To see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.
Mission
To lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.
Values
Our relationships will demonstrate steadfast commitment to Jesus Christ and His Word through Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence.
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Welcome to Santa Barbara Fields of Faith! God is so good and we are so thankful for everyone who came out to worship, play and pray with us at Santa Barbara High!
New order of Coaches bibles just came into @santabarbarafca . Let us know if you have a coach we can gift one to. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” Psalm 119:105
taking a look back at our Ojai Leadership retreat and we are just so pumped to see all of the amazing things that God is going to do on our high school campus’ this year!
Dos Pueblos basketball coach, Joe Zamora, blessed our DP huddle by sharing his story! We are so thankful for people like him who are willing to help lead our students into a growing relationship with Christ!
Come meet our amazing FCA leaders for the 24-25 school year! Join us for some spikeball, volleyball and more at the Rose Gardens - September 14th at 4pm.
2024 FCA Leadership Retreat is a wrap! We are so grateful for God’s grace is placing these students at camp this past weekend! Our high school campus’ are going to be so blessed by these amazing leaders 🎉
We can’t believe that Futures Camp is less than a month out! We are so excited to train hard and get into the Word with our amazing middle schoolers!
If you haven’t signed up yet, scan the QR code to register!
That’s a wrap for the FCA Pickleball Tournament 2024!
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the ministry and broke a sweat while doing it! We are so encouraged and thankful for this amazing community. God is on the move and we can’t wait for next year!
Last night was our Senior Celebration dinner where we got to honor all of our amazing senior leaders! These students have blessed their schools and teams so faithfully and we can’t wait to see how God continues to use them off on their next journey. Praise God!
We are so blessed by our dedicated FCA family! Our FCA board and interns are such a gift to the work we do here in the life’s of our Santa Barbara community.
“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them”
Matthew 18:19-20
We were so blessed to be a part of a worship night at Westmont College! We are reminded of the power or simply meeting together to worship our Father.
Welcome to the Beach Olympics! Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to compete for the GOLD🥇 Stay tuned for more events we have coming up for FCA!
Our team is so excited to host the BEACH OLYMPICS at West Beach on March 17th from 2pm-4pm! Sign up on our website to secure your spot and get ready to compete for the gold 🥇
February was EPIC!
1. RealTime FCA Conference
2. San Marcos Senior Night
3. Warner Family at RealTime
4. Bible study
5. Cross-generational worship time!
6. Dos Pueblos Huddle
7. FCA Conference
8. A photo we can all enjoy
Stay tuned for our Beach Olympics on March 17th!
REGISTRATION DAY IF YOUE FAVORITE DAY ✨ click the link below to secure your spot for the FCA Pickleball Tournament on May 11th!
http://santabarbarafca.org/pb
All are invited to the 2024 FCA Beach Olympics. We have an epic line up of team and individual competitions to win an FCA GOLD MEDAL!
Click the link in our bio to learn more 🏖️
January Highlights!
1.College Retreat 🏞️
2.UCSB Huddle😎
3.FCA High School Beach Day 🏖️
4.Carp High Huddle 🏫
5.College Retreat 🥾
6.Leader recharge 👨👦
7.Warner Family Photo ☀️
8.College Retreat ⛰️
9.Westmont Tennis Team Bible Study 🎾
10.Turner Foundation Event✨
Friday evening night hike for SB area college FCA. Meet at the rose garden next to the SB Mission at 445pm. Bring lights, warm clothes, and hiking shoes if you've got them. We'll drive over to the trail from there for a 3.8 mile RT hike. DM with any questions. December 1, 445pm, finish about 7pm.
what’s going on THIS WEEK on campuses!!!!
