upcoming Groups & Events
Back by popular demand! OSC teens are invite to join Pastor Jenell and Pastor Claire for an afternoon filled with clay and the opportunity to bring home your own creation!
Join us for our first annual MLK Sunday and pancake breakfast at the Oceanside Sanctuary on Sunday, January 19th at 10 AM.
Join us every third Wednesday night for dinner and an open-minded, boundary-busting, justice-oriented dialogues on faith, theology, and how we live in light of Jesus’ teaching! Once each month we will gather at Beer Town in Oceanside at 507 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
Join us every Sunday morning at 10 AM for live and in-person worship gatherings.
Our Justice Works Team is committed to organizing for action on issues that matter to the poor, oppressed, and marginalized in our community. Join us for this meeting to find our what we’re doing and how to get involved.
Join us on February 1, 2025, from 9:15 AM to 3:45 PM at San Luis Rey Mission, where Retreat Leader Larry Warner will guide you in cultivating restfulness and presence. Through group and individual sessions, explore an internal pace that fosters awareness of the Divine, yourself, others, and your surroundings. In the busyness of life, learn the vital practice of stillness and intentional breathing.
Cost: $35 (includes lunch)
Spots are limited.
Join our monthly social gathering where we connect with each other and welcome new OSC queer members and allies to the community! The Queer Committee (QueerCom!) collaborates to create safe, affirming, & enriching faith spaces for members of the LGBTQ community.
News & Stories
Five major fires in Los Angeles continue to be devastating on a historic scale. As of today, it is estimated that over 11 people have been killed and 37,000 acres have been burned. As residents of North San Diego County, many OSC members have friends and family in the L.A. area who are suffering and displaced by this disaster…
Join us on January 5th at 10 AM for our first ever "Twelfth Morning" Sunday gathering to celebrate Epiphany, the final day of the “twelve days of Christmas” also known as the season of Christmastide! This special service will involve lots of fun and activities for all ages:
Our annual Food Pantry Christmas Giveaway was a blast! Thanks so much to all who bought gifts for our families and volunteered to help with the giveaway! Check out the slideshow below!
From the whole staff at the Oceanside Sanctuary, we want to thank you for making our annual year-end fund drive a success! Our goal was to raise $50,000 to support our Community Impact programs, and you helped us exceed that goal by raising $53,127!
Mission 2030 has begun! As 2025 kicks off this week, we think our 150th year is the perfect time to empower our entire congregation to dream about what The Oceanside Sanctuary can become next. We are looking forward to dreaming together with you in the coming year.
It’s time again for our annual year-end fund drive! As you know, instead of passing an offering basket every week, we have two fundraisers during the year, once in June and once in December. Last December, you helped raise $55,075 to renovate our community space in the basement.
November 21st 2024 marks our 149th birthday as a church and the beginning of our 150th year. This is an incredible milestone! Our church has existed longer than telephones, record players, or light bulbs! We would love to see you this coming Sunday November 17th for a 149th birthday celebration immediately after church in our new downstairs community room.
God of Justice, we sit with sadness in our hearts today. We come in the rawness of our pain, not hiding what we carry. This world feels fractured, and we feel pulled in every direction. God of the Stranger, we lament for those who have come to our shores, seeking refuge and safety, only to be met with rejection and suspicion.