SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A local Santa Barbara church launched an "Adopt-a-Teacher" fundraiser to aid Santa Barbara Unified School District teachers and ended up nearly doubling its fundraising goal.

A small church on Chapala Street that traces its history in Santa Barbara back 137 years — at several locations — is taking on a new role under the tutelage of a local mortuary. What began as a modest ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA — July 16 th, 2025 — Old Mission Santa Barbara and St. Barbara Parish at Old Mission Santa Barbara are collaborating on a major effort to increase accessibility to the Mission church ...

The Fiesta La Misa was held outside of the Old Mission Santa Barbara church to comply with COVID-19 rules. (Photo: John Palminteri) John Palminteri The Fiesta La Misa was held outside of the Old ...

Question: What is the name of your nonprofit, and what is its mission? Answer: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Santa Barbara is one of the worldwide branch churches of The First Church of Christ, ...

Santa Barbara’s first Black church, St. Paul’s AME Church — which has stood at 502 Olive Street for more than a century — was declared a historic landmark by the City Council this Tuesday. Although ...

A recent discovery by members of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara has brought back a flood of 1990s nostalgia – a time capsule hidden behind a bathroom wall. “Last Friday, our church ...

On July 11-14, the Santa Barbara Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will conduct a 3-day Pioneer Handcart Trek reenactment event at Live Oak Campground near Lake Cachuma.