Church of the Foothills was the first Protestant church in Ventura County. Throughout its first hundred years, Church of the Foothills consisted of two churches: The First Congregational Church of San Buenaventura and the Saticoy Community Church. Church of the Foothills was officially established in 1971 after these two churches merged. This collection contains archival records of the First Congregational Church of San Buenaventura and Santa Clara Valley, the parent organization of Church of the Foothills.

Church of the Foothills is the oldest Protestant church in Ventura County. The church was established as the First Congregational Church of San Buenaventura and Santa Clara Valley in 1867. Church services took place in a tent from 1867 to 1870. Originally, it consisted of two churches: the First Congregational Church of San Buenaventura and the Saticoy Community Church (Congregational). The Saticoy church merged with the Ventura church in 1971 and is now called Church of the Foothills.

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