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Sunday Worship Times 10a | 12p | 5p
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Evening Service Fellowship Dinner
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Men’s Breakfast
About
Vision & Values
Why are we here? What are we here to do? We believe that all of us were created by God to worship him and enjoy him in relationship. Our vision is to be a church where anyone, regardless of where they are in faith and life, come and meet Jesus and to hear his gospel message. We believe that the way we worship and enjoy God is to do ministry along three dimensions and directions.
Looking up to see God. Looking at Jesus. Looking out to see the church and city that needs to be served. We believe this is what it means to be a Christian and a follower of Christ…to love God and neighbor. Our calling is to help people by meeting them where they are at, and helping them discover their calling…to worship God and enjoy him forever.
Our Story
In August 2006 a small group of five people began praying about a new a church in downtown Los Angeles with the vision of renewing the city spiritually, socially, and culturally. This prayer group formed a Bible Study in September studying the essential doctrines of the Christian faith using the Apostle’s Creed as the outline. On September 16, 2007 we officially launched Sovereign Grace Church with the blessing of our family, friends, and other churches.
Staff
Alex Choi
Lead Pastor
Alex started Sovereign Grace with his family and a few good friends. He is native to Los Angeles having grown up in different parts of the city. He received his degree in sociology from the USC. In 2001 he moved to Boston to study at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary where he received his MDiv. and ThM. He has been married to his wife Michele since 2000 and they have five children. His responsibilities at the church include teaching, counseling, leadership development, and providing the church with vision/direction. You can follow him on his blog, twitter, and facebook.
Jon Pryor
Worship Director
Born and bred in Los Angeles, Jon received his BA from Biola University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He joined the Sovereign Grace staff in 2010 after a six year stint as an athletic director and teacher for a junior high school. His responsibilities at the church include overall direction for Sunday services, music coordination, as well as, leadership development. Jon and his wife Jane live in Whittier with their two dogs, Murry and Bob Dylan.
Matt Chin
Sunday Operations
Matt hails from the great city of Boston. In 2000, He left to attend the University of Texas at Austin and ended up staying there to help plant a church and start a community center. Towards the end of his time in Austin, he met his wife, Sarah. Matt followed her to California and is now pursing a MDiv. at Talbot School of Theology. Matt and Sarah got married in July of 2011. Matt’s responsibilities at Sovereign Grace include overseeing the teams of volunteers on Sundays, leading a small group with Sarah in the Pasadena area, and filling in any areas that are needed.
Michele Choi
Interim Children’s Ministry Director
Michele is the busiest person at Sovereign Grace. While being a mom to five kids, she is serving as the interim children’s ministry director. Michele oversees three departments that are divided by age: infants to toddlers, toddlers to kindergarten, and elementary school. Her responsibilities also include recruiting/training the teachers and working with the parents. Michele started Sovereign Grace with her husband Alex, who she has been married to since 2000. Alex and Michele live in South Pasadena with their five children.
Emily Ko
Administrator
Emily is a SoCal girl, born and raised, and loves living in L.A. with all its hidden neighborhoods, great food, and occasional weirdness. She is a graduate of the USC School of Fine Arts and spent several years tutoring kids in suburban and inner-city contexts. As the office administrator, she works behind the scenes of the church, serving as a connecting point between members of the congregation, community, and staff. Emily is also the Program Director for RENEWLA’S tutoring program where she develops the curriculum, creating lesson plans that not only serve students’ academic needs but also inspire and empower them.
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Ministries
Community Groups
Community Groups are smaller gatherings of people who want to build friendship through learning and applying the gospel into their lives. Each group is composed of eight to twelve people who meet in homes for dinner, discussion/study, and prayer. Our community groups also participate in serving the church, serving the city, and various social events that come up in the life of Sovereign Grace.
This ministry is established on the biblical teaching that we were created for community. We need others to grow in our relationship to God. We need others to help us better understand and apply the gospel. Others need us for the same things. Our hope is that member of the church would be involved in a Community Group.
Children’s Ministry
At sovereign grace we value our children’s involvement and instruction. our children worship with the entire community until the sermon at which time they are dismissed to their bible study. we do this for a few reasons. first, we want families to come together and worship together as much as possible. secondly, we want our church to see the children as part of our community. lastly, we believe that worship is not just something children learn from a children’s ministry but also from the community. as the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child.
