I've been coming to Awakening for the better part of 3 years now and the whole experience has been…read moreamazing. From the staff, to volunteers and guests, everybody is so welcoming and my wife and I love the community here. We meet at a high school every Sunday, so many opportunities to serve and get involved with different ministries. Also, the transparency of the church is incredibly refreshing. The pastors and their leadership council had a meeting to talk about the annual finances and invited the whole church to attend if they were interested to learn about how they are stewarding their finances. Highly recommend visiting for any Bay Area church seekers!

Amazing church and amazing stuff. I've been coming to awakening for about a year and half, but I…read morebounced around many churches (7+) before landing on Awakening and calling it home. This church is a wonderful place for young people and anyone older looking to mentor people. This is not an in and out kind of church, this is a church that wants to involve everyone and make everyone feel known. This church is known for the outreach they do in the community, truly practicing what they preach. This is the church you're looking for if you're looking for raw, messy, true faith. It's not a feel good place, but one will talk about the real issues that we all relate to and need grace for. Everyone here will make you feel welcomed no matter what background you come from.

Greatest of all Catholic Churches to have confession during every mass. I love the confessions on…read morethe grounds. I travel from SSF, Burlingame, now Foster City for confession & mass. In the choir, there is a rare voice that brings me to the gates of heaven. Listen very carefully and you will hear him. Very few are blessed with an angelic grace. It's as though he is a vessel used by our Lord. I often wonder what kind of religious practice he has, does he pray a lot, has he done reparation for his sins, has he gone through a purification? I wonder a lot about how he above all was chosen. Is he a Saint? I'm so happy he is blessed. He showers your gifts upon us all. Thank you Lord.

I love this church, there is a lot of space to walk and explore the beautiful church. There are…read moreseveral masses throughout the day, there is always several priests doing confession times. This church is beautiful with a big Virgin Mary, and a lot of beautiful flowers. There is a huge walk path that has the stations of the cross outside. It has a huge spacious gift shop which is open Wednesday~Saturday from 12:30-6:30. I would recommend this church to everyone looking for a good church. I love that there is a mass in Spanish on Sunday evening at 6:00. All of the priests are religious sisters are fantastic. There is also 24 adoration which is a huge plus. There also sell blessed candles for 5.00. There are usually great talks and fantastic events.

At 9:45 there are 3 services. Highschool, Chinese and English - all in three different…read moreauditoriums. Two of us attended the English service with about 50 other friendly people. One of us enjoyed the service more than the other - heartfelt, compassionate, humorous and refreshing. Slides were organized, coffee, greeters and welcoking. One of us thought the microphone was too loud and the message was too long. We both liked WHAT was said but the head pastor does use, "you know" alot and a bit of stuttering which could just be because English is her second language. The lyrics of songs and sermon both were repeated many, many times which is typical of a "contemporary service" using worship songs vs. hymns. Reading the versus together aloud was awkward - american churches read slowly and use an english cadence. The leader read it SO fast that you heard the verse echoed by us three or four times and there was none of that rhythm that I am use to. Im not sure why she was rushing that part. The head pastor has an adequate singing voice (way better than mine!) but it was spoken loudly and so different (for me) to see the preacher also singing. I prefer she just preach and let the band do their thing. All of those things were distracting when I was trying to listen for the Word. The high school service I can only comment that my three teens were not happy but thats how they always are when we church shop. They claimed they were the only white people which is funny because they are 1/2 Chinese themselves. Its a hands in the air, "Amen!" type of church which I am groovy with but may be uncomfortable for quiet praisers. They have had healing services where there was laying of hands and pain disappearing. Awesome! I wish I had attended those services, its been awhile.

The English Sunday Service normally starts with a group of female members singing and some guys…read moreplaying very loud so-called "Christian Music". They let the audience stand and tolerate their terrible voices and LOUD music for a long period of time. We come to church to worship God, not to tolerate their loud noise of so called music. It appears that the same group of female singers lead the group most of the time. Their voices are terrible and also very annoying. If these ladies like to perform, please go to find some other places to do it. Please don't do it in church and make the audience suffer from their terrible voices.

