Ethnos Community Church
A Spiritual Community for All Peoples
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About Us
Temple. Church. Synagogue. Mosque.
These words bring up various images and memories for each of us. For some, visions of significant moments of love and transformation are brought up. For others, memories of a childhood ritual that has since been left behind. For others still, no memories exist to draw from.
Wherever you may be on the spiritual journey, we invite you to explore life, God, and friendship with us. We look forward to getting connected with you soon.
- Programs
- Community Service, Social Justice, Faith and Work, Addiction/Recovery, Youth Group, Missions, Nursery, Children's Ministry
- Music
- Contemporary
- Denomination
- Nondenominational
- Size
- Small
- Founded
- 2003
Contact Information
Our Services
Service Times
- Sunday
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- 09:00am
- Service
- 11:00am
- Jr. High program is available at this gathering.
What to Expect
Leadership
Yucan Chiu
Yucan Chiu has been a part of the University City community for over 15 years. Growing up as a first generation Chinese American, Yucan was exposed to Jesus at Chinese immigrant churches early on but didn't come into a relationship with Jesus until the age of 14 after being stuck in a lot of anger and sexual addiction. Soon after meeting Jesus, Yucan felt a call to begin exploring "ministry" and got going with serving the communities around him. In 2003 that led him and a handful of others to start Ethnos. Yucan has degrees in Biology and Sociology from UCSD, a Masters in Divinity from Talbot School of Theology, and a Doctorate in Ministry from Bakke Graduate University. He's married to his college sweetheart Yen, and they have two wonderful daughters. In his spare time Yucan enjoys camping, basketball, photography, and travel. You can find some of his pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/yucan/.Location & Directions
What Members Say
Paola shared their experience Nov 2012
I went to Ethnos for the first time in October 2011 after doing a Yelp search for churches. I grew up attending a Catholic church but had stopped going to church for several years. I had been living in the area for years and had no idea there was a church that help Sunday services in Doyle Elementary School, right across the street from me!
I was immediately struck by how friendly everyone was and how different the services were from other Christian churches I attended. Some of the first services I attended had guest speakers who were members of the congregation or were from other organizations, like Plant with Purpose. I also loved that Ethnos places so much emphasis on the importance of diversity and social justice, and they back it up with Scripture. After a few weeks, I joined a community group, which allowed me to dive deeper into the Bible and get to know others at Ethnos.
I'd highly recommend Ethnos to someone looking for an accepting, loving, and safe environment where you can strengthen your relationship with God.
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