Harbor Light Christian Fellowship

Michele Marr

* Address: 1734 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa

* Telephone: (949) 548-9733

* Denomination: Foursquare

* Year church established: 1934

* Service time: 10 a.m. Sunday

* Senior pastor: Chip Crosby

* Pastoral staff: Karen Crosby, associate; Michael and Linda

Ritter, assistants; Brian and Dana Stair, youth ministry

* Size of congregation: 100

* Makeup of congregation: All ages

* Child care: Provided for nursery-age through sixth-grade

children. High school youth meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

* Type of worship: The worship service is contemporary, designed,

according to Pastor Chip Crosby, to facilitate a heartfelt and

spirit- empowered experience. He says: “When people worship God from

their hearts, Jesus promises to be present in their midst and to

demonstrate his power and love in real, tangible ways, such as

answering prayer, changing lives and bringing health. This is never

boring and always joyful.”

* Type of sermon: Crosby teaches from the Bible, book by book. He

aims to make its truths become interesting, understandable and

practical.

* Recent and upcoming sermons: Pastor Chip Crosby is presenting a

sermon series on the life and teachings of the apostle Paul titled

“Follow Me as I Follow Christ.”

* Visitor information: Visitors are warmly welcomed and allowed

to be themselves. They are encouraged to take their time to discover

what the church is about and to grow at their own pace.

* Dress: California casual

* Church design: The congregation is in the process of thoroughly

remodeling its historic church building to make it a more beautiful

place for worship and a more comfortable setting for congregants to

enjoy each other’s friendship. The building has some unique

architectural features that have been enhanced and emphasized in the

remodeling. Some of its facilities have been modernized to offer

better creature comforts.

* Mission statement: “Come and see that Jesus Christ is real.

Everything else follows from that discovery. Therefore, we want to be

known as a place where biblical, balanced, authentic Christianity is

demonstrated in an atmosphere permeated with Christ’s love,

acceptance and forgiveness.”

* Interesting note: Crosby is a professor at LIFE Pacific Bible

College in San Dimas. In that role, he recently published a book

about biblical prophecies concerning the Second Coming of Christ,

titled “The Door of Judgment.” He is teaching at the church from this

book at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.