Moved to the Bay Area from Southern California. Looking for a church to call home!! And let me tell…read moreyou.. this church is absolutely amazing. Everyone is really friendly. Very welcoming. The Pastor was completely driven by the Holy Spirit. Preaching without sermon notes!!!! Absolutely amazing!!! I'm in awe of today's message and I can't wait until next week's service.

First of all I don't know how exactly I am going to start my review. Well, I would say 16 years ago…read morewe came to this church as "Jubille" Pastor Bernal was the pastor, & We loved it! In 2015 we moved out from the bay area, but everytime we visit bay area my family always come to this church now called "Redemption" I see few concerns with the reviews are about volume of instruments were so loud. We noticed that also, sometimes it's hard to hear the lyrics of the song. My concern is like this, Growing up as a child going to Pentecostal church "speaking in tongue" is not new to me. My first experienced speaking in tongue when I was 12years old it was during a revival night in our church. I also witness pastor Ron speaking in tongue during his sermon. In two sundays not consecutive when I genuinely worship and praised God I was moved with the "holy spirit" and received the gift and started speaking in tongue. Suddenly, I was distracted from my concentrated worship when someone was holding my hands! When I opened my eyes there were like 4-5 people grabbing me and want to bring me somewhere in a small room. I was like, what is going on? I was totally distracted and surprised. One of them keep asking me are you okay? Over and over! Are you scared of the music because it was loud? I was like are these people know what they are doing? I was totally disappointed, my genuine worship to God was stopped. Do these people experience receiving the holy spirit through speaking in tongue? The young pastor keeps talking about holy spirit! But my question is are those people that grabbing me and bring me somewhere are knowledgeable about speaking in tongue and holy spirit? In our church where my family moved to this is normal. The assembly of God, because everyone new and totally understood what the holy spirit can do! I am not doing it on my own, it was the power of God that touched me. This happened last Sunday July 19, 2026. After the serviced my husband was really disappointed of what he was witnessed. Now I am worried, when I come back to this church do I have to hold my prayer, my tears during worship because I am sure those people are going to grab me again! I pray to God that those people will not be ignorant to God's power. They should know the word of God in Acts 2:4, I Corinthians 14:2, and Jude 1:20 Experiencing and receiving the power of the holy spirit is not from my own knowledge, it's God's power that touched me. Hoping and praying that everyone can experience the power of the holy spirit. I pray that they welcome holy spirit in their lives.

I discovered this church after a classmate from high school brought me to one of the outreaches and…read moreI have been so blessed to be part of the Thomas English small group during my commuter college experience. I grew up in another church and even though I went there since I was a baby to high school, I never felt like I knew the people around me and that it was hard to form deep friendships. What I appreciate and love about SVCA is the fact that everyone is so welcoming and caring and the English ministry interacts with the Chinese ministry. In most Asian churches I feel like the English ministry is completely separate, but at SVCA the youth and young adults also have Sundays that they combine with the Chinese congregation which is such an awesome way to promote church unity! SVCA also does such an amazing job sending out the young adult group to Missions. The church's heart, vision, and support through finances and prayer is refreshing and also has allowed me to truly experience what it is like to have an entire church actively supporting and praying for you! Although most church services may only be 1-1.5 hrs long where you pop in and pop out in convenience and be late and think it doesn't really matter anyways since you don't know anyone, you may be surprised on your first Sunday service visit which runs longer (9:30am-12pm). BUT, if you want to experience a church where you definitely can have the time to meet and talk to people AND eat lunch together, then definitely check SVCA out :)

A church which is full of God's love and Holly Spirit. Also, SVCA has Chinese and English Mix…read moreLanguage worship and sermons. Really recommended to come by and seek God's words and love.

