ABOUT US

One family discipling people to follow Jesus

OUR STORY

The story of our church is a story of people.

We are rooted in a long history of men and women of God who have believed and committed to sharing the greatness of Jesus to all persons.

It began back in 1941, when a group of people saw the need to start a church in Temple City, a suburb of Los Angeles. They started meeting in a movie theater, then in a social club, before settling in the Baldwin Avenue campus where we are located today.

We are a family. We study God’s word, the Bible, together. We enjoy fellowship opportunities together. We pray for each other, for our neighbors, our city, and country.

Our story is still being written, and you are invited to be part of it!

OUR PURPOSE

TO SPREAD THE NEWS

that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and to make faithful disciples from people of many nations.
(Matthew 28:19-20)

TO SHOW GOD'S LOVE

to our neighbors by serving the community
(Mark 12:30-31, Luke 10:29-37)

TO GLORIFY GOD

by helping people grow in faith and find purpose
(Mark 1:16-18, John 15:8)

OUR VALUES

WORSHIPING GOD

We were made to love God with all our hearts. We believe that real worship is both the celebration of the love of God as well as surrender to His will.

THE FAMILY OF GOD

We were made to experience being the family of God. We believe that real fellowship means time together, prayer together, and service together. We believe that the church is a global community, and we are called to be an English-speaking church that warmly welcomes and enfolds people from all nations and languages.

GROWTH IN CHRIST

We were made to continue to grow as followers of Jesus. We believe that real spiritual growth is a lifelong process. This means obedience to Jesus' commands, regular study of God's Word, living a life of prayer, and serving one another in love.

IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY

We were made to change the world by making disciples of all nations. We believe that there is nothing more important than sharing the greatness of Jesus to all persons, locally and globally. Come visit us in-person, or join us online!

OUR BELIEFS

THE BIBLE

We believe that the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is the uniquely inspired and infallible written Word of God, and is our supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and practice (Matt. 24:35; II Tim. 3:16,17; II Peter 1:20,21).

THE TRINITY

We believe in one God eternally existing in three Persons–Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matt.28:19; John 16:7-15; Col. 2:9-10).

THE FATHER

We believe that human beings were created in the image of God, and that having sinned, they have incurred the penalty of spiritual death (Gen. 1:27; Gen. 2:17; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

THE SON

We believe that God became incarnate in Jesus Christ who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is true God and true human, and is the only and sufficient mediator between God and human beings (John 14:9; II Corinthians 5:19; Luke 2:34,35; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 4:15; I Timothy 2:5). We believe in the vicarious death of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His physical resurrection from the dead, His ascension into Heaven, and His personal and visible return to the earth (Romans 5:8; II Cor 5:21; I Pet.2:24; Matt.28:5; Acts 1:9; Acts 2:32; I Thessalonians 4:16). 

THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and that the Spirit’s ministry is to reveal Christ to human beings in their regeneration, spiritual growth and Christian living (John 14:17; John 16:13; John 3:8; John 14:25,26; Romans 8:13,14).

SALVATION

We believe that salvation is received only through personal faith in Him without any benefit of (or?) human merit (John 14:6, Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5).

BAPTISM

We believe that baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience showing the essential facts in redemption (the death and resurrection of Christ; also the essential experience of the believer) death to sin and resurrection to newness of life (Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; Matt. 28:19,20).

COMMUNION

We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a remembrance of the Lord’s death until His Second Coming (Mark 14:22,24; I Corinthians 1:24-26).

THE CHURCH

We believe the church in the new testament to be both universal and local; that the universal church, as known as the Body of Christ, is all persons throughout the world and of all ages professing personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; and that a local church is composed of believers in a given location, baptized and associated together for worship, service and the spreading of the Gospel (1 Cor. 1:2; Eph. 1:22-23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:4; 13:2-4; Matt. 16:15-19; Col. 1:18; I Peter 5:1-4,21).

MARRIAGE

We believe marriage is defined as a sacred union between one biological male and one biological female, who always have been biologically a man and woman, according to Holy Scriptures
(Gen. 2:7-25; Matt. 19:4-5).

We believe 1 Timothy 3:2 does not disqualify a divorced person from leadership or service, but does require a sincere devotion between husband and wife. If children are granted to this union, we believe God’s plan is for children to have the benefit of both one father and one mother. We stand united that His sacred union can never be man with man or woman with woman.

LIFE

We believe in the Sanctity of human life. Life begins at conception and upholding this sanctity of life is consistent with our Christian faith (Jer. 1:5; Psalm 139:13).