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Lauren Lacson

Articles by Lauren Lacson

  • Missionaries Experience Divine Appointments During GLOW Mission Trip

    Missionaries Experience Divine Appointments During GLOW Mission Trip

    This past December, the Southern California Conference (SCC) and the Southeastern California Conference (SECC) teamed up to bring a message of hope and healing just in time for the holidays. “The mission was to pass out half a million Christ-centered tracts in the communities of Orange County and Los Angeles County,” said Marco Topete, SCC…

    Lauren Lacson
  • Pasadena Church Shares Love With Law Enforcement

    Pasadena Church Shares Love With Law Enforcement

    What does it take to make a difference? It turns out that it doesn’t require anything too elaborate, as Pasadena church discovered. Small acts of kindness can make a big impact. Back in 2017, the church took a day to host free meals for local law enforcement—breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And the relationship has blossomed…

    Lauren Lacson
  • 3 Things God Thinks About You

    3 Things God Thinks About You

    The enemy always tries to distract us with negative thoughts that don’t come from God; thoughts that we’re not enough or God won’t accept us as we are. Our own mistakes can convince us that it’s true. But the Bible tells us something different! God sees us differently than we see ourselves. Read the blog…

    Lauren Lacson
  • Guitar Lessons at Light Above

    Guitar Lessons at Light Above

    This year, the Light Above Company in Pasadena has started offering free guitar lessons as part of its music ministry. While the students are primarily children and youth from the church, the free lessons are also a way to share the gospel with the community around the church.  Bob Cañete, the church’s bookkeeper and the…

    Lauren Lacson
  • 5 Ways to Remember

    5 Ways to Remember

    Have you ever had the experience of walking into a room with a mission, only to step inside and completely forget why you’re there? It just goes to show that, sometimes, our capacity to remember isn’t as great as we think it is. Most times, this doesn’t create very noticeable consequences in our daily lives.…

    Lauren Lacson
  • 3 Ways to Know God’s Will for Your Life

    3 Ways to Know God’s Will for Your Life

    “What is God’s will for my life?” It’s a common question. What does He want you to do with your time and talents? What abundance does He have in store for you personally? How does He want you to live out your purpose?  Thankfully, God doesn’t leave us to figure it all out on our…

    Lauren Lacson
  • 12 Promises That You Can Have True Peace

    12 Promises That You Can Have True Peace

    According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.”* With the pace of life in today’s society, almost all of us have experienced a lack…

    Lauren Lacson
  • 7 Prayers God Will Always Answer

    7 Prayers God Will Always Answer

    Do you ever wonder if God hears your prayers? Sometimes it’s easy to wish God would write the answers to our prayers in the sky or send lightning and thunder from the sky in response. But even when we don’t get the answers we want, or perhaps we don’t hear from God in the way…

    Lauren Lacson
  • SCC Welcomes Danny Chan as L.A. Metro Region Director

    SCC Welcomes Danny Chan as L.A. Metro Region Director

    Danny Chan was recently elected as the new L.A. Metro Region director for the Southern California Conference, following the retirement of Gerard Kiemeney. Chan’s latest appointment was at Eagle Rock church, a church he served for 16 years, the last nine as senior pastor. “Leading Eagle Rock as senior pastor and seeing people grow week-to-week…

    Lauren Lacson
  • Treasury Training Informs and Inspires

    Treasury Training Informs and Inspires

    Last fall, the Southern California Conference (SCC) treasury team spent two Sundays offering training for our local church leaders. One event took place at San Fernando Valley Academy and the next at White Memorial church, two locations intentionally chosen to facilitate participation. Attendees held a variety of roles: local church treasurers, pastors, board members, and…

    Lauren Lacson