Araya Moss

For years, through Pastor John Jenson’s leadership, South Bay church has been instrumental in providing its community and members with practical tools and knowledge to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Passionate about this mission, lay members work together to plan numerous health events throughout the year: health lectures and seminars, plant-based cooking schools, discussions on nutrition…

The Place Adventist Fellowship company, a multi-generational congregation in Newbury Park, was officially recognized as a church of the Southern California Conference (SCC) with a special celebration service on August 24.  The Place started as a group from Thousand Oaks church, created to have an alternative, contemporary worship style for youth. Simon Liversidge, senior pastor…

This fall, Central Filipino church (CFC), the oldest organized Filipino church in North America, celebrated 62 years of ministry. The celebratory weekend was comprised of worship, fellowship, music performances, and cultural presentations. Southern California Conference President Velino A. Salazar delivered the Sabbath morning message, acknowledging that this church is the “great-grandmother of all Filipino congregations…

On September 22, 917 delegates convened at the White Memorial church for the 65th constituency session of the Southern California Conference (SCC). The theme of the session was “Exalting Christ,” a theme chosen to reflect the core of SCC’s new mission statement. The session began with meaningful time spent in worship. Attendees were blessed by…

In early August, members from Chinese churches across the North American Division met at the Chino Valley Chinese church for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and testimony. The theme, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” was emphasized by keynote speakers Ricardo Graham, Pacific Union Conference president, and Iki Taimi, Southern California Conference (SCC) director of senior…

Lawrence Klutse’s dream to build a church in Ghana came to fruition in early May when Gbuglakope Shilo church was planted in the town of Aflao, in the Volta Region of Ghana. Using the inspirational theme “Hope for Gbuglakope,” the three-week mission trip was led by Klutse, a member of Smyrna church. “At the beginning…

In June, officials from the General Conference (GC) and the North American Division (NAD) began their Tour and Ministry Showcase of the Pacific Union Conference (PUC). The first stop of the tour was in the Southern California Conference (SCC), featuring a presentation by El Monte Vietnamese church. Here, our visitors saw a preview of how…

At a young age, family introduced Denilson Reis to the ministerial call. Years later, it was family who encouraged him to answer that call. Reis was born and raised in Brazil with the Adventist message embedded in his upbringing. Although his dad’s desire was that he would become a pastor, Reis got a degree in…

Our congregation has been on a journey to become the best friend to our city by providing tangible expressions of love that bring about transformed lives,” said Todd Leonard, pastor at Glendale City church (GCC). One of the most successful ways GCC has built this strong relationship with its community is through the Caesura Youth…

Period poverty, the inability to afford sanitary products, is an epidemic impacting women and girls around the world. Statistics show that 40 million women and girls globally* are affected, causing many to miss work and school. A small group at Altadena church formed to address this issue. Named the “Scrappy Sistahs,” this knitting group is…