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Grace First Celebrates Becoming An “Earth Care Congregation”
Grace First Presbyterian Church of Long Beach recently became Los Ranchos’ second certified Earth Care Congregation of PC(USA)’s Presbyterian Hunger Program. The first was St. Mark of Newport Beach. This honor speaks to the great commitment that this congregation has...
Planting Churches in Times of Crisis
By Martin Garcia, Director of Cyclical Los Ranchos Over the weekend, I was reading an article written by a doctoral student, Oscar Zapata. He writes, “...among the believers of God, religiosity increased following disasters…[and]...attendance at religious services...
Building Lifelong Faith through Youth Ministry
Three congregations from the Presbytery of Los Ranchos are participating in the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) program Living a Better Story (LABS) Cohort. “The Fuller Youth Institute turns academic research into practical resources to help make the church the best...
Presbytery-Wide Summer Youth Adventure
... heading to the mountains of North Carolina for the 2020 Montreat Youth Conference (MYC) Who: All Los Ranchos Youth Rising 9th Grade Through Completed 12th GradeWhen: Saturday, August 1 – Saturday, August 8, 2020Where: Montreat Conference Center, Montreat,...
Ash Wednesday Invitation from LAC+USC Hospital
As you might imagine, Ash Wednesday is a very busy day at LAC+USC Medical Center! Christians around the world observe Ash Wednesday by encountering their mortality and receiving an ash cross that reaffirms their repentance from sin and their belief in the Gospel....
Mexico Service Teams to Build Homes
For almost 3 decades, Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church has been sending teams of youth and adults to build homes, hope and relationship with the working poor families of the colonias of Playas de Tijuana. Will you join us as we continue to serve and care for our...
Ministering to Arabic-Speaking Christians in Southern California – A New Worshipping Community’s Journey
Top photo by Erin Dunigan. Adel Malek became a Christian at a summer youth camp in Egypt, where he grew up. While there, he also was a choir director who was asked to speak from time to time. Adel, along with his wife, Laila, immigrated to the United States in 1982....
In an Ever-Changing Environment, He Maintained a Consistent Program
Pictured above: Rev. Dr. Don Oliver with Marionette Oliver, his wife. The Rev. Dr. Don Oliver retired as the Director of Pastoral Care at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian on December 31, 2019. Dr. Oliver was hired in July 1992 as Director of Pastoral Care and...
HOAG Spirituality Conference 2020
Hoag’s annual Spirituality Conference registration is now open for the March 5th conference being held at UCI. Please see and share the attached flyer for the ‘Spirituality: Vision of Diversity’ conference. The theme of diversity runs throughout the day, culminating...