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=== All People's Church vs Del Cerro residents===
Around 2020, a protest arised over Antioch affiliate<ref>https://allpeopleschurch.org/about/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190103060029/https://antioch.org/locations/</ref> "All Peoples Church" and their plans for a 52,600-square-foot megachurch development in the predominantly residential Jewish neighborhood of Del Cerro, San Diego.<ref>https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2020-12-20/san-diego-neighborhood-residents-protest-new-church</ref> A number of Del Cerro residents began a campaign called "[https://savedelcerro.org/ Save Del Cerro]" to counter All People's efforts.<ref>https://thedailyaztec.com/103791/news/save-del-cerro-residents-against-mega-church-development/</ref> The site alleges numerous controversies including accusations of lack of transparency, homophobia, and anti-semitic remarks by pastor Robert Herbert.<ref>https://savedelcerro.org/truthvsfacts/</ref> Additional residents' concerns included increased traffic, code violations. Although a few residents spoke in favor of the project, a majority of those attending the meetings voiced opposition.<ref>https://sdnews.com/conflict-and-confusion-over-all-peoples-church-project/</ref>
Located next to San Diego State University, pastor Robert Herbert hoped the proposed church to be an sanctuary for college students.<ref>https://thedailyaztec.com/103791/news/save-del-cerro-residents-against-mega-church-development/</ref>
 
The Antioch International Movement of Churches delisted All People's Church location by December 2022.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231201031154/https://antioch.org/locations</ref> All People's Church posted on it's website that as of 2022 Antioch officially "birthed and blessed" All Peoples to be its own distinct church-planting movement.<ref>https://allpeopleschurch.org/new/</ref> After a six year struggle that began in 2018, lengthy discussions and reviews lead San Diego's City Council to vote 6-2 to deny the project on January 9, 2024. The property remains in ownership of the church.<ref>https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-city-council-says-no-to-del-cerro-mega-church-project/3400292/</ref>