Pacific Crossroads Church - Santa Monica (CA)

5 /5 Dustin Jones: As a first-time visitor to Santa Monica while on vacation, I absolutely loved my visit to Pacific Crossroads Church! The church was warm and welcoming to me, and they definitely seem to have a heart for Jesus and for their community of Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area, doing service projects to serve those in need. I loved the opportunity to worship Jesus with a family of believers from many diverse cultures, taking Communion together, worshiping the Lord together, being edified by God’s Word, and lifting up the name of Jesus!

2 /5 Buck L: Im in my 40s. The way Id describe this church is like my parents church or maybe even my parents parents church. And not because its lacking any hipster coolness or relevance in that modern sense. But its very much a studious, in-the-box Christianity from the 80-90s era. Things are sterile here. The worship is very technical (like get things right) but lacking heart and Spirit. I know, I know, its Presbyterian. But yeah, its very much that. Frozen chosen cringe. But I think thats why those who attend, remain. There may be a bit of nostalgia from past-time or perhaps comfort. It just feels like something these Christians are used to. It makes sense since the leadership picked a new pastor that aligns with this. The sermon was lots of logos, bereft of ethos and pathos. The redeeming part about this church, and I think why so many families are here, is that the childrens and youth program are the true heart and soul of the church. I have friends here where Gloria has taken the time to become inclusive. P. Joe is also very down to earth and relevant. The youth enjoy being around him. This church is so out-of-place and out-of-time in 2023 post-covid, post-evangelical mileu. And no, I dont mean timeless. From an ops standpoint, they also need more signs, more people to welcome and direct new people. It feels very much like a "you should just know" culture for people who already show up there. The kids check-in system also seemed to utilize outdated software which was confusing for those running it. Overall faith is intellectualized here instead of embodied.

5 /5 stephen nimick: Ive been attending since Summer 2013. Outstanding leadership, music, and teaching. Congregation is very involved in service both within the church and throughout Los Angeles. Very good at getting people connected in neighborhood "community groups" that meet outside of Sunday services

5 /5 Valli Aman: I photographed a wedding here and the problem I had is there was a photographer outside with some kind of instamatic camera that put a background on the picture pushed me out of the way of the bride and groom to take pictures of them coming down the aisle and a photographer like me can only be so rude otherwise I probably would a smack the guy but its kind of well known at this church that they have that problem. I feel that even though theyre in business they have to respect the photographer that was paid to do journalistic photographing of their day and now to be pushed out of the way so they can make their whatever money they make and the person did sell a few pictures and I still got paid by the bride and groom but it just wasnt fair its very uncomfortable for any pro photographer to be treated the way I was treated by this random photographer. It was just rude and it kind of ruined my day and I love making wedding days beautiful that I love smiling and helping the bride and groom but that was enough for me