BAHA’I interfaith worship services are the second Sunday of each month. Info: 489-4172. Children’s classes are the first Saturday of each month. Info: 937-9451. Study circles about The Life of the Spirit are ongoing in Santa Maria. For questions, dates, and times: 614-0963. Info: 937-9451.
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH holds worship services Sundays with Holy Communion at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Adult Bible classes are at 10 a.m. Children’s Sunday School (K-6) resumes in September. The Nov. 14 sermon is “The Bethel Blessing.” The church is located at 624 E. Camino Colegio, Santa Maria. Info: 922-6601 or bethelsantamaria.org.
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL holds Bible studies for women and children ages 6-17 Mondays at 6:55 p.m. at Oak Park Christian Church, 386 Oak Park Blvd., Grover Beach. Info: 474-6585.
BUDDHIST MEDITATION and dharma teachings are available on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the BodhiPath Buddhist Center, 3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo. Park on Johnson St. Info: bodhipath-west.org/slo.htm, 594-1388 or 938-7980.
CALVARY CHAPEL junior high and high school youth group meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The College and Career class, ages 18 to 30, meets Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Regular Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The church is located at 2620 Santa Maria Way. Info: 922-1822.
CENTRAL COAST RESCUE MISSION is always interested in community volunteers to help with the serving of meals in Santa Maria. The Rescue Mission is located at 1207 N. McClelland St. Info: 614-0220.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE THOUGHT meets Sundays at 10 a.m. at 1580 Railroad St., Oceano. A spiritual intentions workshop is every fourth Sunday at 11:45 a.m. Info: 541-1971 or centerforcreativethought.org.
CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes all to Sunday Bible classes at 9:30 a.m. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m., with child care provided. Evening worship is at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, family meal time is 6 p.m. Bible classes for all ages are at 7 p.m. Individual Bible study is also available. The church is located at 795 E. Foster Road, Santa Maria. Info: fosterroadchurch.org or 937-3845.
COAST HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH meets Sundays at 9:45 for Bible classes, 10:45 a.m. for morning services, and evening services at 6 p.m. It also meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for Adult, and Teen, Bible Studies, and a Kids Bible Club. The church is located at 650 Rice Ranch Road. Info: 937-7291.
COAST VALLEY WORSHIP CENTER meets for Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with Pastor Craig Hamlin. Wednesday night Bible study begins at 7 p.m. The church meets at 2320 Thompson Way, Santa Maria. Info: 925-2244.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST regular worship services and Sunday school are at 10:30 and adult Bible study at 9:15 a.m. on Sundays and Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Also, bargain prices for students on used furniture, kitchen supplies, electronics, small appliances, bedding, linens, etc. The UCC is located at 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo. Info: 544-1373.
CLARITY HYPNOTHERAPY offers spiritual discovery through past life investigation and inner self-discovery at 127 West Clark, No. 213. Info: 264-7753.
CRUCIFIED LIFE CHURCH has Sunday services from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meetings covering healing, teaching, and growth meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Recovery counseling, group, and a Christian school available. The church is located at 109 W. Fesler, Santa Maria. Info: Pastor Victor, 937-3109.
ECKANKAR RELIGION OF THE LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD meets the fourth Sunday of every month at 11 a.m. at the Meadow Park Building, 2333 Meadow St, San Luis Obispo. Info: 782-4068.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH is located at 2970 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Morning Service begins at 10:45 a.m. and Evening Service is at 6 p.m. AWANA Program meets at 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Bible Study is at 7 p.m. Nursery care is provided for all services. Info: 937-8405.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NIPOMO is located at 112 Orchard Ave., Nipomo, home of Dayspring Preschool. Bible studies meet at 9:45 a.m. Sundays. Worship services are 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays, and 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Info: 929-4422.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH is located at 1550 S. College Drive. Regular services include a youth group for junior and high school students, called X-Service, that meets from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Sunday. Regular service is 9, 10:15, 11:27 a.m. Sundays. Kids in 1st-6th grade are invited to Wednesday Night Live every Wednesday, featuring music, games, and more. The Special Friends Ministry offers spiritual classes for kids with disabilities and special needs. Info: 922-8479.
