Founded in 1993, Pathways Community Church in Santee is a Southern Baptist Convention congregation on Carlton Hills Boulevard, running two worship gatherings with concurrent children's programming from nursery through high school and a student ministry track. The church's Safe to Sleep initiative provides overnight shelter and case management for women experiencing homelessness, complementing the crisis-intervention ecosystem that includes early-childhood programs such as BunnyBears Preschool Santee on Fanita Drive in the adjacent Carlton Hills residential zone. A Celebrate Recovery chapter meets every Friday evening, offering a twelve-step, Christ-centered recovery program with landing groups, open-share sessions, and online participation options led by ministry leader Adrian Caminos. The Carlton Hills Boulevard campus sits at the center of the recreation corridor anchored by Mast Park on Carlton Hills Boulevard, a major recreation anchor that draws families from across the 92071 ZIP code. The church maintains membership in the San Diego Southern Baptist Association and offers sermon podcasts, digital giving, and a mobile church-center platform for group signups and event registration.