The iconic church at the intersection of Main Street and Freedom Boulevard is home to the city's largest congregation. The church was founded in 1869 and its current brick building was built in 1901.
The multicultural church hold mass twice on Saturday evening and six times Sunday. The services are split evenly between English and Spanish and morning billingual mass is offered daily. The church also has education programs and raises money to support community groups.
This rural church was started in the 1950s thanks to a land grant from a well-to-do local. It has served the farming community for decades and now offers services in both English and Spanish.
Trinity Lutheran Church offers services in both English and Spanish. The church campus is also home to Noah's Ark, a preschool program.
This modern church is nestled amid a residential neighborhood on the west side of town, not far from Highway 1. It offers three weekly services and Bible study.
This historic church serves a diverse, mutlilingual community through a variety of programs, from youth groups and educational programs to events that welcome the entire community. The church is open daily and the pastor available to parishoners. There are multiple Mass services on weekends: in English, Spanish and Portugeuse.
This distinctive pink church houses a small but active First Christian Church Disciples of Christ congregation. Members serve the popular "Almost Free Spaghetti Dinner" to nearby residents, host neighborhood rummage sales and take bagged lunches to the homeless. The church also opened its doors to a Spanish-language Anglican church and Success Academy, a county Office of Education program.
Led by Bishop Hackwell, this ward of the LDS church serves Watsonville and the surrounding communties. The congregation gathers for weekly services on Sundays.
The church holds regular services in both English and Spanish. Located between Cesar Chavez Middle School and Starlight Elementary School, it's also home to an infant and toddler child care program.
The church, started in 1898, is led by Rev. Dan Hoffman. The active congregation takes part in community service projects, such as Salvation Army meals and holiday gift drives as well as fun events, like church picnics. Services are Sunday morning.
The church, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Corralitos, serves a diverse community through a variety of ministries. Holy Eucharist Catholic Church has mass three days a week, including a Spanish-language service on Sunday. The church also has youth groups, music programs, study groups and other special gatherings.
The Salvation Army is an international organization that's part of the Christian Church and is devoted to helping people around the world through its charitable efforts. This local Salvation Army office on the corner of Grant and Union streets is primarily used as a food distribution center. Call the phone number provided or visit the website to learn about Salvation Army programs and how you can help.
This church, on Green Valley Road, holds weekly services. It was built in 1978 and has large stain glass windows and plents of space in community rooms for gatherings.
The Watsonville Buddhist Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Nishi Hogwanji tradition of Buddhism, which traces its roots back 800 years to Japan. The temple holds regular Sunday services and also has special services and events that are posted online. The temple puts on several annual events that are informative, fun and typically involve traditional food, such as mochi making in the winter.
The church, which started with outdoor services on the bank of the Pajaro River, draws a mix of retirees and young families. The congregation has a colorful history and active, involved membership. The church holds youth programs, such as Tae Kwon Do classes for middle school-age girls, and hosts the area's Neighborhood Watch meetings as well as several Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Rev. Robin Mathews-Johnson is the church's second female pastor.
The bright white church, on Freedom Boulevard, has services on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening.
The church houses four Jehovah's Witnessess congregations, including the regional American sign language service, twice a week for public talks, Watchtower studies, congregation Bible studies and theocratic ministry school services. There are also Spanish services. In addition, members do community outreach through home Bible study and guest speakers come to lead services.
The Baptist church draws members from across Santa Cruz County and south into Monterey County. Lead Pastor Ron Marsh guides the congregation, which offers a variety of music and youth programs, including a fall Harvest Festival and a Christmas pagent. The historic worship center, built in 1952, was redone after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 and the church has a new youth house.
The church, started 75 years ago, serves a large congregation involved with a range of activities from worship and Bible studies to marriage counseling and missionary work. Services are translated into Spanish. The church includes a K-8 school started about four decades ago. Enrollment is about 280 students and another 20 kids are involved in home-school programs administered by the school. The campus also has a bookstore and a cafe.