Carlsbad, California Church

Directory List to Churches and other Religious Groups of Carlsbad, California: A coastal city on California's South Coast, it is located in northern San Diego County, California. Carlsbad is a popular tourist destination. The city's estimated 2019 population was 115,382. Among the nation's top 20 wealthiest large cities, Carlsbad is the 5th richest city in the state of California with a median household income close to $105,000.California Is Home To 15 Of 20 Wealthiest Cities Nationwide, Site Finds
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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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=== African Methodist Episcopal Church ===
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church or AME, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination. It is the first independent Protestant denomination to be founded by black people. It was founded by the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the mid-Atlantic area that wanted independence from white Methodists.
* Walker Chapel AME Church - Oceanside CA 
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=== Awaken Church ===
Awaken Church is a church that is fresh, real, powerful, and has at its heart the Great Commission to win souls and make disciples of all nations. We are a church that impacts the city and influences the nations towards Jesus Christ. We are a church that has a culture and atmosphere of faith, hope, and love, and a church that develops leaders and empowers people to become all that God had purposed and destined for their lives. 
* Bressi Ranch Campus - 2716 Gateway Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009
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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.
* Calvary Baptist Church - 
* Coastline Baptist Church - Oceanside CA
* First Baptist Church of Carlsbad - 
* 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 Christian Fellowship North County - 
* North Coast Calvary Chapel - 
* Calvary Chapel Carlsbad - 
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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.
* Mission San Luis Rey de Francia - is a former California Spanish mission church in San Luis Rey, a neighborhood of Oceanside, California. This Mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians. This historic landmark is the oldest Christian church in all of North County San Diego.
* Saint Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church - East Carlsbad
** BSA Pack 750 - Scouting unit chartered to St Elizabeth Seton Church. Youth program.
* Saint Patrick Catholic Church - Carlsbad Village
** St. Patrick Catholic School - "Learn Well, Live Well, Serve Well".
** Knights of Columbus #15076 - Local council of the Catholic Men's Service Unit Knights of Columbus.
* 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.
* Prince of Peace Abbey - A Monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict.
* 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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==== Communion of Conciliar Catholic Churches ====
Communion of Conciliar Catholic Churches - "Envisioning the Catholic Church as it should be." What would it be like if you belonged to a Catholic Church where all Christians are invited to the Table of Christ? Where women and men may serve faithfully as either ordained or lay? being Catholic with a Capital C means that we possess all the elements of the Catholic faith that has been “believed in all places and at all times by all Church.”
* The Communion of Conciliar Catholic Churches - Official Website
* All Saints American Conciliar Catholic Church - San Marcos CA. Services are provided by the Society of All Saints Hospitallers, a Progressive Catholic religious order headed by Rt. Rev. Janine C. Stock. Its mission is to provide sacramental and charitable services to those in need, without the discriminatory practices that has plagued the Christian church.
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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.
* Melrose Church of Christ - Vista CA
* Vista Church of Christ - Sunset Dr, Vista CA.
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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.
* All Saints Episcopal Church - Vista 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.
* Grace Anglican Church - Carlsbad CA
* Holy Cross Episcopal Church - East Carlsbad
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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.
* Carlsbad Community Church -
* Coastline Church = Carlsbad
* Daybreak Church - 
* The Fields Church - 
* Journey Church North County -
* Las Flores Church - 
* Meadowlark Community Church - "Serving San Elijo Hills, San Marcos, La Costa and Carlsbad. We are a Community who firmly believes in God’s word and welcome all to join us in worship." (San Marcos CA)
** BSA Pack 670 - Scouting unit chartered by Meadowlark Church and serves families in Discovery Hills, Discovery Meadows, San Elijo Hills, and La Costa, CA area. We feature events such as family camping, hiking, outings to the beach, Pinewood Derby, and all around fun for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grades.
** Meadowlark Church on Facebook
** Meadowlark Church on YouTube
* The Mission Church of Carlsbad - 
* New Song Church - Carlsbad Campus
* North Coast Church - Carlsbad Campus - North County Megachurch
* The Station Church - Carlsbad CA
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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.
* Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Carlsbad CA
* 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.
* Spirit Harbor Lutheran Church - Gateway Rd / Palomar Airport
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=== Methodist Church ===
==== United Methodist Church ====
The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity.
* North Coast UMC - South Oceanside - 
* 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.
* United Methodist Church of Vista - part of the United Methodist Church.
** BSA Troop 709 Vista - Chartered by Vista UMC. "Your next scouting adventure is calling." Serving Vista, San Marcos, Carlsbad & Oceanside.
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=== North Coast Church ===
North Coast Church is a megachurch headquarterd in Vista, California, roughly thirty miles north of San Diego. The church was founded as a Bible study in 1976 in a Carlsbad home, but today offers over 50 worship options on seven campuses, each with a different worship style and ambiance.  Each weekend, regardless of campus or service time you choose, you will hear the same message presented by one of the pastors on their teaching team.
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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. Katherine Orthodox Church - Carlsbad CA Orthodox Church of America
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====Coptic Orthodox Church ====
* 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.
* Oceanside First Presbyterian Church - "We are here to Reach, Teach and Serve North County."
** BSA Pack 752 Oceanside - Journey to Excellence - Gold Level award winning youth program. Contact us if you'd like to visit!
* Christ Presbyterian Church - Carlsbad / Encinitas
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==== United Reformed Presbyterian ====
* Oceanside United Reformed Church - 
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=== The Salvation Army ===
The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Christian church and an international charitable organisation. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7 million, consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents collectively known as Salvationists. Its founders sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute, and hungry by meeting both their "physical and spiritual needs".
* Salvation Army - North County
** BSA Troop 708 - "“It’s the spirit within, not the veneer without, that makes a man.”
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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."
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* Unity Way Church - Vista CA
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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.
== 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.
* B'nai Shalom San Diego - Vista CA
* Chabad Jewish Center of Oceanside/Vista - 
* Temple Etz Rimon - Carlsbad CA
* 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."
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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. 
* Masjid Al-Ittehad - Vista CA. The Islamic Movement of North America (Masjid Al Ittehad) is a non-profit religious organization serving Muslims in North County of San Diego since 1993. 
* 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 ==
* Carlsbad California - Wikipedia
* City of Carlsbad- FamilyPedia - Genealogy and Family History
* Carlsbad Family Youth Clubs and Activities - ScoutHut
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