About Us

Welcome to Good Sam!

Hungry for connection with God? Hurting and looking for healing? At Good Samaritan, we don’t take God—or you—for granted. We are a medium-sized church of young and old who have found a spiritual home here. Small enough so everyone will know your name in a few weeks. Big enough for you to get involved in lots of ways. Our motto is simple:

Love. Be Loved.

We strive to offer the deep, radical love and welcome of Christ to all, both in our sanctuary and in the community. And if you aren’t sure what to believe, we give you room to explore. Come and see!

Whether you are new to us, coming back to church after a long time, or disenchanted but inexplicably drawn, you're in good company. Our church members are seekers. We have a lot of "formers": former Catholics, former evangelicals, former agnostics. All are welcome.

No matter who you are or where you have come from, we invite you to explore slowly or to jump right in. Jesus ate with the rich and the poor, the Pharisees and the zealots, the sanctimonious and the sinners, the wise and the foolish. When we say we will bring the radical welcome and love of Jesus Christ to all people, we mean we want to be as inclusive as Jesus was—and we work at it.

Check out our links to the right to learn about our faith, how and when we worship, our location, our staff, and more. Curious about our projects in the community or ways to serve the church? Visit our Get Involved and Ministries pages.

We'd love to meet and talk with you! To arrange an in-person or virtual meeting with our clergy, call (858) 458-1501. We also encourage you to sign up for our weekly email newsletter below to learn more about our community's spiritual life and activities.