Saddleback Church

Saddleback Church
Saddleback Valley Community Church
The driveway to Saddleback Church's regional campus in Rancho Capistrano.
Location	Lake Forest, California
Country	United States
Denomination	Southern Baptist Convention
Website	www.saddleback.com
History
Founder(s)	Rick Warren, Kay Warren
Architecture
Style	Contemporary/Modern
Administration
Division	California Southern Baptist Convention
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Rick Warren

Saddleback Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, situated in southern Orange County, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The church was founded in 1980 by Pastor Rick Warren. Weekly church attendance averages over 20,000 people, currently making it the seventh-largest church in the United States (this ranking includes multi-site churches).

Saddleback Church currently has 13 regional campuses (not including the Lake Forest campus): San Clemente, Irvine South, Irvine North, Corona, Huntington Beach, San Juan Capistrano, Anaheim (The Grove), Laguna Woods, Los Angeles, San Diego, Aliso Viejo, South Bay, Newport Mesa and 4 international campuses: South Manila, Philippines, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Berlin, Germany. Several more campuses are planned in the next few years. In addition, Saddleback is "virtually" attended online by those around the country and the world who watch and listen to worship services on demand.

Notable staff include Rick Warren and Kay Warren. Saddleback is known for their signature ministries such as Celebrate Recovery, AIDS/HIV Ministry, Daniel Plan Ministry and PEACE Ministry.