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Can First Baptist Church of Santa Ana make a comeback?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Editor Posted in Andy Quient, Churches and Religion, Santa Ana 1 Comment

The First Baptist Church of Santa Ana (FBC) sold their church to Newsong, a modern Christian Church that at the time was based in Irvine, last year. Newsong has since moved their entire operation to that Santa Ana location, at 1010 W. 17th Street.

FBC was slowly fading away when the deal with Newsong was consummated. The congregation was moving away and passing away. And Newsong was eager to expand their operations into Santa Ana. It seemed like a win-win deal.

Now however the remaining FBC congregation appears to be having second thoughts. Continue reading→

Newsong is finally here in Santa Ana, at First Baptist Church

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Editor Posted in Churches and Religion Leave a comment

Newsong Church of Irvine and Santa Ana’s First Baptist Church are still in escrow, as I understand it, but already there are plans for Newsong Santa Ana to join the congregation at First Baptist as of the service on Dec. 19, and the entire Irvine Newsong congregation will be coming to Santa Ana for a joint service on January 12, 2014.

First Baptist is a historic congregation in that this was the first Protestant church in Santa Ana, originally operating on land donated by the founder of this city, William Spurgeon. Over the years the congregation dwindled as folks moved away and began to pass away. Pastor Andy Quient reached out to Newsong’s Pastor Dave Gibbons when Newsong’s attempt to purchase the Santora Building, in Downtown Santa Ana, was rebuffed by the artists in DTSA. Continue reading→

Updated: First Baptist of Santa Ana votes to sell to Newsong Church

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Editor Posted in Churches and Religion, Dave Gibbons, Santa Ana 19 Comments

Updated: It is a done deal. The members of First Baptist of Santa Ana voted today 42-17 to sell their church to Newsong Church. The Board of Directors of First Baptist will now work out the details with Newsong’s Board of Directors. The deal will total $4 million dollars with $100,000 to be paid up front and the balance to be in the form of a Promissory Note.

According to FBCSA Director Sandy Nalle, First Baptist had perhaps six months to go before becoming insolvent. This deal will ensure that First Baptist will remain a church. Continue reading→

Can Newsong bring new life to Santa Ana’s First Baptist Church?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Editor Posted in Andy Quient, Churches and Religion, Dave Gibbons, Entertainment, Irvine, Koreans, Latinos, Santa Ana 6 Comments

Dave Gibbons at First Baptist of Santa Ana

William H. Spurgeon, the founder of the City of Santa Ana, purchased seventy-six acres of land from the Yorba heirs in 1869 and laid out what was to become the Orange County seat. With only six or eight homes in the place and about one hundred fifty souls, thirteen people organized First Baptist Church of Santa Ana on a Saturday in March of 1871, at the local school house.

Services were held in the school house until the first church was built in 1876. The cost was $4000 and it was located on four lots donated by Spurgeon at the corner of Main & Church Streets. The interior was unfinished for a number of years and financial problems were so severe during the first 10 -12 years, that the property was sold for taxes several times. At one point, members mortgaged their homes to pay off the church obligations and one member lost his home because of this. And Santa Ana developed, so did the church. As many members were from surrounding area, certain groups took their letters and established in neighboring cities. Continue reading→

Newsong Church Pastor Dave Gibbons to speak in Santa Ana on 9/5

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Editor Posted in Andy Quient, Churches and Religion, Dave Gibbons, Entertainment, Santa Ana 16 Comments

Newsong Church Pastor Dave Gibbons is going to be present at the Santa Ana First Baptist Bible Study & Potluck set for this Wednesday evening, at 6 pm.

Gibbons will be participating in a Q & A, right after the potluck, at 6:45 pm. Gibbons is also prepared to lead a Bible Study as well. Continue reading→

Dave Gibbons’ Newsong Church gets a second chance to minister in Santa Ana

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Editor Posted in Andy Quient, Arts and Culture, Churches and Religion, Dave Gibbons, Santa Ana 13 Comments

The artists at Downtown Santa Ana’s Santora Building have no idea what they missed out on when they rejected the proposed purchase of that building by the Newsong Church. I found out today that they missed out on more than they could have imagined.

A few weeks ago I approached Pastor Andy Quient, my minister at Santa Ana’s First Baptist Church – a historic congregation that first met in 1872. I knew that Newsong’s minister, Dave Gibbons, had expressed a desire to minister in Santa Ana. I had a feeling that he still felt the same way. Quient’s challenge at First Baptist has been filling a church that has lost many of its parishioners over time. Continue reading→

Christmas Eve service at the historic First Baptist Church of Santa Ana

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Churches and Religion, Entertainment, Family, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The historic First Baptist Church of Santa Ana is celebrating Christmas all throughout December. You can join them this Saturday, Dec. 24, for their annual Christmas Eve candlelight program, which includes a service featuring Rev. Andy Quient, and Christmas Carols by candlelight, starting at 6 pm, in the patio and the Fireside Room.

First Baptist Church of Santa Ana is located at 1010 West 17th St., near Flower St. Continue reading→

Easter Sunday Celebration at First Baptist Church in Santa Ana

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Editor Posted in Churches and Religion, Entertainment, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Celebrate Easter this Sunday at Santa Ana’s historic First Baptist Church, featuring Pastor Andy Quient.

9 am – Traditional Worship Service

10 am – Free Continental Breakfast, in the Fireside Room

10:30 am – Easter Egg Hunt for the kids

11 am – Contemporary Worship Service

Bring your family and friends!

Located at: 1010 West 17th St., Santa Ana CA 92706. 714.547.2557