Brief History
The Church in Santa Clara was established in September, 1994, after much prayer and fellowship among its members, and began to meet near Benton St. and Lawrence Expressway in Santa Clara. At that time, the congregation totaled nearly 100 members; there were approximately 50 English-speaking and 50 Chinese-speaking believers who began to meet as the Church in Santa Clara. Since that time, the congregation has enjoyed the rich blessing of the Lord and continues to see a constant increase in membership. In the fall of 1997, a Spanish speaking meeting was begun in order to accommodate those fluent in Spanish and in 1998, a Korean speaking meeting was added, as well. Today, church membership totals more than 200 functioning members who meet in four different languages to worship and serve the living God.
We are Christians who have received the Lord Jesus Christ and have been regenerated with the very life of God to be His children. According to 2 Peter, we are partakers of the divine nature. As Christians, we are, above all, believers. We believe in the Bible, in God, in Christ, in the Holy Spirit, and in God’s redemption and salvation. Also, we believe that membership in the Body of Christ is based upon regeneration with the divine life and is, therefore, organic.
