In November of 1996, Emmanuel Faith Church of Escondido, CA planted Faith Community Church by the Sea on the Coast of San Diego County with the mission of "Reaching the Coast for Christ." Following six years of meeting at The Del Mar Hilton, we moved to a new worship location at Ada Harris Elementary School in Cardiff by the Sea. Six years after that we moved to the Encinitas Community Center in Encinitas, where we currently hold our services. In addition, God has enabled us to purchase 7.73 acres of land immediately adjacent I-5 and Leucadia Blvd for future development as our new church home.

We hope in the near future to obtain the Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.) from the city of Encinitas and begin building the new home of Faith Community Church by the Sea at 680 Normandy Rd, in Encinitas, CA.

It is also our belief that God will continue to bring together a broad coalition of men and women, who are committed to Him and to the preaching of His word to support this new work. We anticipate that God will use people who want to live out lives of devotion, passionate people who want to help build a strong evangelical church that will reach people for Jesus Christ along the I-5 corridor here in North San Diego County. We believe God will use our mental, spiritual, financial, physical, and emotional energies to create a place where people can come to be spiritually healed and tangibly helped with the Love and Grace of God.

We believe the surrounding community is ready for an evangelical church that is devoted to understanding and meeting felt needs in the name of Christ.

According to Percept Ministries and their Ministry Area Profile (based on the U.S. Census Bureau, Claritas, the WEFA Group, and the National Ethos Survey Series) the primary spiritual concerns in the Encinitas area are:

Dealing with Stress Finding Companionship Finding Direction in Life Finding Spiritual Teaching

As well, the primary hopes and Dreams of people living in Encinitas are:

Achieving Long-term Financial Security Finding Time for Recreation Achieving a Fulfilling Marriage Finding Better Quality Healthcare Finding a satisfying job/Career

Some of the typical family problems of the area are:

Neighborhood Crime and Safety Finding Good Schools Dealing with Racial and Ethnic Prejudice Dealing with problems in schools

These are all issues to which the Bible speaks and to which we believe we can and should address aspects of our ministries.

With the non-denominational identity of our church, the average age of our church being close in age to the surrounding community, and our desire to reach out to people with the love and truths of Jesus Christ, we feel we are well suited to minister to this area.

We have recently revitalized our church purpose and tightly focused it on the importance of living our lives out of devotion rather than in reaction to life's demands or from obligation to someone's request. Based on Jesus' life, teachings, and the Biblical pattern we teach our members to understand the three primary devotions to which God calls His people: Devotion to God, Devotion to God's people, and Devotion to our World. We encourage our members to consider which of these three areas of our church life and ministry they feel most passionate about. They are then invited to meet and work with our Elder leadership contributing their ideas, energies, and abilities to the growth of that ministry area. We are committed to living our lives of devotion and invite you to join us.

Devotion to God	Devotion to God's People	Devotion to Our World
"Living as if the most important thing in the world is to know, love, honor, and obey God no matter what the cost"	"Living as if the most important thing in the world is to treat others as better than myself"	"Living as if the most important thing in the world is to demonstrate God's love and to share the good news of Jesus Christ with everyone I meet"
Team Leaders: Elders	Team Leaders: Elders	Team Leaders: Elders
Key Concept: Standing in Awe of God through our knowledge of Him, entrusting ourselves to Him, and passionately living our lives according to His will.	Key Concept: Building such close, co-mingled, encouraging relationships with other believers that real needs become obvious and we joyfully partner with them to address those needs.	Key Concept: Growing in an acute awareness of our community and the critical needs of its people to the point that we sacrificially give of ourselves without charge to meet those needs thereby winning a right to share the Gospel.
Key Biblical Word: Obedience	Key Biblical Word: Fellowship (Koinonia)	Key Biblical Word: Sacrifice
Key Need Met: Truth	Key Need Met: Friendships	Key Need Met: Hope and Help
Key Scriptures: Acts 2:42 Mark 12:30 Acts 22:12 Psalm 86:2 Ezra 7:10 1 Chronicles 29:19 1 Corinthians 7:35 Colossians 3:16	Key Scriptures: Acts 2:42 John 13:34-35 1 Corinthians 16:15 Romans 12:10, 13, 16 Romans 13:8; 14:13 Ephesians 4:2, 16 Philippians 2:3-4 Galatians 5:13 1 Thessalonians. 2:8 Hebrews 10:24-25; 13:16 1 Peter 1:22; 3:8; 4:7-12	Key Scriptures: Acts 3:1-4, 14; 8:1-5; 10:2 Matthew 20:28; 28:18-20 Matthew 5:14-16 John 3:16-17 John 12:24; 17:18 2 Corinthians 1:12 1 Timothy 1:15; 6:17-18 James 2:14; 3:13 1 Peter 2:12