We are a local church founded in 1949 in the town of Santa Margarita, CA. When a group of faithful men and women in the community wanted Sunday School education for their children, they called a minister and the congregation began the slow work of building a church.
Since then, for over 75 years, generations of faithful Christians have sought to preach God’s word and serve Santa Margarita and their respective neighborhoods, taking part in the divine calling to reconcile the people and place of Santa Margarita to our Lord Jesus Christ. We are still raising up generations of Christian adults who can carry the load of a Christian faith, a Christian character and a Christian vocation.
We raise up generations by corporate worship: Corporate congregational worship on the Lord’s Day informs everything else we do and shapes how we live in the following week. Each week we sing together, pray together, hear the scriptures read and preached, and celebrate the Lord’s Supper. View the Worship page to learn more about how we worship.
We sing music that is meant for congregations to sing together and grounded in the scriptures and church history. We are currently learning to sing the Psalms and hymns with greater skill and joy.
We worship together with all generations. The passing of wisdom from one generation to the next is an essential way believers mature in Christ. At SMCC the whole congregation of all ages worships together and is taught by the word. See more on Children in Worship.
We raise up generations by household discipleship: We believe that men and women are each glorious pictures of the image of God. Following the biblical teaching concerning the household and the nature of men and women leads to the greatest flourishing in the Christian home.
We raise up generations by vocational Outreach: We seek to serve our community and preach Christ to it not in fear or desperation, but with the knowledge that Christ is already Lord of Santa Margarita. The church is called to the task of proclaiming his reign and is the means through which God brings people to saving faith in Christ their Lord. Men and women working faithfully in their ordinary vocations and exercising leadership in their community is a key part of this mission. Learn more about our vision of outreach here.