The Anchor Gaslamp was a
Christian
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community in downtown
San Diego
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California
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It is
missional
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in intent and incarnational in practice. Since the first gathering on
Easter
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Sunday in 2008 the group has attracted a diverse congregation. They have since moved to East Village and changed their name to New City Church
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Gatherings
Anchor Gaslamp met on the first three Sundays of the month in the heart of downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
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.The Keating Hotel
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I ...
located on the corner of 5th & F St.).[ On the other Sundays, the Community joined for Anchor in Action which are mission-driven events all over the city, with the sole purpose of "not just going to church, but being the church." These Sundays ranged in activities from homeless ]barbecue
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s to delivering truckloads of donated goods to orphanages and women's recovery homes in Baja California
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The larger community was made up of other smaller communities that met throughout the week. All other meetings, services, or mission-events were derived out of these communities, which met in various locations throughout the city.
History
The Church began as a church planting project of The Anchor Church, formerly Revival Tabernacle, located in the Oak Park area of San Diego.[ It was initially established as a Bible study group under the direction of Pastors Karlton Edison and Vince Larson in 2007. During this time the group met in the Downtown San Diego area, in locations which varied from restaurants to hotels to coffee houses until its first Sunday Gathering in a ]nightclub
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on Easter Sunday
Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the ''Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...
, 2008.[
Anchor Gaslamp was a ]nondenominational
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Overview
The term has been used in the context of various faiths including Jainism, Baháʼí Fait ...
church,[ whose doctrinal view was in alignment with the ]Nicene Creed
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. They are now called New City Church.
References
External links
New City Church Website
Anchor Gaslamp Website
Anchor Gaslamp Podcast
Anchor Gaslamp Blog
Yelp User Reviews
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Evangelical churches in San Diego
Missional Christianity
Christian organizations established in 2007