Faith Christian Assembly

Faith Christian Assembly (FCA) has a rich heritage going back almost 90 years in the local Southern California area. The church is a member of Grace International Churches and Ministries Inc., which was originally organized as the California Evangelistic Association (CEA) in 1934.

Beginning with one church, Colonial Tabernacle, located in Long Beach, and led by Pastor O.C. Harms, Colonial was the mother church for CEA. Harms began training couples as they were called into pastoral ministry and sent them out from Colonial Tabernacle to other cities in Southern California to plant churches. Soon, churches were planted in Oregon and Washington as well, and the organization changed its name to Christian Evangelical Assemblies.

The Colonial Tabernacle church property was eventually sold, and the congregation moved to Bellflower to merge with another CEA church that received a name change to Faith Christian Assembly, where Pastor Gwyn Vaughn and his wife, Ginny, took over the pastorate. In the meantime, continued growth of Christian Evangelical Assemblies prompted another name change to Grace International, reflecting the organization’s churches in not only 15 states but also many nations in the world.

After several years in Bellflower and still under the leadership of Pastor Vaughn, Faith Christian Assembly relocated to Seal Beach, where it now resides and continues to thrive after 22 years. In May 2021, after leading FCA for 29 years, Pastor Vaughn and Ginny retired. Since then FCA has been under the leadership of his daughter and son-in-law, Pastor Sheri and Gary Leming.

Grace International grew to where it is today, with more than 4,400 churches in the United States and around the world. It is now headquartered in Houston, Texas, and overseen by an executive team and a board of directors, including President Pastor Steve Riggle. Pastor Sheri serves on the Grace International Missions Board and on the Grace SoCal District Committee. Pastor Sheri will be the keynote speaker at the 2022 Grace International Women’s Conference this August in Durban, South Africa.

FCA service times are on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The midweek Bible study is on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

For more information on FCA services or any of other ministries, including the men’s and women’s ministries or Grief Share, call the church office at (562) 598-9010 or visit www. fcachurch.net.

People can also receive a free monthly newsletter by calling the church office or by emailing contact@fcachurch.net.