How to Find Us -
Maps, Directions and Tour

This is a church web site. We sometimes come up first in Google when people look for a map of Modesto. If that is what you wanted, try MapQuest.com. We hope you find what you are looking for, be it spiritual fulfillment or a hardware store. If you believe most religions are different paths up the same mountain, you might want to learn more about us, even though you found us by accident.

If you are looking for our church, here are two location maps, a street map and an area map. We have links to Google Maps and MapQuest, set to show our church, just below the area map. If you do better with words than pictures, you can scroll or hop down to the directions. Please also read the safety suggestions on our Two Services page.

The Tour: We don't have a full-fledged tour of our modest buildings, just some pictures emphasizing the good points. The first picture shows our church from the road, so you'll know what to look for. We also have a People Tour, which shows some of our people at work and play. Be warned - the page titles have some awful puns.

If you are thinking about visiting us, we have a page of Questions and Answers for first-time visitors; helpful things, like what to expect during the service and how most people dress.

(We left out some towns for clarity. Our apologies to Ceres, Hughson, Patterson and Waterford, among others. )

If you have a fast connection, pick the web-based map service of your choice below. Both links have the parameters set to our church. (The MapQuest link above is for Modesto in general.)

Wheelchair Users

It doesn't do much good to know how to get there if you can't get in once you find the place. Our buildings are wheelchair accessible. One of the guys on the web committee uses a wheelchair.

Directions

The church is about three miles from the Vintage Faire Mall. We're at 2172 Kiernan Avenue, between Dale and Carver. The church is on the south side of Kiernan. That is the right side if you are driving east, from Dale road. It is the left side if you are driving west, from Carver, Tully or McHenry.

The simplest way to get to our church from outside of Modesto is to take Highway 99 north or south to the Salida exit. The signs say Salida, Riverbank and 219, since Kiernan Road is also state route 219. Turn east on 219 towards Riverbank. The church is 2.5 miles from the exit. You will go through a traffic light at Sisk Road. When you pass it you'll know you are on the right road.

You'll come to one four-way stop, Dale Road. Continue through it on Kiernan. When you see the sign for Morrow Road, start slowing down. We're about 400 yards beyond Morrow. We'll be on the right hand side of the road. Our address is 2172 Kiernan. The church is an old wooden building, white with green trim. Here is a picture.

If you live in Riverbank or Oakdale, the easiest way to get to our church is to take Claus or Old Oakdale Road to Claribel. Turn right (west). Claribel becomes Kiernan at McHenry. Keep driving west. We're about two miles west of McHenry, on the left side of the road. Start looking for us when you pass Stanislaus Union School, (Home of the Mustangs) on your right. We're about 1/4th of a mile west of them. Our address is 2172 Kiernan. The church is an old wooden building, white with green trim. Here is a picture.

If you live East of Modesto and south of Oakdale, but not south enough to just go west to 99 and north, take your normal route to the mall and adjust accordingly.

Other Information

If you surfed in from out of state, Modesto is 90 miles east of San Francisco, California. It is a farming town of 200,000 in the Central Valley. The almonds in your Hershey bar may have come from our neighbor's trees.