West Los Angeles Holiness Church

About this church

West Los Angeles Holiness Church is a historically Japanese American congregation in Sawtelle that now welcomes people across ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds. English-language worship begins Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and can also be watched live on YouTube. The main homepage lists Japanese-language worship at 9:30 a.m., while the about and ministry pages still say 10 a.m.; Japanese-service visitors should confirm which time is current. English adult Sunday School meets at 10 a.m., and Japanese adult Sunday School at 11:30. The church values biblical authority, relationship with Christ, family, fellowship, and culturally and linguistically distinct Japanese and English ministries.

Children have Sunday School and Children’s Church, while adults can join a bilingual Zoom Bible study Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. or Wednesday study and prayer at 7 p.m. The two language departments share lunch on the last Sunday each month, and a first-Wednesday dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. The church started in 1955 to serve Japanese-speaking neighbors and belongs to the Holiness Church of North America. A small lot enters from Butler Avenue; free overflow parking is across Iowa Avenue at the municipal building, though the Sunday farmers’ market also uses it. Street parking is another option. Accessibility, service length, clothing, Communion, nursery ages, check-in, and hearing assistance are not published.

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