My husband and I love this church! It's a warm, welcoming, and diverse community…read more The messages are biblically grounded, politically neutral, and explore all parts of Scripture--including deeper theological insights. We really appreciate how it mirrors Jesus' example: convicting in truth, but never condemning.A genuine Christian church that encourages growth with grace. I genuinely feel God's presence here. The biblical teaching is clear, uncompromised, and rooted in truth--full of love while still holding you accountable as a follower of Christ. Thank you Pastor Tim for bringing me closer to God!

This review is not for people visiting the church but for people looking to live in the…read morearea....this church is a nightmare to live around. They treat their property like a frat yard and have loud parties late at night to often to be appropriate for a church. They are not considerate of the apartment buildings surrounding them on all sides especially at night. DO BETTER church on the way Sincerely, your neighbor

Lord Jesus honoring Church with solid Biblical teaching. Nathan Busenitz preached excellent sermon:…read more"Lectures, Leaders, and Lost Love" from Acts 19-20. Nice Grace bookstore. Friendly & welcoming environment especially to first-time visitors. Upholds Dr. John MacArthurs teachings and genuine Biblical truths.

This place is pure evil. If you care about your children, you need to keep them away from this…read morebottomless abyss. In 2002, John McArthur, the founding father of Grace Community Church and the Satanic soul who oversaw the creation of the "Legacy Standard Bible" - which inserts his own theology and blatant heresies in place of the authors of the Bible - stood up in front of his congregation and asked them to shame and expel a member of the church for leaving her husband and getting a restraining order against him. Her husband was physical abusing her and raping her children. She refused and was excommunicated from Grace Community Church. 20 years later the church instigated an investigation into this action, and when the lawyer in charge of the investigation found the church and its leadership at fault, that lawyer was told to shut up, alter the report and then he was forced to resign. You have been warned. You put your soul at risk with your attendance.

I started coming to this church about a year ago and I've noticed it's growing so much. I love the…read moredifferent cultures. The worship and the pastors are so good you can feel the presence of God in this place. I love that there's Altar calls and the pastors are always willing to pray for you and they have food for everybody after service

Have been looking for a church that suits me and that I feel welcome in where I can really feel his…read morepresence and I found the paper so welcoming they read from the Scriptures I feel charged up when I get there in a hold me up through the week

Church of the Valley is an open, inclusive and welcoming community of faith (in other words,…read moreeverybody truly is welcome, regardless of age, race, sexuality or what-have-you) and there are lots of fabulous musicians, actors and artists who are members of the church, so there's always something cool going on. If you want, come check out musician Laura Hall (Who's Line Is It Anyway?, Drew Carey And The Improv All-Stars) for a very special concert this Friday, March 16th to celebrate the release of her new cd, A Woman of Faith. Laura wrote and recorded these songs as a personal expression of her faith journey as a woman, a mother and a part of the community, and they're really beautiful and not preachy at all. Her music sort of reminds of Carole King. Everyone is welcome! There will be a reception afterwards, and cd's will be available for purchase. This is the first concert of an artists series that Church of The Valley is putting on. FREE LAURA HALL CONCERT Friday, March 16 7:30 pm Church of the Valley 6565 Vesper, Van Nuys (3 blocks north of Victory, 1 block west of Van Nuys Blvd.) 818-786-4070

This is "your" church. Everyone is included. Everyone makes COV. There is no better sense of…read morecommunity.

Good morning, I lost my job a while back and saw a long line one day I stop and met a nice lady…read morename Martha. And she told me exactly what I needed to do to get free meals on Tuesdays been going ever cents, start tithes every month to this. The church.. because this church bless me , every Tuesday.. I wanted to make sure I could bless them back... I volunteered to help with the boxes they prepare to bless people. They put a lot of work into that. They make sure each box is blessed with love. They work very hard to do this. I was blessed to work with Leslie in her church family trust me people they put a lot of time and hard work to make sure your bags and your boxes are well put together with so much love. It's not easy . The team work make it look so easy. but Miss Leslie, get the job done. yes your bless to get a bag or a box.. just rember there working hard behide the scene to make sure everybody get to eat.. So please be patient and grateful. And sometime take some time to volunteer.. I give them 10/10 on team work make the dream work.. miss Leslie you and your church team are phenomenal. Keep up the great work... God see you

Amazing food bank. This one actually gives you decent ready to eat meal along with vegetables,…read morefruits and dairy. For the ladies they have bucket of flowers. The variety of food and drinks is very good and each box is like $60-80 worth if you buy the same food in the grocery store. The expiration dates vary but most of the food is in good condition and more than edible. They have both car and human lines. Everything is in order and on time. Highly recommended for people who are going through rough times in life. Note: they open only on Tuesday and start giving the food away at 5.00 so you better come an hour before to get the food faster.