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE meets Sundays for worship at 10:45 a.m. An adult Sunday School class is offered at 9:30 a.m. A basketball outreach ministry to college-aged students is Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Nursery care is available for children up to 4 years old. The church is at 1026 E. Sierra Madre Ave. in Santa Maria. Info: 922-1919.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH has contemporary worship service Sundays at 8:45 a.m. and traditional worship at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care provided all morning for infants 3 and below, Sunday school for other youth. The church is located at 311 South Broadway at Cook. Info: 925-9573.
GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH offers a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. Sundays. Sunday School and Fellowship are at 10:05 a.m. A contemporary service is offered at 11 a.m. Sundays. Choir practice is Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Confirmation is 7:10 p.m. Wednesdays. Fellowship follows. Sunday School begins at 10:05 a.m. The church is located at 4380 Orcutt Road, Santa Maria. Info: 937-3905.
GOOD GRIEF is for those who’ve lost a spouse, and meets Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. at the Luis Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt. Info: 937-9750.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH is located at College and McCoy streets in Santa Maria. Contemporary services are at 8 and 9:30 a.m., and a traditional service is at 11 a.m. on Sundays. There’s also an evening service at 6 p.m. and a “Worship Loud, Worship Late” service at 8 p.m. Child care is available at all services. Info: 925-2671 or gracebap.net.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH is located at 423 East Fesler St. in Santa Maria. Contemporary worship is 8 a.m. Sundays (9:30 a.m. is traditional worship, 11:30 a.m. is Bible study). Info: 925-3818.
THE GUADALUPE BUDDHIST CHURCH holds a Bingo event every first and third Sunday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m. at the church, 1072 Olivera St., Guadalupe. Info: 714-6410.
LIFE WAY FELLOWSHIP meets at 2627 Skyway Dr., Suite A, Santa Maria. Bible study begins at 9:30 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Preschool care is available for kids 5 and younger. Info: 925-7875.
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTER meets Sundays for worship with Pastor Mark Parke at 10 a.m., children’s and youth ministries and adult Bible study meets Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at 726 W Tefft, Nipomo. Info: 929-4475.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR offers Monday school, a fun way to learn about God, from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Also, your child is invited to sing with “God’s Kids,” ages 4 through 2nd grade levels, and “Kingdom Singers,” 3rd-7th grades, on Mondays, from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Regular services are 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Free child care. The church is located at 4725 Bradley Road. Info: 937-1116.
NEW BEGINNINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH meets Sunday morning at 9 and 10:30 a.m. for music and a message at 1575 Orchard Ave., Nipomo. All ages welcome. Child care is provided. Info: 929-6780; e-mail-mark@nbccn.org; or visit nbccn.org.
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH is located at 990 James Way, Pismo Beach. Worship is Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. A Country gospel service is every First Friday of the month. Info: 489-3254.
NEW SPRINGS is a community of home churches. If you would like more information on where to go to get involved in one near you or how to begin a home church, visit newsprings.net or call 550-4668.
ORCUTT CHRISTIAN CHURCH worship, communion, and children’s church begins at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Bible school at 9 a.m. Various Bible studies meet 7 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. Tuesday, 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Babysitting and nursery services are provided. The church is located at 204 Patterson Road. Info: 937-1641.
ORCUTT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH has all service times available on its website. The church is located at 993 Patterson Road, just one block off Bradley. Info: 937-4974 or orcuttpres.org.
ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION offers the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom every Sunday at 10 a.m. The church is located on S. Bradley Road, between Lakeview Road and Francine Way, two blocks south of Santa Maria Way. Info: 934-0338.
PACIFIC CHRISTIAN CENTER morning worship services are Sundays at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Pastor Rick Bloom delivers the morning message. Family night is every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., which includes activities for boys and girls (ages 3-12) and youth (grades 7-12). Christian education classes also are available for all ages. Nursery care is provided for those up to 4 years of age in all services. The Pacific Christian Center is an Assembly of God church and is located at 3435 Santa Maria Way. Santa Maria. Info: 934-3491.
