Venice church of Christ | Los Angeles, CA

Thanks for your interest in the Venice church of Christ! We are glad you have visited us, and we hope to be of encouragement and service to you.

Who We Are

We are Christians seeking to follow Jesus of Nazareth as our Lord and Savior in Los Angeles, serving the Westside (including Beverly Hills, Culver City, and Santa Monica), Mid-City, Downtown, Burbank, and East Los Angeles areas. We are a diverse group of people whose shared faith in Jesus is greater than any of our differences. We represent a variety of cultures and are in a wide range of stages in life. We appreciate one another’s abilities, gifts, experiences, and insights. We are not perfect people and we do not expect perfection out of anyone else. We all have our strengths and weaknesses and seek to provide strength to one another by building each other up in faith.

The Venice church of Christ has maintained a presence in Los Angeles since 1939. Throughout the generations we have sought to glorify God according to what He has made known in Scripture, to stand for God’s truth in righteousness, and proclaim Jesus as the risen Lord in Los Angeles.

Our Mission

The members of the Venice church of Christ seek to be disciples making disciples on the Westside of Los Angeles.

As Christians we seek to serve the Lord Jesus in all things and follow His ways (1 John 2:3-6): such is the essence of a disciple. We can continue to grow in our faith and knowledge whether we have recently come to faith in Christ or have sought to serve Him for many years (2 Peter 3:18). We strive to be faithful in our service and devotion to Jesus.

The Lord Jesus Himself commissioned Christians to make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28:18-20). To that end we seek to encourage everyone on the Westside of Los Angeles and beyond to hear the good news of Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, ascension, lordship, and eventual return, and to serve Him as Lord. We teach the Gospel and the means by which we can serve God in Christ in His Kingdom, insisting on the baptism of believers and instruction in the faith.

We welcome all who seek to join us in the mission given to us by the Lord Jesus!

What We Believe and Practice

We believe in God in three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. We believe in Jesus of Nazareth as Christ the Lord, King of the whole universe. We believe that God has revealed Himself and His purposes for us in the Bible.

We are convinced that since Jesus is Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36), we are not. To that end, we seek to practice New Testament Christianity in twenty-first century Los Angeles, honoring Jesus as Lord by obeying Him according to His purposes for His Kingdom. We do not think we can improve upon what God has told us to do, so we simply seek to apply His message in the Bible to our current time and place. Therefore, the Bible is our guide for faith and practice: we are not affiliated with any denomination or larger religious organization, and we do not maintain statements of belief or creeds above and beyond the message of the Bible. In all things we strive to think, feel, and act as Jesus would have us think, feel, and act, and try to reflect Jesus’ attitudes and actions toward others (Romans 8:29).

Our Evangelist

Ethan R. Longhenry has served as the evangelist for the Venice church of Christ since 2011. He is married to his wife Sarah and they have four children. Ethan received a Bachelor of Arts in Hebrew & Semitic Studies and Classics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He remains fluent in Classical Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Classical Latin, is familiar with Biblical Aramaic, and has studied Classical Syriac and epigraphic Hebrew, Moabite, and Phoenician. Ethan previously served as an evangelist for churches in Illinois and Texas and most recently the church of Christ in Norwalk, Ohio.

Ethan has written Churches of the New Testament and A Study of Denominations. He also is the author of the Spirital Manna devotional. If he can be of any spiritual service, please let him know by contacting him at evangelist at venicechurchofchrist dot org.

Our Assemblies

We would love to have you visit with us in one of our assemblies. You will be our honored guest! We want you to feel comfortable in our assemblies and encourage you to participate in our spiritual activities.

We are presently meeting at the Culver City Senior Center in Culver City, California. We meet in Suites C71, C73, and C75 the first three rooms on the right when you enter from main entrance in the parking lot.

We do not demand or expect any particular kind of dress: we have members and guests who dress up in suits and dresses, and we have members and guests who come wearing t-shirts and jeans. Above all things we are glad to see you in our assemblies and want you to be there!

At 10am we meet for our assembly. During our assembly we will sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to glorify God and encourage one another (Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16). We sing without instrumental accompaniment, for God has not provided any authority for us to use instruments in our songs in the New Testament. We will also be led in prayer and feature a reading of the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 14:14-17, 1 Timothy 4:13). We will hear the Word preached in a sermon for between 25-45 minutes (Acts 20:7, 2 Timothy 4:1-4). We will focus our minds on the Lord Jesus and share the Lord’s Supper (Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). We will give thanks to God for all He has provided for us; a plate is available to provide the opportunity for the members to give back in order to accomplish the work of the local church in benevolence to fellow Christians, evangelism, and edification (1 Corinthians 16:1-4); we do not solicit contributions from our guests, but all who wish to give may do so in the plate or online through our Cash app link. After we have concluded our assembly we enjoy talking with one another and getting to know our guests a bit better; we hope you stay around!

Thanks For Visiting With Us!

If have visited with us during our Sunday morning assembly, we would like to provide an opportunity to thank you for visiting with us and to provide any additional spiritual assistance or encouragement we can. Please fill out the following form with the information you feel comfortable providing.

Thanks again for assembling with us!

Online Giving

Please scan the following QR code with your phone or click on the below image to give online to the Venice church of Christ on the first day of the week. We appreciate your joint participation with us in our work in Los Angeles!

How Can We Serve You?

As disciples, or followers, of Jesus, we love you as a fellow child of God and stand ready to help you in any way we can to follow Jesus as well (Matthew 28:18-20). We hope you find encouragement from the following online resources.