Church profile
Los Altos United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ · Long Beach, CA
United Church of Christ in Long Beach
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About this church
Los Altos United Church of Christ is an Open and Affirming Long Beach congregation whose first service drew about seventy-five people to a converted barn on Thanksgiving Sunday in 1949. Today its intergenerational community welcomes people across faith backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, family structures, abilities, and economic circumstances. Worship, fellowship, youth support, mission, and social justice express its calling to channel God’s extravagant love.
Sunday worship begins at 10:00 a.m. Pacific in person and by livestream, with recordings later posted to Facebook. The roughly one-hour service uses screens instead of paper bulletins and includes gathering music, prayers, Scripture, hymns, a sermon related to daily life, a blessing, and postlude. Communion is open to everyone on the first Sunday monthly. Children of every age are welcome in worship, but childcare is currently unavailable. Coffee, cocoa, and snacks follow in Patterson Hall. There is no dress policy. Ample parking sits between the church and Whaley Park Community Center, with additional street spaces; the sanctuary is wheelchair accessible and closer spaces support people with mobility challenges. Public pages do not specify child activity materials, secure pickup, volunteer screening, hearing support, ASL interpretation, or whether youth programs follow a fixed weekly schedule.
Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official Sunday-worship page, hour, livestream, Facebook recordings, service ele · Official visitor page, Open and Affirming welcome, duration, Communion, dress, p · Official about page, 1949 barn service, founding story, and congregational devel · Official missions and social-justice page and supported community organizations
Service times
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Ministries and visitor notes
- Open Communion — first Sunday monthly
- Fellowship and refreshments — after Sunday worship in Patterson Hall
- Children — welcome in worship; childcare currently unavailable
- Youth ministry — offered; fixed weekly hour not published
Location
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5871 E Los Arcos St, Long Beach, CA 90815
Sunday morning service — 9:30 a.m.
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Saturday Vigil Mass — 5:00 p.m.
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3701 Elm Ave
Long Beach 1st Ward - Sunday 9:00 AM sacrament meeting
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