Solana Beach, California Church

Churches and other Religious Groups of Solana Beach, California: A beach city on California's South Coast, it is located in San Diego County, California. The area was first settled by the San Dieguitos, early Holocene inhabitants of the area. The area was later inhabited by the Kumeyaay, who set up a village they called Kulaumai, on the southern banks of the San Elijo Lagoon.
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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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=== 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.
* St. James and St. Leo Church - Solana Beach
** BSA Troop 782 - 
* St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church - Carmel Valley
** BSA Pack 765 - a home- and neighborhood-centered program designed to support and encourage quality family involvement for boys in the Del Mar Union School District.
* 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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=== 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.
* 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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=== Independent Christian Denominations ===
There are many independent Christian churches, not affiliated with any particular main-stream Christian denomination.
* The Anchor Church - Solana Beach
* 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
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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.
* Calvary Lutheran Church - Solana Beach CA
* North Coast Fellowship - Solana Beach CA
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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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==== 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. 
* Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco - Diocese
* 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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=== 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.
* Solana Beach Presbyterian Church - 
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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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== 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
** 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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=== 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 ==
* Solana Beach California - Wikipedia
* City of Solana Beach- FamilyPedia - Genealogy and Family History
* Solana Beach Family Youth Clubs and Activities - ScoutHut
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