Churches in Manhattan Beach

Active churches in Manhattan Beach

1243 Artesia, Manhattan Beach
journeyoffaith.com
2 sermons
1431 Deegan Pl, Manhattan Beach
americanmartyrs.org
0 sermons

Types of churches in Manhattan Beach

Family-Friendly Churches in Manhattan Beach

These congregations emphasize children’s ministries, parent meetups, and youth programs that align with the local school calendar. Many are convenient to neighborhoods around Polliwog Park, Manhattan Heights, and Manhattan Village, with schedules that work around weekend sports at Marine Ave Park. Expect stroller-friendly spaces and plenty of midweek activities.

Modern Manhattan Beach Churches

These churches lean into a casual beach-town vibe with contemporary worship bands, practical teaching, and small groups that meet along the Greenbelt or near the pier. They often draw young professionals and surfers from the Sand and Tree Sections, with bike-friendly access where parking is tight downtown. Early and sunset services are common to fit beach and volleyball rhythms.

Traditional & Liturgical

Congregations with classic liturgy, choirs, and seasonal observances attract multi-generational households, especially in the Hill Section and east of Sepulveda. Expect morning services, reverent architecture, and music-forward worship. Many anchor long-standing South Bay traditions like holiday concerts and community service drives.

Spanish-Language & Multicultural

Bilingual congregations provide Spanish-language services and multicultural worship that connect families along the Sepulveda/PCH corridor and near Aviation Boulevard. They often host ESL classes, food distribution, and cultural celebrations that resonate with South Bay communities. These churches help bridge Manhattan Beach with neighboring cities while remaining accessible by major transit routes.

Sermon clips from Manhattan Beach churches

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“Some of you today are in the toughest kind of season. You are suffering through grief, maybe grief of the loss of someone you love or grief of a dream that isn't coming true. Honoring God in those times means being super honest with him. Have you ever gone in your car and prayed out loud? I love to do that. It's just a really free way to say whatever you want to God and nobody's judging your prayer and you can just yell out to God. That's what honoring God looks like. showing up for him, he is with you, he is for you, he is your comforter and he knows what you're going through. Jesus is with you in every season.”
43s
“``God has planted eternity in the human heart. This is to me one of the most beautiful verses in the Bible and here's what it means. It means that when we were formed in our mother's womb, God placed in us a longing for eternity, a longing for God, a longing to live with Jesus for eternity. And I think we all know we have that feeling of like, yeah, I was made for something more. I was made for more than paying bills and paying high gas prices and waking up at 03:00 in the morning. I was made for more than that. That is a longing for Jesus. We were made to live with Jesus.”
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“I like this picture of the cord especially because we all know sometimes you have like a piece of rope or fabric or something in it, phrase really easily. But once you braid that fabric or that rope together, it becomes intertwined and it's really hard to pull apart. And so what Jesus is trying to teach us here, what God is trying to teach us here is that two is better than one. Three is the very best. And so here's our second point today. We can find beautiful meaning in every season of life because God designed us to walk through every season of life together.”
42s
“We see this definitely in the life of Jesus. All of those seasons that he experienced, he had people that were right alongside him. He had meals with them, they traveled together, they cried and wept together. Some of those people were with him during his darkest moments of his life here on earth. I think some of us live life a little bit differently sometimes. We don't open up to others, we live in isolation. Loneliness is really big in our culture right now. There is an epidemic of loneliness, but that is not how God designed us. God designed us to carry life together.”

Why Manhattan Beach churches are unique

Set along a sunny, walkable coastline, churches in Manhattan Beach reflect the city’s laid-back, outdoor lifestyle. Many offer early or seasonal gatherings that make room for surf sessions and beach sports, a relaxed dress code, and service projects tied to ocean care, with options like sunrise beach services, casual come-as-you-are culture, and creation care and coastal stewardship.
With a high concentration of families, entrepreneurs, and professionals commuting to nearby tech, aerospace, and entertainment hubs, Manhattan Beach churches tend to blend thoughtful teaching with family-focused support and modern music. Expect flexible schedules, quality children’s programming, and community-building for busy households and career-minded residents, including strong kids programs for young families, young adults and professionals, and modern worship with contemporary band.
Neighborhood character also shapes ministry, from the compact Sand Section to the Tree and Hill Sections where many gatherings happen in homes or walkable hubs. This local feel encourages hyper-involved service and cross-community collaboration, often expressed through neighborhood-based small groups, community service and local partnerships, and interfaith and civic collaboration.

Recent sermons from Manhattan Beach churches

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