Religion and faith are important to many Rancho Santa Margarita and Trabuco Canyon residents as evidenced by the number of churches. Most of the churches are fairly modest architecturally compared to other areas in the United States or the world. But never judge a church by it’s cover. When it comes to finding a church to call home, it’s definitely the inside, the spiritual side, that counts.
There are five churches lined up on what is known locally as “church row” or Via con Dios. The Spanish translation for Via con Dios is ‘way’ or ‘route’ + ‘with God’. I get a kick out of that. It’s not like the street was renamed after the churches were built either. It’s just one of those master-planned community things. Everything worked out in advance.
Other churches are scattered throughout the community, with many congregations renting space in commercial centers, schools, or from other churches.
I’ve put together a list of churches in the Rancho Santa Margarita and Trabuco Canyon areas and have included their addresses and links to their websites. While I believe this list to be complete, the information was compiled from several different sources and there might be one or two that are missing. If you are aware of a church that should be on this list, please notify me and I will add it.
Catholic:
San Francisco Solano Parish Located at: 22082 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita
Christian:
Calvary Chapel of RSM Located at: 30615 Avenida De Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita
Community Lutheran Church Located at: 30322 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita
Crown Valley Vinyard Christian Fellowship Located at: 22521 Avenida Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita
Foothills Church Located at: 23122 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita
Mission Hills Community Church Located at: 29582 Aventura, Rancho Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita United Methodist Church Located at: 30605 Avenida De Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita
St. John’s Chrysostome Episcopal Church Located at: 30382 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita
Stonecreek Christian Church Located at: 30161-B Avenida de las Banderas, Rancho Santa Margarita
The Bridge Church Located at: 30162 Tomas, Rancho Santa Margarita
The Family Church Located at: 30151 Avenida de las Banderas, Rancho Santa Margarita
Trabuco Presbyterian Church Located at: 31802 Las Amigas, Trabuco Canyon
Christian Science:
First Church of Christ, Scientist Located at: 30442 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita
Mormon / Latter Day Saints:
Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints Located at: 30522 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita
Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints Located at: 29441 Altisima, Rancho Santa Margarita
Jehovah’s Witnesses:
Kingdom Hall Located at: 30462 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita
