Mission Statement

The purpose of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles is to make God's love, as it is known in Jesus Christ, present in word and deed.

• In worship and study we dedicate ourselves to the proclamation of the risen Christ, inviting all to respond in faith and love.
• In acts of service and missionary outreach we live out God's love and demonstrate God's care for all of God's creation.
• In fellowship and celebration we recognize that God is building a family of faith in and through us.

In proclamation, in service, in fellowship we are committed to being international interracial, and ecumenical, believing these to be essential expressions of our Christian faith.

Vision

The People of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles

possess:

A shared vision of a congregation that is international, intercultural, ecumenical and community-serving,

expressed through:

Hospitality with multiple programs and points of entry based on the "good neighbor" theme,

teaching:

Love of God and love of others.

Matthew 22:38-39, "You shall love the Lord your God [...] You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

II Corinthians 5:18-19, "God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us."