Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea

Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea is a Evangelical Free church at 468 Legion St in Laguna Beach, CA 92651. It is one of 8 churches in Laguna Beach.

We are a people whose purpose is to glorify God by growing in our knowledge of Jesus Christ and making Him known in each and every sphere of our lives by seeking the Lord, serving the body of Christ, and spreading the gospel in the greater Laguna Beach area and throughout the whole world through the

Our church is committed to being like Christ for the sake of others, to be a safe place to heal and a brave place to grow.

Serving since 2017

468 Legion St, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651

Service times

  • Sunday 9am · school service times are &
  • Sunday 10:45am · school service times are &

Phone: (949) 549-1875 · Website: http://www.littlechurchbythesea.org

Shares a ministry location with St. Mary's Episcopal Church.

Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea is part of the Pietist and Free Church family of churches in The American Church Story. 76 congregations of the Pietist and Free Church family gather across California — 764 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Pietist and free-church awakenings gave the wider church the small group, the Bible study around a kitchen table, and the insistence that faith has to reach the heart and not only the head. The Moravians began Protestant missions and kept a prayer meeting going, in shifts, for a hundred years.

Ministries at Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea

  • Unidos South OC
  • Friendship Shelter
  • Wellspring Christian Ministries
  • Wycliffe Bible Translators
  • Assured Hope Ministries
  • International Medical Assistance
  • Local Missions

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Upcoming events at Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea

  • Sun, Nov 8 · 9 AM: 9am church service — Church by the Sea, 468 Legion St , Laguna Beach, CA 92651
  • Sun, Nov 8 · 10:45 AM: 10:45am church service — Church by the Sea, 468 Legion St , Laguna Beach, CA 92651
  • Mon, Nov 9 · 6 PM: Impact (Jr. High School) Group
  • Mon, Nov 9 · 7 PM: Refuge (High School) Group — Church by the Sea
  • Tue, Nov 10 · 7 PM: Men's Tuesday Night — Church by the Sea (Upper Room)

From Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea's public calendar (http://www.littlechurchbythesea.org). Times are the church's local time.

Watch

Latest from Church by the Sea's YouTube channel: 10:45am church service (11/1/26) (all videos).

The community around Cathedral Chapel of Saint Francis By-The Sea

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Social Isolation: 30.3%
  • Unemployment: 6.3% (1.9–10.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Laguna Beach city is served by 7 churches — about one congregation for every 2,322 residents.

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