Placentia Presbyterian Church

The first time I visited this church was in August 2013. The two things that stuck out to me the most were 1. the people were extremely welcoming and hospitable and 2. there is a strong sense of mission at this church. Despite knowing only one person at the church (and he wasn’t there with me), several people approached me and greeted me as I entered and exited the church. I also noticed that the church was involved with many missions: locally with their soup kitchen and HIS House (a transition home to help people get back on their feet) and and even internationally in Mexico and Nepal.
I have been around and visited several churches before, and I believe you can’t just teach hospitality and missions and hope it happens, it’s part of the church culture and identity.
Worship is a mix between contemporary and traditional. There is often a choir that sings a song along with a brass orchestra and keys, drums and bass guitar with some hymn arrangements and more recent songs.
I’m also single with no kids, but this church has many programs for children and youth to be involved in and grow in their knowledge and faith.
I’ve enjoyed my experience with this church so much, I decided to become a member this past March/​April (2014). If you are looking for a church or new to the area, I would recommend checking out Placentia Presbyterian.

Placentia Presbyterian Church has been serving the needs of Placentia and beyond since 1912. Currently, there is one Sunday worship service at 9:30 a.m. Active membership is about 300. There are many bible studies offered throughout the week. There is a midweek youth program (called FUSION) on Wednesdays for preschool through high school.
There are many young families with children to keep the youth and children’s programs very active. As well, a new Young Adult group just kicked off to serve the college and young career minded individuals. The music program is VERY active with choirs from age preschool through adult actively involved in worship. The praise band and adult choir led by two very experienced directors.
Summer is a busy part of our year especially for our youth. Vacation Bible School kicks off the summer. The children go on amusement park trips, beach day trips, perform a summer musical, have weekly swims and more. The high school group goes white water rafting, beach camp, amusement parks and weekly swim parties. Family summer outings and activities are also ongoing.
Our Deacons are very active in keeping in touch with the older members who might not be able to attend worship on campus. In addition, they are active in serving those in the community who might need emergency food supplies.
Mission and outreach are extremely important at PPC. If you visit our website at
, you can see our ongoing ministries and mission.
We are a Christ-​centered family which seeks to worship joyfully, study faithfully, serve enthusiastically, give generously, and who strive to live worthily.
We also have a public and private FaceBook page to keep those in our community informed about our activities — as well, as keeping our members in touch during the week.
If you are looking for a church to begin building relationships and immediately jump into mission opportunities, PPC might be the place for you. Check us out!