As stated above, during the sermon children are dismissed to their own bible study. the curriculum we use is from DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES.
We currently have a nursery for infants-4 year olds and sunday school for k-6th grade. child care and children’s ministry is only available at the 10am service.
RENEWLA
Throughout the pages of Scripture, we see God’s heart for the poor. For some people, poverty is a result of laziness, craziness, or stupidity. When the Bible talks about poverty it uses words like oppression and injustice. We believe that it is the duty of all Christians to take the heart of God to our city by serving the poor with no strings attached.
RENEWLA is a non-profit arm of Sovereign Grace that serves as a bridge for the church to existing organizations that work with poor and oppressed. RENEWLA runs a tutoring program for at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Our vision to is to mobilize university students, working professionals, and emerging artists to serve at-risk students and create awareness regarding our city’s social issues. If you would like to receive more information please EMAIL US.
Classes
We provide different classes to equip our community with a Gospel-centered worldview so that they can grow in their relationship with God and live out the gospel in their relationships and in the city. We understand that heart transformation does not happen through obtaining information alone so our classes are designed to work with and towards our community groups. The goal of teaching classes is to lead people to our small groups where they process their knowledge in the context of a community.
Please go to the “NEWS” section of our website for information about current class schedules.
Premarital Counseling
Our church provides couples who are thinking about marriage and/or are engaged to be married with counseling which aims to prepare them for marriage. Since we believe that marriage is a sacred relationship, we walk with couples through five sessions (approx. one and half hours each session) covering the following topics: Relationship History, Family Background & In-Law Relationships, Communication & Love Languages, Biblical Understanding of Marriage, Sex, and Finances.
If you would like more information or want to sign up for premarital counseling please EMAIL US. All sessions are with individual couples. However if there a large number of couples seeking counseling we sometimes do two of the five sessions in larger groups.
Weddings
If you wish to arrange for an officiating pastor from Sovereign Grace Church, please fill out the EMAIL US. We will send you a document containing details on how to contact pastor(s), suggested honorariums for the wedding ceremony and counseling sessions, and an initial appointment questionnaire, which must be filled out before meeting with the pastor.
News
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Evening Service Fellowship Dinner
This SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, we will be hosting a dinner for those who are a part of our evening service. The dinner will be at the Art Share immediately after service. Please join us for food and conversation. Anyone is welcome to come.
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Men’s Breakfast
We will be having our first ever Men’s Breakfast on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, at 9:30am at the church office. The purpose of this gathering is to have an opportunity to build a stronger community among the men. In this first meeting, we will be sharing breakfast together, with some time to meet and greet. We’ll also be sharing ideas of what future “men’s breakfasts” will look like and gather input from those attending. And contrary to this written announcement, we promise the actual gathering will be fun and exciting! To RSVP, please email the church.
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Community Groups
Registration for community groups has begun. If you are interested in joining a community group, please REGISTER ONLINE.
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Wednesday Night Bible Study
For those of you who are not able to commit to community groups there will be a Bible study on Wednesday nights starting on FEBRUARY 8. We will be going through the book of Romans. The location is TBD; however, you can REGISTER ONLINE now for the class.
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Tutors Wanted
RENEWLA is looking for volunteers to participate in their Sat. morning tutoring program, which starts FEBRUARY 25. If you’re looking for a way to give back to the community (and get to know some fellow kind-hearted people along the way), stop by the RENEWLA table after service to sign up or learn more. You can also email Rebekah if you would like more info.
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All-Church Retreat: Save the Date
We have a church retreat planned for the weekend of JUNE 22-24 in Oxnard, California. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned
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Volunteers Wanted
Sovereign Grace is always looking for help on Sundays
-from setting up, greeting, ushering, and cleaning up. If you are looking for a place to meet some people and get connected, volunteering is the easiest way. We welcome anyone and everyone. If you are interested, please email Matt.
Sunday
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Service Times
10:00am*
12:00pm
5:00pm
*Childcare and children’s ministry only available during 10:00am services
Contact
Church Office
530 Molino St. #112
Los Angeles, CA 90013
tel: 213.617.0469
email: sovereigngracela@gmail.com
Please note that our SUNDAY WORSHIP location is NOT the same as our office. If you would like directions to our Sunday Worship, click here.