The everyday work.
A church is what it does between Sundays. Here is the everyday work of Gospel Memorial: classrooms, choir lofts, kitchens, sidewalks.
Music Ministry
Sister Patty Smith on vocals, Elder Donnell G. Wright on the organ. Choir, praise team, instrumentalists. Saturday rehearsal, Sunday worship.
Join the choir →Sunday School
Bible study by age group. Adults, youth, and children meet at 9:30 AM each Sunday before morning worship.
Sunday morning →Men's Ministry
Brothers in fellowship and prayer. Service projects, Bible study, and the practical work of being a man of God in Long Beach.
Get involved →Women's Ministry
Sisters in faith. Bible study, service, and the long tradition of the COGIC Department of Women.
Get involved →Youth Ministry
For middle school, high school, and young adults. The next sixty years are being formed in this room.
For families →Children's Church
For our youngest members. Bible stories, songs, and a service shaped to their pace and attention.
For families →Community Outreach
The Long Beach work: feeding, visiting, serving the neighbors on the blocks around 1480 Atlantic. We have been called a beacon. We try to be one.
Volunteer →Missions
The work of the Gospel beyond our walls, in partnership with the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Southern California.
Support missions →Prayer Ministry
Where many of our members start each day. If you need someone to stand with you in prayer, we will. Send a request and the team prays over it.
Send a request →Show up first. Sign up later.
The fastest way to find your place in this congregation is to come on Sunday, stay for coffee, and tell an usher what your hands are good at. The roles fill themselves.
If you would prefer to start with a quiet email, the contact form is also fine.