St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ
St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ is a Protestant church at 5825 Imperial Avenue in San Diego, CA 92114. It is one of 934 churches in San Diego, and one of 8 Protestant congregations in the city.
We believe that God planted St. Stephen’s to bring a message of hope, forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing to a troubled community.
5825 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92114Service times
Sunday Worship Service| 8:00 a.m (as listed)
Phone: (619) 262-2671 · Website: https://ststephenscogic.church
St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,401 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across California — 16,682 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
Ministries at St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ
- Food share program
- Counseling center
- Hospital and home visitation
- On-jail-honor-camp ministry
- Juvenile Hall ministry
- Half-way house
- Street ministries
- Support for those suffering from AIDS
- Retirement housing centers
- AIDS Crisis Support
- Christian School
- Nursery School
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Latest from St Stephen's Cathedral COGIC's YouTube channel: St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ 8am live stream service, September 13, 2026 (all videos).
The community around St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ
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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. 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: 40.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.4%
- Food Insecurity: 28.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.0%
- Unemployment: 8.4% (4.3–12.5%)
- Child Poverty: 25.8% (13.7–39.2%)
- Poverty Rate: 16.4% (9.4–23.3%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
- Diabetes: 13.7%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (6.8–17.4%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
San Diego city is served by 527 churches — about one congregation for every 2,607 residents.
Churches near St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ
- Shiloh Temple Apostolic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Encanto Southern Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Bayview Church — 0.4 mi away
- Greater Life Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Church Tsidkenu San Diego — 0.6 mi away
- Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Christian Life Center — 0.6 mi away
- Phillips Temple CME Church — 0.7 mi away
- Grace Unity Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Grace Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- City of Hope International Church — 0.9 mi away
- Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ — 0.9 mi away
- House of David Church of God in Christ — 1 mi away
- Mounta Olive Church of God in Christ — 1.2 mi away
- Mount Olive Church of God in Christ — 1.3 mi away
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