Monday — @fcacarphigh
Tuesday — @fcaatdp @providencesb
Wednesday — @sbccfca
Thursday — @smhsfca.22.23.24
Sunday — @fcawestmont
please be praying for these huddles and the leaders throughout the week! Lord, bless it!
the countdown to FIELDS OF FAITH 2023 is on!! here’s our speaker line up:
student testimonies — Josue & Macey!
basketball coaches panel — Moore, Zamora, Kinzler, Zuffelato
Gospel message speakers — Keith & Laura Galloway
MCs — Kate & Sarah
we’re looking forward to sharing in this special night with our Santa Barbara community! see you in ONE WEEK!!!!
our new Area Rep Cade Roth and his now WIFE Annie got married this past weekend!! we could not be happier for the newlyweds! 💍🤍
this would be a great time to join their support team as Cade is stepping into this new season of leadership both in his marriage and on FCA staff. there will be a link on our instagram story to his giving page. you can also support the Roth’s by navigating to the “Who We Are” tab on our website linked in our bio. congratulations, Cade and Annie Roth!
another successful Ojai Leadership Retreat in the books for SB FCA!! we were stoked to share the weekend with our whole FCA family from Ventura & San Luis Obispo counties! the Lord has been so faithful in raising up many new leaders for this new school year. we are grateful and expectant for all He will do through these students on their campuses! praise God!
Rob Ruiz lead the Westmont Coaches Retreat today and encouraged the staff saying “This is our ministry!” The Lord is moving in @westmontathletics Also encouraged by the legend @dkearin training the team in Giant leadership 5 voices!
are you interested in leading FCA on your high school campus? SIGN UP FOR OUR FCA LEADERSHIP RETREAT!! this is a refreshing few days packed with tons of fun & love for the work of the Lord as you’re trained & built up to be a potential leader for the coming school year. and you’ll make a bunch of new friends!!
join us as we prepare to labor for Christ together.
wow! what a day! on Saturday we held our annual FCA Pickle Ball tournament to raise money to send kids to camp later this summer. we’re so grateful for everyone who came out to play and to those who sponsored the event. your generosity is greatly appreciated and does not go unnoticed. God is gracious!!
last Monday night we had the opportunity to gather together and recognize some of our graduating FCA High School leaders. we’re praying for each of you and are looking forward to seeing how the Lord uses you in your next endeavors. the SB FCA staff will always be here to support and encourage you in any way you need. congratulations!!🤍🎓🎉
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26
everyone wish our SB FCA chief, Ryan Warner, a very happy birthday today!!! we’re so grateful for your leadership and the vital role you play in Santa Barbara county. may the Lord continue to bless you and your growing family in the years to come!
enjoy these super cool throwbacks of the legend himself!!
some of our craziest moments so far this semester that are worth highlighting!!
⚡️ @fcacarphigh ‘s plank competition — Erin Otsuki took the W!!
⚡️ a massive game of leapfrog our high school leaders played for some bonus points during our Recharge event!
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and OF COURSE, our favorite game this year — OSTRICH DANCE!!!!
we’re loving the start of this year and we’re looking forward to seeing God’s work through our leaders this semester!!
It was FCA’s privilege to award retired Westmont Men’s Soccer Coach, Dave Wolf, with the Layton Shoemaker Award for his demonstration of a strong faith in Christ both on and off the field. 🏆🙌🏻 We thank you for 32 years of hard work, dedication, and love for the soccer program at Westmont, and how you have used your faith to impact each of your athletes.
You can find the article about Dave Wolf receiving the award here:
https://athletics.westmont.edu/news/2023/1/20/2301120_Wolf.aspx
before we talk about how awesome Fields of Faith was last night, lets meet another one of our seniors who has a birthday today… its AVALA ELWOOD from Providence!
Avala is quite the athlete as captain of the Providence tennis team, co-captain of the track and field team and she plays beach volleyball. her love for tennis started when she used to sit in the ball basket while her dad coached, and she has been playing beach volleyball since she could walk under the net without ducking! she has been an FCA leader at Providence for 2 years. Avala’s favorite dessert is ice cream and her favorite show to watch as a child was I Love Lucy! Avala’s top choice for college is Westmont. we’re so thankful for her dedication to FCA on her campus! make sure you wish Avala a very happy 18th birthday today!
