Westwood UMC - Los Angeles, CA

As a church, we are committed to community: to bringing together the diverse people of God for the common work of building a world that looks like God's dream. You are invited to choose to give yourself to this vision and practice.Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

On All Saints Day, we remember those who've gone before us in faith. It's a day of remembering, for the sake of carrying forward our common mission. You are invited to bring mementos (photos, an object, a written page) of your saints and loved ones to place on an altar during worship.Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-11-01-26-online.pdfMAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

When religious leaders ask Jesus to name the greatest commandment, he gets the answer right. They all know the good answer. But what it leads toward is the harder thing: truly loving our neighbors. Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-25-26-online.pdfMAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

We are pleased to welcome guest preacher Rev. Kevin Kim Wright back to Westwood UMC this Sunday. Ordained in the UMC, Rev. Wright is Chief Operating Officer of the Point Foundation, which supports the educational aspirations of LGBTQ+ & ally students to become impactful leaders. He lives here in Los Angeles with his husband, Patrick. This Sunday, he invites us to look into the gospel of Matthew to consider what God's political party might look like.Pastor Molly will be away until next Sunday, as a part of the Academy for Spiritual Formation.Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-18-26_web.pdfMAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

One thing our Gospel takes seriously is that it is meant to come with joy. It is, after all, good news. Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-11-26.pdf Join us in person or watch the livestream on our YouTube Channel here - https://youtube.com/live/NCzG1WLmTZ0MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give (http://www.westwoodumc.org/Give)

Our final Sunday in the Season of Creation brings us back to the sacrament of communion, to renewal of our connection together and to God, and to our responsibility for participating in the healing work that God desires for us and our shared planet.Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-04-26.pdfMAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and take up responsibility of caring for and restoring our planet. We seek to transform awareness into action and commitment into hope for our common home as we immerse ourselves in God's possibilities and become the river.Sunday, September 27, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter

In the Bible, water is both a critical element for human survival and a central metaphor for what is necessary for human flourishing. If water, both real and metaphorical, is necessary for our survival and flourishing, what we see in Jeremiah and the Gospel of John shows what happens when both sources are neglected. It is a warning we must heed, if not for our own sake, for the well-being of our children.Sunday, September 20, 2026Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and to immerse ourselves in the responsibility of caring for and restoring our Common Home. This Sunday, our scripture invites us to appreciate our mutuality and interconnectedness.Sunday, September 13, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and to immerse ourselves in the responsibility of caring for and restoring our Common Home. This Sunday, we join Christians from around the world in observing the Season of Creation 2026: Living Water as we "enter the stream" of God's grace.Sunday, September 6, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter