Coast Vineyard Christian Fellowship

I’ve been coming to Coast since early 2009, and have been so thankful to have this community!
I have met and made so many new friends here, been excited to learn and grow in truly significant ways, and to have the consistency of a loving family at Coast.
Services are 9am and 11 am, with things usually going on before and after services like prayer meetings, lunches, whatever special interest group you can think of, really.
You can read Andy P’s review for what to expect during a service, so I will go a different route. From Coast, I am proud to have this as my church because the people here are so genuine. We know we have not all got our stuff together, that we have scarred pasts, struggles, pains, goals, dreams, joys, whatever it is – and we share in it together. We embrace the strength of community and the real-​ness of following Jesus in a stripped-​down, not super fancy way – kind of like it is in the Bible, ya know?
The worship is off the hook, forreals. SO good. I don’t even like Christian music for the most part, but this stuff will cut you deeply in a good way. They celebrate muticultural worship, so you will hear different styles, different cultures, different languages, from different people. The speakers are typically Jamie or his wife Michelle, head pastors, or Kindra. Jamie will appeal to your head, Michelle will appeal to your heart, and Kindra will appeal to your soul. All in all, each sermon is excellent, applicable, not aiming to smack you with too much so you don’t know what to do, and will truly direct you toward the Lord should you want to do that.
Coast is heavily involved in the community, whether it is volunteering at the school where services are held, working with the homeless and refugee populations, teen populations, international friends, the sex-​trafficked victims, caring for the Earth, men’s groups, women’s groups… they care. The people here care that others are taken care of and loved and see justice.
Coast is very ethnically diverse, and has all age groups represented here, as well as all socioeconomic groups. There are students, professionals, children, parents… anyone and everyone. It’s a treat and a treasure to see such a group and learn from them.
I am proud to be a part of this church because I have people modeling Christlike following before me, in the midst of normal life circumstances and extreme ones, and I learn how to trust in the statement that Jesus wants us to have life to the full as we follow Him.

I’ve been coming to Coast for 8 years now, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine leaving. I’ve grown so much here it’s like home. We just moved to this new location after being on Mt. Soledad for more than a decade, and it was a good move! There are two services at 9am and 11am on Sunday; It’s a fairly small/​medium church with around 150 people per service. Demographically there’s a lot of college students (mainly from UCSD), young adults, and a lot of families/​older people. It’s also pretty multi-​ethnic with the majority being Caucasian and Asian with a lot of other ethnicities sprinkled throughout. Dont be surprised if we bust out in Gospel songs or worship in Spanish, Chinese, or Korean!
Pastor Jamie and Michelle are very authentic people and down to earth but loving the Kingdom of God breaking forth into the world and San Diego. Preaching style is catered to ANYONE who walks in through the doors of Coast and not some «fancy Christian-​only» lingo. It’s not awkward to bring your non-​Christian friends too! Pastor Jamie is a huge book nerd and quite an intellectual man, but carries authority when he speaks and relates with people. Pastor Michelle knows how to relate to the normal everyday person with stories and convictions that come from experience and her love for the Lord.
Coast has a huge heart for the homeless and social justice issues, which is crazy because you can TELL their value is in people who are most looked over. The ways they love the poor — it’s been SO consistent every week. If you want to grow in God’s heart for those on the outside — come here. Our move to Clairemont is in part to love those in our neighborhoods and the city around us.
There’s a thriving children’s and youth ministry so the youngins can enjoy their services too and make other miniature friends. There’s also a dedicated men’s and women’s ministry and lots of home groups that meet throughout the week to grow in fellowship, studying Scripture, and worshipping/​praying. We also have a devoted prayer team that wants to taste the goodness of God so if you have needs, sickness, or need healing (physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, etc), we’re equipped to pray for the miraculous!
Unlike other Vineyard Churches, it’s not «too crazy» with odd weird things happening that may seem chaotic in other charismatic scenes. However, we do believe in the active Spirit speaking to us, so our worship and response time is very open to what the Lord is doing. It’s a good balance! Such freedom to worship and to engage in a very real and present God!
Here’s the general layout of a typical Sunday service
1) Worship (around 40 minutes — which goes by so quickly)
2) Offering, announcements
3) 3 minute break (we have lots of bagels, doughnuts, coffee, tea, etc!)
4) Sermon/​talk
5) Response/​prayer time.
Service is usually 1.5 hours long. Come join us! If you’re from UCSD/​UTC area, there are a lot of people who drive from there so if you need a ride… contact me. Just kidding, I live too close to drive here. But message me, seriously.
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First review because I beat andy to it. New location is beautiful and friendly to children. I like the Cookie Monster trash cans :)
As for service, go up and get some prayer, it’s probably my favorite part. I love how much emotion Jamie and MIchelle speak with, and how open they are to the people.