Churches in Long Beach

Active churches in Long Beach

1401 W. 15th St., Long Beach
dreamcitychurch.us
4 sermons
4515 Sunfield Ave, Long Beach
thelvcc.org
2 sermons
5336 E Arbor Rd, Long Beach
arborroad.com
2 sermons
4130 Gardenia Ave, Long Beach
pillarbible.org
1 sermon

Types of churches in Long Beach

Modern Long Beach Churches

Many congregations around Downtown, the East Village Arts District, and Bixby Knolls offer band-led worship, casual dress, kids check-in, and coffee in the lobby. They tend to run multiple services and strong livestreams to fit port, hospital, and hospitality shifts, as well as CSULB student schedules.

Spanish-Language Long Beach Churches

Bilingual and Spanish-first congregations are common along the Anaheim Street corridor, North Long Beach, and the Westside. Services often blend contemporary praise with traditional observances and provide immigration help, ESL classes, and family support that reflect the city’s large Latino community.

Historic & Liturgical Churches

In older neighborhoods like Belmont Heights, Bluff Heights, and Alamitos Beach, you’ll find century-old sanctuaries with stained glass, pipe organs, and choirs. These churches emphasize reverent worship, sacramental life, and neighborhood events that resonate with residents who value continuity and architecture.

LGBTQ+-Affirming Congregations

Centered near the Broadway corridor, Alamitos Beach, and Bluff Park, these churches openly welcome LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Expect inclusive language, Pride-season outreach, and support groups, often paired with progressive theology and community volunteering typical of Long Beach’s civic culture.

Sermon clips from Long Beach churches

54s
“Without a doubt, David had an incredible perspective in life. It was faith filled. It was God honoring. It was rock solid. David was not one of those guys who went around saying, I'll believe it when I see it. It was actually the opposite was true. David saw listen to me. David saw the victory before the battle even took place. He already saw himself in in in triumph, in victory, declaring, look what the Lord has done. He saw it. He declared it. He released it, and he rejoiced in it before it even happened. Can somebody say amen? What an incredible perspective in this life.”
53s
“So if you didn't know by now, today is Trinity Sunday, father, son, and holy spirit. And so I wanna start off by asking you, what do you think about God? Right? There's you, and there's God. What do you think about him? So the supreme being, creator, redeemer, the ultimate power in the universe, a trinity of father, son, and holy spirit? What is the relationship between the members of the trinity, the three in one? And what do you think about God in relation to yourself? You know you're created in his image and likeness, yet he's divine and we're human.”
41s
“The purpose of listen to me. The purpose of good works is not so that you'll feel good. The purpose of good works according to Jesus, Matthew chapter five, the purpose of good works of letting our light shine before people in such a way that they would see those good works is so that they would glorify our father who is in heaven. They would want the same thing. They want the joy that is coming through us to be a part of their lives as well. Remember, it's a ripple effect. Paul had it and then it was soaring out from him to people like us and from us to others as well.”
54s
#DangerOfWorldlyDrift
“All that is in the world is temporary and is morally against God. They have no eternal value. So where are you investing your time and effort in? This is a reminder that all will fade away except God's word. And so let us be like the wise man that Jesus taught on the Sermon of the Mount. Let us be the wise man who trusted on the word of God, who built his house on the rock and the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and slammed against that house and yet it did not fall for it had been founded on the rock.”
52s
“When we get up here and I know some people might think, man, all of those pastors, they sound like broken records when when when we say, you know, be here on the weekend. Be here on Wednesday night. It's not just so that we can say, hey. We've had this amount or that we've had we broke this attendance. We know that spending time in God's house is transformative. You just never know. You just never you just never know when God is going to use a particular service, a particular sermon, a particular song, a particular smile, a particular hug, a particular hello that's gonna change your life forever. You just never know. And so when we get up, we understand you we need to make the house of God a priority and a passion in our lives. Can somebody say amen?”
48s
“One of the reasons why we follow pastor Luke on this leadership journey is because he has a red hot vision. It spills over onto us. It spills over onto you. You gotta have a red hot vision. More than anything else, you need a red hot vision of who God is. Is your passion for God boiling or is it tepid? Is it simmering? Is it just kinda on the back burner? And I would go as far to say if anything or anyone pushes your passion buttons more than your passion for God, something in your life is out of order. Because your passion for God needs to come first and foremost.”
37s
“``But I wanted to marry a guy that actually loves God more than he loves me Because she grew up in a home that that ended up in divorce, and what she saw was that her father put her mother on such a pedestal, God came second, and it it divided the house, and the family ended up in divorce. And she said, I don't want that. She said, I want a man that's gonna love Jesus more than he loves me because if he loves Jesus accurately, he's gonna treat me exactly the way that I need to be treated. Can somebody say amen?”
33s
“We know that God causes everything to work together for good of those who love God and who are called according to his purposes for them. That ought to be a life verse, an anthem for every family here because every family goes through bitter seasons. And you need to know that when you're going through a bitter season, you have a God who's slowly working behind the scenes. He has not given up on you. He loves you. And you didn't know that he's still working for you. So I want us to repeat those three phrases”
35s
“And the guy freaks out and says, no. don't want this problem. And Boaz says, are you sure? I'll I'll take it if you if you want me to. Yeah. Go ahead and take it. Boaz does the deal and comes back and says, Naomi, I bought your land, and my guys will farm it and provide you an income and make sure you're cared for for the rest of your life. And this whole thing comes together as a family as only God could bring it together for this family because God never gives up on a family.”
37s
“And now she's like, look at what God has done to our family. Look at where our family's headed in the future. Are you seeing this? The the the future is so bright for our family because friends, God never gives up on the family. And you may think that you're in a bitter season right now like like Naomi is in. I wanna tell you, God will never give up on your family. He's constantly working. He's constantly whispering. He's constantly planting new seeds. Don't give up on the family. There's still one big problem that remains. There's this guy who was first in line to be the kinsman redeemer of Naomi's land.”

Why Long Beach churches are unique

As a vibrant port city with neighborhoods from Cambodia Town to Belmont Shore, churches in Long Beach mirror the city’s linguistic and cultural mix. Congregations blend gospel, Spanish-language coritos, and Khmer hymns, and many host immigration, food, and family support programs, offering multilingual and multicultural services, immigrant and refugee support, and gospel and Latin worship.
Anchored by a major state university, a bustling community college, and a lively creative scene, Long Beach churches prioritize both thoughtful teaching and next-generation leadership. Expect relaxed dress, tech-forward gatherings, and faith formation that speaks to campus life and the arts through college student ministries, expository Bible teaching, and modern worship with contemporary band.
Geography also shapes ministry: a working waterfront, dense downtown, and bike- and beach-friendly corridors encourage congregations to meet practical needs and care for the coast. Many partner with local nonprofits and neighbors to serve port workers, unhoused residents, and families while promoting ecological resilience through homeless outreach and meal programs, addiction recovery and counseling, and creation care and beach cleanups.

Recent sermons from Long Beach churches

Nearby cities: 11 churches in Carson 5 churches in Compton 7 churches in Bellflower 5 churches in Artesia 7 churches in Torrance