Tierrasanta, California Church

Directory List to Churches and other faith-based groups of Tierrasanta, California: a community of the city of San Diego. Spanish for "holy land," or "holy ground", the symbol of Tierrasanta is an encircled Conquistador cross, similar to one atop Montserrat (mountain) near Barcelona, Spain, though it no longer holds any religious meaning. (Est. Pop 25,200 / Zip Code 92124)
== 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.
* Grace Assembly San Diego - Allied Gardens
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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.
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=== Catholic Church ===
==== Roman 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.
* Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego - ecclesiastical territory includes all of San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California, with a Catholic population of approximately 1 million. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
* Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, founded in 1769, is the oldest of the Spanish mission churches in California.
** Sisters of Nazareth School - "a private, Catholic elementary school for students from preschool through eigth grade. Founded in 1924."
** BSA Cub Scout Pack 948 - 
* Ascension Catholic Parish- (Clairemont Mesa Blvd/Tierrasanta) - 
* Saint Peter of Rome - Catholic Mission - "Building Fellowship & Bettering Communities through the Gospel"
* St. Therese Catholic Parish - (Allied Gardens) - "St.Therese Parish has enjoyed a justified reputation as being a loving and joyful community, which is so blest by the goodness of each and every parishioner, which we lovingly invite you to be!"
** St. Therese Academy - "Learn about the benefits of a Catholic Education and what we expect from our students."
* 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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=== 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.
* Vanguard Scouting - The future of scouting for Latter-day Saint Families in California.
* San Diego California Temple - 45th Operating Temple of the Church.
* San Diego California East Stake - consists of about 10 local worship congregations and branches in La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Tierra Santa, San Carlos and Del Cerro neighborhoods including Spanish speaking and Young Single Adult Groups.
** San Diego East Stake News - Facebook Notices
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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.
* Anglican Province of Christ the King - "Historic Christianity in the Anglican Tradition."
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=== Independent Christian Denominations ===
There are many independent Christian churches, not affiliated with any particular main-stream Christian denomination.
* Arise San Diego - Tierrasanta
* Chinese Community Church - 
* Community Church of San Diego - Allied Gardens
* The Grove Church - Allied Gardens
* Highpoint Church of San Diego - Tierrasanta
* Legacy Church San Diego - Tierrasanta
* KAINOS San Diego - "A Jesus Family in San Diego" (Tierrasanta Legacy Church)
* Mission Trails Church - Allied Gardens
* Mission Valley Christian Fellowship - Allied Gardens
* Newbreak Church - Tierrasanta
* Victory San Diego - Tierrasanta
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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.
* Ascension Lutheran Church - Allied Gardens 
* Tierrasanta Lutheran Church - "We Focus on Jesus Christ"
** Tierrasanta Lutheran Preschool - Established 1986. Learning through play is the philosophy of TLC Preschool. 
** BSA Cub Scout Pack 22 - Meets weekly at Kumayaay elementary school for fun scouting activities.
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=== Methodist Church ===
The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity.
* San Carlos United Methodist Church - Join Us For Worship Now!
** San Carlos Preschool - has provided a high-quality, safe, and nurturing environment for children 2.5 years through Kindergarten, since 1969! Our curriculum is designed to inspire your child through developmentally appropriate hands-on, play-oriented activities.
** BSA Scout Pack 959 - San Carlos UMC - Open to all boys and Girls K - 5th grades. In Cub Scouts, your son will have lots of fun, learn many new things, and develop good friendships. But Cub Scouts is so much more than that. It is fun with a purpose! 
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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
* Mission Church of the Nazarene - (Allied Gardens) "WE BELIEVE in one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." 
** Mission Church on Facebook - Notices and Events.
** BSA Scout Pack 310 - Allied Gardens / Mission Valley.
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=== Seventh-day Adventist Church ===
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in Christian and Jewish calendars, as the Sabbath, and its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming ( advent) of Jesus Christ.
* Tierrasanta Seventh-day Adventist Church - "a progressive Adventist congregation dedicated to reaching a mind-set that is tired of dogmatic answers to life’s deepest questions."
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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.
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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 East County - Chabad Hebrew School makes for a friendly and stimulating environment, where children can embrace their Jewish roots and gain a true sense of Jewish pride.
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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. 
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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 ==
* Tierrasanta - Mission Trails Regional Park
* Tierrasanta, California - Wikipedia
* Tierrasanta- FamilyPedia - Genealogy and Family History
* Tierrasanta Family Youth Clubs and Activities - ScoutHut
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