Service and Justice Work

We are committed to ministries of justice and mercy at home and in the global community.

What We Value

Inclusion

We are a reconciling church that celebrates our LGBTQIA+ siblings

Diversity

We value fighting for racial justice.

Care

We seek a hopeful future for our planet.

Projects We’re a Part Of

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PATH Breakfasts

A team of volunteers prepares and serves breakfast for residents in a nearby PATH shelter on the last Saturday of each month.

Sierra Service Project

Middle and High School student participate in an annual service learning experience.

Civil Rights Pilgrimages

A meaningful way to travel and learn more about histories and geographies in the long struggle for justice.
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580 Cafe at UCLA

A campus ministry community dedicated to building justice through dialogue, creative expression, belief and activism.
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Echo Park Immigration Center

A faith collective with a mission to provide essential resources, mentoring and career connections for our immigrant youth and their families from a decolonizing approach.
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Scattered for Service

Alternative Christmas gifts and a Fair Trade market

Mutual Aid

Mutual aid is an opportunity for us to build genuine community by supporting each other with our time and talents. All it requires is for us to be open to receiving help and willing to help another as we are able. Join the group to hear about ways to give and receive help.

Community Organizing

Learn and organize to advocate for justice, with partners at LA Voice, and CLUE-LA.

Using Our Voices

We believe our faith and values should influence how we vote, and the kind of society we work to help build. You’ll often find us taking on justice issues in sermons, podcasts, and classes.

Progressive Christians Podcast

We’re the love your neighbor kind of Christians, not the storm the capitol kind. So, if you’re curious about what a socially and politically progressive Christianity looks like, this podcast is for you! In each episode we discuss politics, pop culture, and anything else we find interesting from the perspective of progressive Christianity. The Progressive Christians Podcast is a ministry of The Loft, a worship community of Westwood United Methodist Church.

Get involved in advocacy and service projects!

Contact Everest Harvey, Director of Youth Ministry and Social Justice.