This is and has been an amazing, great church for my family. ..but -…read more First, Dudley Rutherford is a great teaching and leading pastor, he has great guests. We have grown so much closer to God, to Jesus. We still watch him weekly and try to attend. But here is the issue. We have 2 children and we live about 30-45 min away. Shepherd Church is WONDERFUL for your kids, from diapers to grade 5. But 2 years ago, they abandoned their service to many youth age children grade 7-12. They stopped holding their worship-teaching- fellowship ministry for middle school- high school students except on mid week service. We cannot drive to Shepherd midweek, it takes 1-2 hours in traffic. So our children are totally left out now when we attend on the weekend (usu Saturdays). In place, they have a Bible study class that continues from Wednesday groups- but our kids are left out, they have now lost contact with their friends from Shepherd (their close friends also now stopped attending). I am sure that the cessation of the youth church has affected others, many who attended Sheperd with our kids in K-5 also live far away, we stopped seeing them on Saturdays so began attending elsewhere. We found a great place that still ministers to all in the family- middle school/high school im their own services/classes. This age group is critically important- its the age where many face peer pressures to turn away from God. It breaks out heart, we have voiced concerns to several pastors. We pray they will restore the youth ministry for all, even youth visitors to enjoy and feel they belong I love Dudley and the pastors, we do attend occasionally, our children sit with us.

I love shepherd church because of pastors like Dudley. He speaks the truth and quotes straight from…read morethe Bible and that's what I want to hear. Facts from God. But unfortunately, there is still the obnoxious man who feels the need to agree with everything the pastor says at the 11 am service on top of now multiple other people shouting in agreement whilst the pastor preaches. This is a no go for me (along with many other people I've spoken to) and for that reason we've all moved to watching service live at home. It's unfortunate, especially because no employees do anything to quiet people down. Sorry to break it to you but you're not having a one on one conversation with the pastor. He's preaching to 1100+ people. Please fix this Shepherd church team. I really want to go back to the days of walking into my beautiful church and hearing the pastor preach in person.

This Church is my childhood. I still love it and it holds a dear place in my heart. While, I don't…read morehave time to go to service anymore, I always go and pray to the mosaic mural of the Virgen de Guadalupe. It is such a gorgeous mural and it is very large. I am not sure when it was placed but it was there before my parents moved into the area. When it is December 12th, the amount of flowers given to Her is unimaginable. So beautiful and someone will eventually come to replace the flowers or refill them. No matter the scandals that the Catholic Church has experienced, I am very loyal to my childhood church. Also come during the week of December 12th! It does not matter what your religion (or no religion) is, the Church will open its doors but why that week? They bring in Aztec (Mexica) dancers that are usually people who learned to dance from programs from the Church. This is for tribute to Her, the Virgin Mother. There are problems with the Church, such as not answering the phone (best is to email them and someone please help them fix their website layout). However, despite the state of the neighborhood, if you view it as good or bad, I am very pleased the Church meets the need of the people by expressing it through cultural awareness in bringing not only the Virgen de Guadalupe but the other apparitions of the Virgin Mother, and by bringing priests with different backgrounds (even different ethnic backgrounds) to the Church.

St. Elizabeth used to be my church while growing up in Van Nuys...! My sister got married there!…read moreand the rules were not as bad as they are now... for photographers/videographers that is! It used to be that we were allowed to move from one side to the other, walking BEHIND the church goers of course... but that changed a few years ago! we were to stay on one side of the altar, and shoot our images/video from there... which gave us a good angle! and we usually were able place a camera on the other side, out of the way, so we could capture the Bible readings... but now! we can't even do that!!! We are forced to stay on the handicaped ramp to the right side of the altar, and were told to "not move from there" until it is time to go to the other side for the offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary... which is hidden away in the very far part of the altar... which you can NOT get to, unless you get to walk there BEFORE the flower time! and to make matters worse... because of the Pope's passing, they had a shrine built to the right of our location, so we could not get a shot of the altar!!! I was told that I could NOT place a camera in the far side of sanctuary, because "those were the rules", so I asked "who makes the rules?" and Miguel said that each church has its own rules... I asked why not let me place a camera out of the way? it wasn't on anybody's way! again... "those are the rules"... So I asked him.. "why do they allow so many cameras during mass at the Vatican? they must have a hundred cameras! he said that they were "unmanned"... so I said I could do that! I can put up to 5 unmanned cameras! He said "No, you can not! those are the rules!" The church lady...(I didn't catch her name) told me I could come back to the altar for a few pictures after the service... but when I brought the girl back, she screamed at me that no more pictures were allowed! that they had another quinceañera coming in! I said "I was told I could get a few" she yelled "who told you that?" I said "YOU DID!" and then she said okay! only one! I did a test shot, she said "that is enough!" REALLY?! it was a test shot! I took 3 pictures of the same pose and walked out! Hoping I will never have to come back to this church!!! and I will tell everyone of my clients to change their mind about having their event there... it seems like they are in the "business" of faith... because the service is NOT free... like the Pope said, but they get around that with the technicality of calling it an "offering"... which should be called a "bribe" if we're being honest. I have been doing professional photography and video for over 3 decades! and I have often asked my clients, if they knew their house was going to flood in a few minutes, what items would they rescue from it? the answer is almost always their pictures and videos... but not the clients from St. Elizabeth! since they don't have any of those! because "those are the rules".

