University Kingdom Network
Christian Community at Los Angeles Southwest College
Find a church near Los Angeles Southwest College, meet other Christian students, pray together, and explore what it means to follow Jesus during college.
Los Angeles Southwest College sits in Los Angeles County, United States, and is a mid-sized university. The church closest to campus is Amos Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist, about 0.5 miles away, one of 7 within walking distance. In the surrounding area you will find Methodist, Baptist, and Catholic congregations, so whether you grew up in a particular tradition or have never set foot in a church, there is a door here for you.
Three Questions for Your Years Here
The city asks
Los Angeles is a spread-out city of image, industry, and traffic, where reinvention is the local language. When so much rests on how things look, who sees the person underneath?
The campus asks
You have a few years here to learn what you want to do. The quieter question is who you are becoming.
And Jesus asks
“He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?” Matthew 16:15
Who do you say that I am?Arriving, and the ache of a new place
Moving to Los Angeles County for school can feel like being handed a whole new life and no one to share the first week of it with. That ache is not weakness and it is not rare. Nearly everyone around you feels some version of it, and one of the oldest, quietest answers to it is a room full of people who will learn your name, pray for your week, and save you a seat.
There is a church about a 10-minute walk from campus. You could be there this Sunday, and you would not have to walk in alone. If it helps, start with when you feel lonely at college, how to find Christian friends, or what a first Sunday is actually like.
And you do not have to wait to be found. The other believers are already here, scattered and unseen. The Campus Gathering shows you how to find them, or begin one yourself, because two or three who gather in his name are already the church on this campus, and the most beautiful doorway to Christ a searching student ever walks through.
You are more than your transcript
You have a few years here to decide what you will do. Underneath that, quieter and impossible to put on a schedule, is the question of who you are becoming while you do it.
It is not a new question. Students have carried it through Los Angeles County since 1967. This is the oldest ache there is, and a degree, however good, was never built to fill it. Long before you had a transcript, a major, or a single line of achievement to your name, you were already known and already loved. That is the heart of what Christians mean by the Living Bread: a belonging and a life that do not run out when the grades come in, when the offer falls through, or when a semester in Los Angeles County quietly breaks you. Jesus offered himself to hungry people as exactly that, the bread that satisfies the hunger underneath the hunger, the one no achievement has ever reached.
If that stirs something in you, you can start with who Jesus actually is, or sit for a while with what God wants you to do with your life. There is no hurry, and no test at the end of it.
Where you are, and who is already near
Los Angeles Southwest College has stood in Los Angeles County, United States since 1967. Generation after generation of students has arrived here in the years since, hauling boxes into a strange room, learning a new set of streets, and carrying the same quiet questions underneath the timetable and the reading list. You are only the newest of a very long line.
And you are not without a local family here. The congregations nearest campus are real, named places: Amos Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church about 0.5 miles away; Grace Church of the Nazarene about 0.5 miles away; and Church of the Holy Comforter about 1.0 miles away. These are not abstractions on a map. They are ordinary rooms full of people who would learn your name, pray for your week, and save you a seat, a short way from where you sleep. 7 of them sit close enough to walk to.
Wherever you have come from, Los Angeles County, United States can become more than the city your degree happens to be printed in. It can become the place you were found. You can see every nearby church listed in full just below, explore more campuses across California, or step back to the whole University Kingdom Network. And when you want a congregation near your exact address, the church finder can map it.
Churches Near Los Angeles Southwest College
These are real congregations closest to campus, drawn from OpenStreetMap, with straight-line distances. Service times and student ministries vary, so check each church directly. When you are ready, the church finder maps them for you.
- 0.5 miles away
- Grace Church of the Nazarenewalkable0.5 miles away
- Church of the Holy Comforterwalkable1.0 miles away
- First Christian Reformed Churchwalkable1.2 miles away
- Church of the Ascensionwalkable1.3 miles away
- 1.3 miles away
- South Normandie Gospel Hallwalkable1.3 miles away
- Twentythird Church of Christ Scientist1.5 miles awayChrist Scientist
- Sunnyside Baptist Church1.6 miles awayBaptist
- Saint Eugene's Catholic Church1.6 miles awayCatholic
- Mount Gilead Baptist Church1.6 miles awayBaptist
- New Prospect Baptist Church1.6 miles awayBaptist
- Greater Love Baptist Church1.6 miles awayBaptist
- Brightthrone Baptist Church1.7 miles awayBaptist
The Church around Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Southwest College (the cross) and the nearest congregations, placed by their real locations. You are not alone: the body of Christ is gathered all around, often closer than you think.
Getting to church without a car
7 of these are within about a mile and a half, close enough to walk. Many students do not have a car. Check the local transit route on a Sunday, or ask in your campus community whether anyone is walking or driving over. Going with someone the first time makes all the difference.
Christian organizations at Los Angeles Southwest College
We do not yet have a verified list of Christian student organizations at Los Angeles Southwest College. The Living Bread only lists groups it can confirm from a public source, so it would rather show nothing than guess. If you know a real Christian fellowship, ministry, or Bible study here, tell us and we will verify and add it. In the meantime, the churches near campus above are a real place to start.
Christian Traditions Near Los Angeles Southwest College
The churches around campus span several Christian traditions. If you are not sure what the differences mean, or which might feel like home, these explain each one, and what all Christians hold in common.
About Los Angeles Southwest College
| Location | Los Angeles County, United States |
|---|---|
| Students | about 5,216, a mid-sized university |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Website | lasc.edu |
Campus facts from Wikidata.
Three ways in
Wherever you are, there is a door here.
I follow Jesus
Find a church, meet other Christian students, and keep walking with Christ through college.
Stay rootedI am curious
You do not have to believe anything yet. Read one story about Jesus and see for yourself.
Come and seeI am not sure
Doubts are welcome here. Bring your hardest questions and take your time.
Explore honestlyFor students at Los Angeles Southwest College
Questions students ask
Are there churches within walking distance of Los Angeles Southwest College?
Yes. 7 churches are within about a mile and a half of Los Angeles Southwest College, close enough to walk. They are listed above with distances. Check each church's service times directly.
Which churches are closest to Los Angeles Southwest College?
The nearest mapped congregations include Amos Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Grace Church of the Nazarene, Church of the Holy Comforter. See the full list above, ordered by distance, with a map of where they sit around campus.
How can a student at Los Angeles Southwest College find Christian community?
Start with a church near campus, then look for Christian friends, a Bible study, and prayer. The Living Bread student pages walk you through each step, and you never have to go alone.