Dear Westwood Church family, Last Sunday in the Loft, our band led us in singing words written by St. Francis of Assisi, from the familiar hymn, "All Creatures of our God and King." It's wild to think that these beautiful, poetic words are more than 800...
This week, our Note from the Pastor comes from Pastor Diana Holbert. Rev. Dr. Holbert is an ordained elder in the UMC, who led congregations in the Dallas area before retiring to LA. Lucky for us, her commitment to ministry with children drew her out of...
Dear Westwood Church family, I am excited to invite you to participate in our Easter celebrations this year; this is such a meaningful time to experience the grace-filled hope of our faith, as a community. It’s such a gift to gather together, to claim hope and embody...
The prophet Micah describes a vision for peace with compelling details: then, we will sit under our vines and fig trees, unafraid. We will know security and taste its sweetness. In preparation for that hopeful moment, the people of the world will "beat swords into...
This week, the Los Angeles Unified School District has closed our schools for three days; a strike by the lowest-paid school workers, and supported by our teachers' union, left the school district unable to open safely. With the schools closed, I'm grateful that my twelve-year-old is...
This week, Claremont School of Theology finalized and announced their plan to relocate to our campus this summer. I am excited that this news is now public, and glad for the possibilities it opens up for our congregation and the school. I wanted to share...