Westwood Church is a Christian community where all people are welcome, and is focused on becoming and making disciples committed to justice, kindness and walking humbly with God.
Sunday Worship
The Sanctuary – 9:30am
The Loft – 10:30am
What We Value
Leaning on our Methodist roots, we are a community that begins with grace, and values practical theology over doctrine. We’re interested in living toward greater love and justice. We are a church that is open & affirming – comprising people of different races, ages, cultures, gender identities, sexualities, and religious backgrounds. We value our diversity.
In May 2018, our Church Council voted to officially become a reconciling church as a way of cementing our historic and continuing commitments to the LGBTQIA+ community.
In May 2018, our Church Council voted to officially become a reconciling church as a way of cementing our historic and continuing commitments to the LGBTQI+ community.
In June 2020 our Church council made this statement, in response to George Floyd’s murder and in affirmation of our belief that Black Lives Matter.
You can read more about how United Methodists understand the theological work we are all called to do.
Our Staff
Rev. Molly Vetter
Senior Pastor (she/her)
Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter
Associate Pastor / Pastor of the Loft (he/him)
Everest Harvey
Director of Youth Ministry and Social Justice (they/them)
Dr. Deanna Edwards
Director of Children and Family Ministries (she/her)
Deaconess Jeanne Roe Smith
Executive Director of 580 Cafe, Wesley Foundation at UCLA (she/her)
Sabrina Simmons
Office Supervisor (she/her)
Pablo Jauregui
Facilities Manager (he/him)
Rev. Blair Trygstad Stowe
Public Theologian in Residence (she/her)
Dr. Andrew Schultz
Director of Sanctuary Music (he/him)
Peter Fennema
Sanctuary Organist (he/him)
Julia Black
Loft Music and Worship Director (she/her)
Westley Garcia
Director of Loft Connections (he/him)
Hsin-Hua Wang
Director of Children and Youth Music (she/her)
Uriya Simeon
Youth Ministry Assistant (she/her)
Jaime Top
Custodian (he/him)
Children’s Ministry Team
The Loft Band
Our Loft Band includes regular core members, and as well as friends who rotate through our band.
A/V Team
Our A/V Team helps make worship sound and look good – in the room, on the livestream, and on the podcast. Team members include:
Sanctuary Chancel Choir Section Leaders
Carmen Edano
Alto Section Leader (she/her)
Taylor Jacobs
Tenor Section Leader (he/him)
Byron Jones
Bass Section Leader (he/him)
Jeremy Sarmiento
Choral Scholar
Max Weitzman
Choral Scholar
Our Volunteer Lay Leaders
Ellen Evans-Agee
Lay Leader (she/her)
Jenniffer Duran-West
Lay Leader (she/her)
Jeremy Lange
Lay Leader (he/him)
Mary Marroquin
Lay Leader (she/her)
Scott Weatherford
Church Council Chair (he/him)
Alex Smith
Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair (he/him)
Janet Hoskins
Stewardship & Finance Committee Chair (she/her)
John Heidt
Trustees Chair (he/him)