmont, Colorado. Weekly meetings during the school year.
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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.
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==== Orthodox Church of America ====
* St. Katherine Orthodox Church - Carlsbad CA Orthodox Church of America
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====Coptic Orthodox Church ====
Coptic Orthodoxy is the main form of Christianity in Egypt. According to tradition, Christianity was taken to Egypt by the apostle Mark. 
* Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church - San Marcos CA Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
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==== Greek Orthodox Church ====
 Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the Septuagint and the New Testament. Its history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire. 
* Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church - Founded in 1979 in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Includes senior citizen ministry. "The Church with the Shining Cross".
** BSA Troop 2000 - Meets weekly at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. Troop 2000 serves boys in 6th through 12th grade, and their families, from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa, Leucadia, Olivenhain, and Rancho Santa Fe.  
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=== Pentecostal Church ===
* The Life Church - Pentecostals of North County
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=== Presbyterian Church ===
==== 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.
* Christ Presbyterian Church - Carlsbad / Encinitas
* Redeemer Presbyterian Church - Encinitas
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=== Unitarian Universalism ===
Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth, guided by a dynamic, "living tradition". 
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito - 
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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 in the Congregational, Reformed, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, 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.
* Pilgrim UCC- Carlsbad
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=== Unity Church ===
Unity, known informally as Unity Church, is an organization founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. It grew out of Transcendentalism and became part of the New Thought movement. Unity is known for its Daily Word devotional publication. While it was originally considered as a "positive, practical Christianity" which "teach[es] the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ,"  Unity now describes itself as "for people who might call themselves spiritual but not religious."
* Unity Church of Carlsbad -
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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.
* Vista Buddhist Temple - A TEMPLE IN THE JODO SHINSHU TRADITION
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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.
=== Self Realization Fellowship ===
* Encinitas Temple of Self-Realization Fellowship - an international religious organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to disseminate the universal teachings of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums ago in India.
== 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 Encinitas - 
* Congregation B'nai Tikvah - Carlsbad CA - 
* Jewish Collaborative of San Diego - Vision Statement: "To build, nourish, and sustain a vibrant, multifaceted Jewish community as a model for 21st – century American Jewish life."
* Temple Solel - Encinitas CA
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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
* North County Islamic Foundation - Carlsbad CA
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== Local Intra-Faith Groups ==
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=== North County Interfaith Community Services ===
* North County Interfaith Community Services - empowers people in need to stabilize and improve their lives through comprehensive programs, in partnership with diverse faith communities and people of compassion. Housing, employment, economic empowerment, health care, education and more. This program is a partnership of many of the religious groups in this community.
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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.
* 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 ==
* Encinitas California - Wikipedia
* City of Encinitas- FamilyPedia - Genealogy and Family History
* Encinitas Family Youth Clubs and Activities - ScoutHut
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