PATHWAYS TO SPIRIT is a Spiritual Community that celebrates infinite potential for good Sundays at 11 a.m. at 1501 E Alvin, Santa Maria. Info: 928-51383.
REDEEMING GRACE CHURCH is a family church with services Sundays at 11 a.m. Bible studies are Thursdays at 7 p.m. Santa Maria. Info: 934-4962.
SANTA MARIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH offers a morning service Sundays at 10 a.m. at the church, 200 W. Cook. Santa Maria. Wednesday night features bible study at 6:30 p.m. Nursery care is available. Info: 614-4779.
SANTA MARIA HEALING ROOMS offer prayers to people in need of physical or emotional healing without pressure. No appointment is needed. Free. Healing rooms are at 200 S. East Ave. and are open Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: healingroomssmv.com or 922-1015.
THE SOUTH VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH holds worship times on Sundays at 8, 9, and 10:30 a.m. with children’s ministry available at 9 and 10:30 a.m. The church is located at 1054 E. Clark Ave., Santa Maria. Info: 934-1387 or southvalleycc@verizon.net.
ST. ANDREW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH worship times are Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. Nursery care and Sunday School is available for kids at both services. The church is located at 3945 S. Bradley Road. Santa Maria. Info: 937-2470.
ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH is located at 966 W. Orchard St. Santa Maria. Vigil services are at 7 p.m. in Spanish. Sunday Mass is 7:15 a.m. in English, 8:30 a.m. in Spanish, 10:30 a.m. in English, noon in Spanish, 2 p.m. in Spanish, 5:30 p.m. in English, and 7 p.m. in Spanish. Weekday Masses are 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday. A Spanish prayer group meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. A Spanish Youth Group is Fridays at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. CCD classes are Saturday through Thursday at 4 p.m. Info: 922-7099.
ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT is located at 5075 Harp Road, next to the Albertson’s Center. Santa Maria. Vigil service is Saturday at 5:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. in Spanish. Mass is Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m., and 6 p.m. Info: 937-4555.
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH has Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Also offers Sunday school and nursery. Wednesday services are at 10 a.m. Church is located at 402 S. Lincoln, Santa Maria. Info: 922-3575.
SET FREE holds a Bible study group every Tuesday night, at 7 p.m. at the Recovery Point Meeting Room, 731 S. Lincoln. Santa Maria. Services are Sundays at 11 a.m. Men’s and women’s support groups meet Mondays at 7 p.m. Info: 896-4047.
SHEKINAH GLORY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP regular worship times are 10 a.m. on Sundays, 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, and are led by Dave and Peggy Jacob. Teens-N-Triumph is Wednesdays, 7 p.m. The church is located at 837 Knudsen Way, Santa Maria. Info: 925-5845.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4465 S. Blosser Road, Orcutt. Worship is Sundays at 10 a.m. with Sunday school at 9 a.m. Info: 937-0339.
TEMPLE BETH EL SANTA MARIA offers worship services Friday evening, Torah study two Saturdays every month, and a monthly family potluck/service. Temple Beth El is located at 1501 E Alvin Ave., Santa Maria. Info: (818) 585-8874 or tbesantamaria.com.
THE UNITY CHAPEL OF LIGHT offers 9 a.m., 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. services on Sundays at the corner of Stubblefield and South Bradley in Orcutt. The church also offers classes on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon with credit toward Unity credentials. Additional courses are available in home, with 12-Step, Reiki, Yoga, and Healing Prayer. A prayer circle is every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Opportunities abound for vocalists and instrumentalists through varied musical programs. Info: 937-3025.
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH offers Contemporary Worship Service Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at Edwards Cinemas, 1521 S. Bradley Road, Santa Maria, in theater 5 for adults and theater 4 for youth. Life groups meet throughout the week. Info: hccsm.org or 922-2043.
THE VALLEY OF THE FLOWERS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST is located at 3346 Constellation Road, Lompoc.
WHITE HERON SANGHA, a non-lineage Buddhist community, meets Sundays, 6 p.m., at the Unity Church, 1490 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, for group meditation and dharma talks. Info: 595-7760 or whiteheronsangha.org.
This article appears in Nov 11-18, 2010.