Churches in Santa Monica

Active churches in Santa Monica

1015 California Ave, Santa Monica
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4 sermons

Types of churches in Santa Monica

Non-denominational

Modern music, practical teaching, and a relaxed, come-as-you-are atmosphere — popular with young adults and families who want a welcoming community without strong denominational ties.

Mainline & historic

Traditional worship with beautiful sanctuaries, choral music, and liturgical services — congregations that connect faith with history and a long-standing community presence.

Students & young adults

With the University of Colorado nearby, many churches emphasize student ministry — Bible studies, worship nights, and service opportunities built for people in their college and early-career years.

Family-friendly

Strong kids’ programs, youth groups, and safe, supportive environments — with Sunday school, childcare, and age-specific ministries throughout the city.

Sermon clips from Santa Monica churches

53s
“And it's interesting in it because you do recognize that you can do some of these things without the motive of love. You can be compassionate to someone out out of the motive of pride. You can be kind to someone just to be polite but dismissive. You can tell someone the truth, but without love, it's unwanted criticism. You can even forgive just as a way of conflict management. He says, look, all of this is motivated for love of the other person. This is what that person will feel from you that will help bind the relationship together.”
52s
“That's what we all long for, isn't it? To feel that love, that joy, that laughter. It's interesting. In the beginning of creation was a community. At the end, when Jesus comes back again, there's a feast. Every time we forgive, every time we're gentle, every time we don't give up on someone, we're moving toward the feast. That one day, there will be no more disunity, no more hatred, no more abandonment. But love, laughter, friendship, and that begins now.”
42s
“And therefore, the next verse, he tells us the two vital relational skills we need to go on that patient journey, to not give up. He says in verse 13, bear with each other and forgive one another. If any of you has a grievance against someone, forgive as the Lord forgave you. He said, if if you're gonna be patient, if you're gonna see your relationships come back together again, if you're gonna actually enter into the joy of doing life together, you're gonna have to go on a journey of healing and and building this in Christ. And two skills, you have to bear with one another and forgive a lot.”
32s
“And this can be tough, isn't it? Because we want our friendships to be amazing. We want our church to be amazing community, and we can fall in love with that dream but not fall in love with the way to that dream. We can see how we're not quite there, and we get disappointed and we get disappointed with our relationships or our church not being up there. And so we get disappointed with that, and, actually, we get critical of that, and then we'll check out. Because we're more in love with the dream than the people.”
42s
#ChristReconcilesAll
“because he is the very embodiment of heaven. Heaven came down in the person of Jesus Christ and this is why we worship him. But Jesus was not just a temple. He was also the temple sacrifice. Jesus at the cross absorbed the sins of humanity. Your sin, my sin. He is called the lamb of God because he was sacrificed on our behalf. And listen to how Paul in Colossians summarizes it. He says, in him, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven. There again, the mission of God, the purpose of God, making peace by the blood of his cross.”
40s
#HeavenMeetsEarth
“And Paul will summarize this in the same letter, Ephesians chapter one verse 10, as a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. The plan is to unite heaven and earth. That is the plan of God. Just as the way it was at the beginning in the garden in Genesis one and two. Before Genesis three when heaven and earth was wrenched apart by sin, by human sinfulness. But the bible story is largely, his desire hasn't changed, it remains. He desires for heaven and earth to be together again.”
25s
“"God doesn't only promise that in the end, suffering won't win. He promises that every bit of suffering you and I endure on the way there will be woven by the great storyteller into the tapestry of redemption. That every heartbreak, every loneliness, every abandonment, every trial, every tragedy will be redeemed and made into a creative force through which redemption comes."”
25s
“"We also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope. Now look, suffering may be many things, but glorious? The indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, both in the story of Scripture and in the life of the believer means holding the tension of the wonder of the miraculous and the tragedy of suffering together."”
22s
“"Those filled with the Holy Spirit are pregnant with this world's renewal. And that means that even the suffering that we experience in this world, the groaning as in the pains of childbirth, it points to a promise of new life, to a world that is coming without suffering, where God's going to wipe away every tear, shelter us in his love, and redeem all of our pain."”
22s
“"Proper stewardship of the suffering that we do not choose but will come and find us this side of heaven is to connect my suffering to Jesus's suffering. It's to allow my diagnosis, my grief, my loneliness, or my trauma to connect me to Jesus's cross. And that brings us finally to the redemption of my suffering. Or the power of the Holy Spirit in my suffering."”

Why Santa Monica churches are unique

Tradition meets innovation: The spiritual landscape in Santa Monica reflects both heritage and progress, with long-established mainline churches standing alongside newer congregations that emphasize casual gatherings and contemporary worship.
A culture all its own: Many churches mirror the city’s culture of inclusivity and connection to the outdoors, offering spaces where people of all backgrounds can experience faith and community in an authentic, welcoming environment.

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