Avala’s favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 40:31🫶🏼 (but she also loves 1 Corinthians 13!)
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
huge shoutout to this senior on his BIRTHDAY!!!!! this is KAINOA GLASGOW from Carpinteria High School!
Kainoa is captain of the varsity basketball team and he has been playing basketball since he could walk. (a fun fact is that he got his first hoop for his second birthday!!) 🏀 this is his third year serving as an FCA leader at Carp High. Kainoa’s favorite movie theater snack is cherry sours or mike n ikes and something he hasn’t done but would really like to do is travel outside of the country. after graduation Kainoa will go on to play collegiate basketball and pursue a kinesiology degree. we’re grateful for his willingness to be bold and lead at CHS! make sure you send him some 18th birthday love today!
Kainoa’s favorite verse is Ephesians 2:8-10🙌🏻
“for by grace you have been saved through faith. and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
our next senior is….
STEPHANIE RAMIREZ from Carpinteria High School!
Steph has been playing tennis & basketball all throughout high school & this will be her 3rd year as an FCA leader at CHS. Larry the Cucumber is her favorite character from veggie tales, and her dream vacation destination is Greece or Rome. Steph plans to attend a 4-year university to begin her journey of becoming a nurse after high school. we’re so blessed to have her on our student leadership team!
Stephanie’s favorite verse is Romans 5:19🤍
“for as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.”
HEY SB FCA!!!! we’re so excited excited to invite you to Fields of Faith 2022! it’ll be a sweet time to be together and we would love to see you there! invite your friends and family! 💙💚
for more info:
https://conta.cc/3SqsnXd
we have some super special SENIORS on our high school campuses this year and we want you to meet a few of them!
up first we have ….
NOE PIÑA DUARTE from Dos Pueblos High School!
Noe is a senior on the soccer team at DP and he is also playing as Captain with Legendary Futbol Academy! ⚽️⚽️ he’s been playing soccer for about 11 years & this is his first year serving as an FCA leader. his favorite pizza topping is pepperoni and if he could travel anywhere in the world he would go to Tokyo. after graduation Noe plans to play collegiate soccer. we’re so thankful for his leadership!
Noe’s favorite verse is Psalm 118:6🙌🏻
“the Lord is on my side; I will not fear. what can man do to me?”
we had a great time in Ojai at the 2022 Leader Retreat with our Ventura County family! it was so sweet to worship, learn and grow together before this next semester. praise God for all He is doing and will do through these FCA leaders on their campuses this year.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5 🤍
4th of July beach workout this morning!🇺🇸 This could be you next Monday!
“What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:15-23 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Summer Beach Workouts start TOMORROW!!!! We will also be hearing from our FCA summer intern and former Dos Pueblos soccer star Reyna Zuzunaga after the workout!
Hope to see you there!!😎
Hey guys!! Get STOKED because BEACH WORKOUTS ARE BACK for the summer!! Starting THIS MONDAY at East Beach @7:30am!!💪 High school AND college athletes are welcome to join!
Calling all 5th-8th graders! Future Camp is coming. Basketball, Tennis, Soccer, Volleyball and Variety are sports to choose from. Follow the link for more information and to sign up.
FCA Real-Time 2022 🔥
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FCA staff from all over the world came together in San Antonio, TX to connect with each other and get filled up with the truth of God’s Word. What a great few days 🙏
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#fcarealtime2022
Saturday was our first annual Pickle Ball Fundraiser. It was a successful day filled with fun competition and good conversations.
#wrfca #sbfca #pickleball
SBFCA Guys Santa Cruz Mountain Bike and Run Retreat in full swing. Playing hard, spending quality time in the Word and being together. Summer is here!
#sbfca #wrfca
Join us tomorrow morning for a time of worship and fellowship at the Rose Gardens by the Mission. Hope to see you there. Don't forget your mask! See you in the morning.