Present Day
In recent years, the church has distanced itself from its Quaker denomination. The church is also much more conservative than the majority of Quaker churches and does not espouse the pacifist views of most Quakers.
In 2008, Yorba Linda Friends Church officially changed their name to "Friends Church" to highlight their distinctiveness and differentiate themselves from the other Evangalical Friends churches in Yorba Linda, e.g., Rose Drive Friends Church and Canyon Hills Friends Church, along with making the church appear more non-denominational.
Friends Church frequently hosts contemporary Christian musical concerts in their worship center. Recent performers have included Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Delirious?, Sanctus Real, Steven Curtis Chapman and Third Day.
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