Churches in South Los Angeles

Active churches in South Los Angeles

1446 W 36th Pl, Los Angeles
horcogic.live
32 sermons · 2 days ago
971 E 43rd St Los Angeles, CA
ptla.churchtrac.com
5 sermons · 8 days ago
12317 South Wilmington Avenue, Compton
go2sinai.org
1 sermon
5200 S. Compton Ave., Los Angeles
emmanuel-hmturner.com
1 sermon
7860 Tenth Avenue, Los Angeles
zionhilllosangeles.org
3 sermons
3300 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles
calvaryfaithchurch.com
2 sermons

Types of churches in South Los Angeles

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 South Los Angeles churches

63s
#HeartIsTheGround
“So the matters of the heart is the issue. The matters of the heart, our hearts, is the issue. That's That's your ground. That's it. That is the ground and the problems that we are having. That is why we cannot get alone. This is the problem. The problem is the heart. Yes. And if you're not gonna work the ground, what you what what kind what we get what what what we gonna get? What we gonna get? Come on. You wanna break up that fellow ground? What are we gonna get? What are you what are you trying to harvest? That's it. What do you wanna harvest? That's it. That's good. You can't we're not we're not gonna assume that that something's gonna come up. What's gonna come up? If I ask you what you're gonna what's gonna come up? That's it.”
45s
#EverythingIsYoursLord
“It was not myself. I didn't wake myself up this morning. Didn't get myself out of bed. I didn't drive myself over here. But it was all god. And I wish there was somebody here that would say that the stuff I have, it does not belong to me. My life, it does not belong to me, but I'm yours, Lord. Everything I have, everything that I am, everything I can be, try me now and see if I can be completely yours.”
57s
“I was functioning in self sufficiency, which tarnished my faith in God. I'm going down. Alright. First Peter five eight tells us that the enemy walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. But this lion is cunning. This lion is not Mufasa, it's Scar. line waits Yeah. For the last one to fall off on the path and then bounces. My lord. My lord. My lord. My lord. We're devoured in so many ways, through depression, drugs and alcohol, conforming relationships, and even school. Peter continues by saying we must resist. Yeah. Remain steadfast in the faith and know that we, god's people, are all going through the wilderness. Come on now.”
44s
“while I'm expecting her return, and I believe it's going to happen, every day, I'm praying for my heart. Because every day that goes by, it's harder for her to return, and it may get harder for me to receive her. Amen, somebody. How many know that some of the things that God requires to do, you to do, you can't do without the supernatural anointing of the Holy Spirit? It is the Holy Spirit that allows us to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all we can think, ask, or even imagine.”
46s
“Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes. That's not the whole part yet, y'all. Okay? But I do want you to I do want you to notice this though, the gouging out of the eyes, He was spiritually blind, and now the gouging out of his eyes is representation of what his spirit looks like. He spiritually cannot see, and now he physically cannot see. The Philistine seized him and gouged out his eyes. The very thing that got him in trouble, the very thing that caused him to lust in his heart, the very thing that caused him to pick the wrong women in the first place is the very thing that they gouge out.”
81s
“참 좋으신 아버지 하나님, 이제까지 지내온 모든 것들이 하나님의 은혜이고 당연한 것 하나 없이 우리가 이렇게 자유의 땅에서 마음껏 예수님을 믿고 교회 나와서 예배도 드리고 찬송도 부르며 사랑하는 성도들과 만남과 교제의 축복을 누릴 수 있는 것도 하나님의 은혜이신 줄로 믿습니다. 핍박받는 땅에 고통받는 사람들을 잊지 말게 하여 주시옵소서. 북한 땅에서뿐만 아니라 선교사님들이 가서 복음 전할 수 없는 모슬램이나 가난한 나라나 복음이 거절당하는 세상 곳곳에 모든 곳에 잃어버린 영혼들을 기억하고 안타까운 마음으로 저들이 다시 돌아와 하나님 아버지의 자녀 되기를 원하시는 그 마음을 기억할 수 있게 하여 주시옵시고, 우리도 하나님의 역사하심을 따라 때를 어떤지 못 어떤지 복음을 전하여 천하보다 귀한 한 영혼이라도 주님 앞으로 인도할 수 있는 전도자의 사명을 감당할 수 있도록 우리를 사용하여 주시옵소서.”
54s
#ArmorAndMindset
“First Corinthians 13, and then we got the, Ephesians six because you need some armor because the love is gonna get hard. Yeah. Right. So you need that armor. Okay? That's Ephesians six. Now you got the Philippians because our thinking is we gotta keep our thinking right. That's gonna talk about your thinking. Yeah. Okay? Yeah. So and and it's a constant thing. It's a process. It's constant. It's not, oh, I did it, and now it worked. No. It's every day. It's every day. It's every day. We're offended every day. So why wouldn't it be every day? Alright.”
43s
#AssembleAndLearn
“We know it, but it's a Sunday school. Oh, I ain't going to Sunday school. We trying to work the ground together. He said, assemble yourself. Don't forget to take the assembling of yourself. That's going to Sunday school. That's the fellowship. It's not just service. You know you're having trouble at home studying, then come to Sunday school. Come to Sunday school. You have we we all you got a little little slack. We got some slackness. It's inches. It's inches. It's inches. And then next thing you know, you're doing it by yourself, you're like, oh my god. I've been in the word for a while.”
34s
#GospelEverywhere
“I'm telling you that's business as usual to keep the money coming in. That's business as usual to keep stuff rolling in. They gonna show all of this. That's why I say you can't gatekeep the gospel because the gospel is good in the boardroom. It's good in the sick room. It's good in the court room. It's good on the outside room. It's good in the outhouse. It's good in the White House. Whatever house you put it in, the gospel works. Tell people about Jesus. See?”
42s
#NoGospelGatekeeping
“It was a stop of trying to have the gospel preached because of gatekeeping. Let me help with what gatekeeping is. Gatekeeping is when you presume an authority that we think we have on a matter that we don't. So we think we should block someone else from having access to it because we think we should hold it and not give it to someone else. And that is the problem. We think when God saved us, that's the last person he saved. We think when God gave it to us, that's the last time he let the Holy Ghost fall.”

Why South Los Angeles churches are unique

Tradition meets innovation: The spiritual landscape in South Los Angeles 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.

Recent sermons from South Los Angeles churches

Nearby cities: 32 churches in Los Angeles 6 churches in Culver City 5 churches in Compton 7 churches in Torrance 11 churches in Carson