San Diego is the second largest city in California and is even considered as the fifth safest city. Recently at Valentines Day, this city was in news that marked an important event. Raymond Chandler who died in 1959 was joined in his cemetery by the cremated ashes of his wife who had died 5 years ago. An understanding judge brushed aside legal formalities in order to make it possible. The gargantuan telecommunications entity Qualcomm has its home here in San Diego. Like in many other cities, the natural inhabitants, the Kumeyaay were either driven out or decimated by the Spanish conquerors.
This place has hundreds of Churches. Most of the Spanish being Catholic, the city's old churches are all predominantly Catholic. The Protestant churches are very less as compared to Catholic ones.
"Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala" is a church that is the pride of San Diego. It is a national Historic Landmark built in 1769. So, everyday there are a lot of visitors who visit this heritage building. This Church is called the Mother of the Missions as it has achieved a distinction of being the first famous Church out of the 21 missionaries. It is located at 10818 Mission Road. "Church of Later Day Saints of Jesus Christ" is not a very popular Christian Denomination and does not have churches in many places but it surely has one of its branches in San Diego. It is located at 7474 Charmant Drive.
"St. Paul's Cathedral" is an Anglican church located on 6th avenue, 2728. If you are planning for a vacation here then you must visit this Church at 6 pm on March 6 to attend the Zydeco Mass and Cajun Dinner. This would surely turn out to be a memorable evening with great music and dance by Zydeco Patrol. So, if you are really interested and want to avoid disappointment then you should book your tickets well in advance for this great show.
The "Rock Church" has a youth ministry program where a large number of students from all over the North County gather. This event is becoming more and more popular every year. This church is located at 2277 Rosecrans Street.
All these churches give pre-marriage counseling to couples who have been dating for 6 months and are planning to get married. All you need to do is just fill a form and then meet these well educated Counselors. Fees vary but hover around $250. The C3 church has a good reputation in pre-marriage counseling.
"The New Life Counseling Center", is the counseling center of "First United Methodist Church". Guidance is provided to those whose marriages are on rocks, spiritual matters are clarified here and wounds are healed by therapy and Bible lessons.
"Kaleo Church" strongly believes that this church is not just a building but peopled by caring therapists who are clear about their aim. Their aim is to transform the city spiritually and counseling is one way of doing it.