Founded before California statehood, the First Baptist Church of San Jose moved into distinctive hilltop home in 1970.

A California Supreme Court ruling brought an end to one chapter of an ongoing legal battle between a San Jose church and county officials that could have wide-ranging implications for religious ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Superior Court of California judge in Santa Clara County ... Judge Evette Pennypacker made the ruling last Friday citing the church's "egregious conduct." ...

SAN JOSE — A San Jose church that defied safety regulations ... of the coronavirus through close contact. But on Monday, California’s 6th District Court of Appeal reversed those lower court ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large, unmasked religious services must pay $1.2 million in fines, a judge has ...

SAN JOSE — A China-based real estate firm has neglected to follow through on the preservation and revamp of a century-old downtown San Jose, California, church, leaving city officials ...

“It is a few months older than the state of California ... and one bolstered by resilience. The church’s first building in downtown San Jose was destroyed by fire, as was its second.