Great church. So diverse and unique. And the word from Pastor Sam is powerful- and mighty fun!…read more Great place for kids, teens, and all stages of adulthood. I came for Palm Sunday and was immediately embraced and welcomed. Food, coffee, donuts, pastries were great as well- did I mention the amazing cotton candy? I had a fun time in worship, the Word, and fellowship.

It's my very first day attending HUE church on early Easter day. I have to say I really enjoyed…read morethis church and all the lovely Christian ppl that attended todays service. I'll definitely be back again I know mostly everyone at Hue Church Amen!!!! May we bless today and the days coming for a peaceful and beautiful day!!!!

I am very thankful that I found this church. This is a sound, Bible-teaching church that does not…read morecompromise on God's commands..yet teaches truth in a loving manner, welcoming us all as sinners on our journey towards becoming disciples of Christ. This church was my home while I lived in the Bay Area. I have since relocated, but continue to attend when I am back in town. The worship is out of this world..I don't know where they find these people but they are truly amazing. There are 3 services, 8:15 am, 9:45 am, and 11:30 am. Childcare is provided, and they even serve coffee and tea before service. They also do a great deal for the community, including service and other projects, both locally and abroad. If you do join Westgate, I highly recommend joining a life group, as this is a large church and getting plugged in is very important. When I was looking for a group to join, I emailed the leadership and they personally helped me to choose the right fit and connected me with the leaders. Thank you for reading, and I hope you check them out! Blessings.

Transparent preaching, real and Godly. Westgate kids is safe, amazing and newly renovated w great…read morechanges. Great youth program as well as Lifegroups for every age young adult, to 100 age, if ur there Seek Him in the Word, this church has this

"Feels like family" is the best way to describe our experience here. From the moment we walked in,…read morewe felt a deep sense of belonging that's rare to find. The staff made us feel genuinely loved and appreciated, creating not just a church but a community we're truly grateful to be part of. My younger kids LOVE kids church (Echo Kids) and the welcoming atmosphere, and my teenager never wants to miss youth group. Seeing each of them connect in their own way has been such a blessing for us as parents. The worship and sermons are both engaging and rooted in scripture, touching on real, everyday issues in a way that stays with us through the week. And whenever we've invited friends, the staff has been so intentional about making them feel that same warmth we experienced. If you're looking for a place that's more than just a church--a place that truly feels like family--this is it. We're so thankful to have found a home here

Great ushers, very friendly. Great music, great sermons. Would go there if it was closer to meread more

I was looking for an intimate friendly church and I found it here. Very multigenerational and…read moremulticultural. FPC is very friendly.

I've been going to this church for 14 yrs. In fact my friend, Kathy from the pool at Santa Clara…read moreSenior Center turned into the parking lot at the same time that Sunday morning. That 1st Sunday I was greeted with God's Love and care from the people. God's Love lives here. Pastor Dennis has a beautiful gift of preaching Holy Spirit inspired. He reads my mail alot! Music is Spirit filled, we sing both old hymns as well as contemporary. Hope you come!

Nothing but love for this church and community!! They are my family! We finally got our own…read morebuilding after years of renting different venues! It is amazing!!!It looks modern inside, there are separate rooms for children's Ministry, there are rooms used for the youth Ministry or campus activities. Big congrats to all the doing-good projects that have been making waves in the local community and are continuing to do so. My family and I personally love the family and faith that we have built over the years, it's life changing and I am looking forward to more memories in our new building!

We've been part of this church for many years and are fortunate to have met some of our closest…read morefriends here. The church focuses on the Bible, personal relationship with God, deep friendships, and doing good in the community. There's a wide age range, from young children to mature adults. It's awesome to have many other families with young children like ours. We love the new building! The building has been thoughtfully renovated and is bright, open, and inviting, with an awesome park next door. It's so refreshing getting together in person again and we're grateful for the children's classes that have resumed on Sundays!