Welcome
Thank you for visiting the web site for First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula. Here, you will find information about
opportunities for worship, connecting in fellowship, and service. We also invite you to visit us in person if you're in
the area. We would love to greet you and share with you the life we have in Jesus Christ.
Connect
Are you looking for a spiritual home, and place you and your family can make lasting friends and experience real
community?
Do you want to become the whole person you were meant to be? Are you interested in exploring life's challenging questions,
and developing practical wisdom for living well?
Do you want to use your talents to make a difference in the world or in the life of another person?
If so, consider First Pres as your church home. There's a place for you here.
121 Davis St, Santa Paula, CA (North from Main St opposite the town
clock)
Who We Are
We are a church of Christ-followers who are committed to turning outwards through acts of service that show our community
the real Jesus.
Meet some of our key congregation members on our Staff Page.
Our Mission
We worship one God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - who loves and calls us, transforms and sends us:
- to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ,
- to be a caring community, and
- to serve the world.
What Does it Mean to Be a Christian?
Christians are people who trust in Jesus Christ and follow him as the leader of their lives.
What Does it Mean to Be Presbyterian?
Presbyterians, first of all, are Christians. We believe in one God who revealed himself and his plans for us in the Bible
and especially through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
As members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - over 2.5 million - we are an expression of Reformed Christianity, a part
of the holy catholic church celebrated in the Apostles' Creed, a people whose roots go back to John Calvin at the time of
the Reformation. We are distinctive in our Reformed theology and our nearly 500-year-old form of government, combining the
equal values of authority and freedom, order and ardor.
We Presbyterians worship and function in over 11,000 congregations nationwide, served by more than 17,000 active pastors
(around a quarter of whom are women), and over 100,000 elders. Local congregations are connected to others in area-wide
Presbyteries (173 in the U.S.), and Presbyteries unite in regional Synods (16 in the U.S.). All join together at the
national level through the yearly General Assembly.
First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula, has a Session (board of Elders), consisting of 12 lay men and women Elders and
the Pastor, who serves as moderator. The Session is responsible for the whole life of this church; only major matters such
as the call of a pastor or the incurring of church indebtedness are voted on by the entire congregation. The Elders are
elected for three-year terms. The Board of Deacons, charged with nurturing the congregation and ministering to those in
need, consists of about 15 Deacons, with one-third elected annually for 3-year terms.
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