If you haven't been to church, SGC-St Genevieve Church is the parish to join. It's a community of…read morefaith, love and worship. No matter the age, enroll in the different classes to get your sacraments or just come and visit to pray!

This is one of the closer Catholic Churches in my neighborhood so I come here once in a while…read morewhenever I miss mass at my regular church. This review is strictly for the church not the school! Love: that they have lots of mass schedules scattered throughout the weekend. Makes it more convenient to catch a mass when you have a busy schedule. The priests are friendly and give good homilies. Love the old school layout of the church. Love that there's plenty of seating so you don't usually have to worry unless it's a major holy day of obligation. Dislike: the parking situation. There's a small parking lot on the school grounds which fills up quickly. Frequently you're having to park on the busy side street, Roscoe. That's always iffy since there's a lot of traffic and crazy people trying to break into your car. Dislike that they have so many announcements at the end of the mass. Sometimes it's another 10 minutes worth of announcements, crazy. If you're really lucky you might even catch their high school performing a "preview" of whatever upcoming play they are selling tickets for. I always thought that's awkward to piggyback that kind of stuff to a mass. It feels like you're taking away the concentration of the importance of the mass, but that's just me.

Amazing church!! Really felt at home and in the spirit Everyone was nice, I absolutely loved the…read moreatmosphere. Will go again!

This church right herrrrrre! So many great things to say about it. The pastors are awesome and the…read morecongregation has a wide variety of different nationalities and ages. I love the diversity! Everyone is genuinely sweet, not over bearing, and I always leave service feeling better than when I walked in. I love how the singles group is lead by a wonderfully spirited married couple (David & Cece). And their group is always doing fun things like hiking, going to the movies, dining out, having potlucks and game nights. Things you'll notice if you come here: -A true sense of community -Volunteering opportunities -An opportunity to learn about the bible (with no pressure) -Fun group events for married couples, singles, and teenagers -Cool and funny pastors! You don't need to bring ANYthing with you when you come. Just bring who you are and that's it. Enjoy the service and let God do the rest. :)

This church was originally called valley praise and now they renamed it to Cross Culture Church. I…read moretravel half an hour to this church every Sunday if I can. The way this church brings so much love and helped me build my dicipline for the Word of God. The bible study where you can ask more questions and get a little more personal with your questions. Get more of a breakdown and build godly friendships with fellow brothers and sisters. I'm so glad my friend invited me to this church.

Valley Praise just recently changed it's name to Cross Culture Church…read more This place is very intimate for worship and your relationship with God. You get to know people and build relationships which is a blessing on top. You will be doing things that you never thought you would do, going places you never thought you would go. I am telling you, you will see the impossible, POSSIBLE. If you don't have a home church or a bible study, and want to get connected to God in some way, shape or form. COME! Monday nights aka Hallelujah Nights @ 8:00 PM: -worship in spirit and in truth, prayer. There is prophetic messages and drawings. Tuesday nights aka Prayer Night @ 7:30 PM: -come be prayed for and be blessed. Be blessed to pray for others. Starts with worship and a 5-10 minute exhortation. Pray then worship again. Thursday nights: Spanish bible study. Friday nights: @7:30. -Come hungry for God and be filled. Dinner will be provided. There is a multitude of: -Adult bible studies. -Crossroads Ministry Bible Study: young parents, single parents, young professionals, married. Until age 35. -Young adults (Fortified Ministry): high school graduates, college until age 30. -Youth Bible study (Authorized Ministry): kids until high school seniors.