{"id":53,"date":"2012-07-09T23:33:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T23:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westlacc.wordpress.com\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-11-08T19:55:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T19:55:51","slug":"about-the-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wlacc.org\/?page_id=53","title":{"rendered":"About the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-421 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/logo_rgb.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Come Grow With Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We are committed to equipping you to grow so that you can help others to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><em><span id=\"en-NIV-29288\" class=\"text Eph-4-15\">&#8220;&#8230;we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the <\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span class=\"text Eph-4-15\">head,\u00a0that is, Christ.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-29289\" class=\"text Eph-4-16\">From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.&#8221;\u00a0 (Ephesians 4:15-16)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCome Grow With Us\u201d<\/strong> has a two-fold meaning:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We will encourage each other to find, pursue, and fulfill their God-given callings (individual growth).<\/li>\n<li>We will encourage others, who are currently not involved, to witness and take an active part in the growth of His Church (corporate growth).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Come join us as we allow God to cause growth in you and others around us.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>West Los Angeles Christian Center has been located in the heart of Culver City and West Los Angeles since 1935.\u00a0 The church is a member of an international organization called Grace International <a href=\"https:\/\/gracechurches.tv\/\">(gracechurches.tv)<\/a>.\u00a0 This organization, which was established in 1933, is composed of spirit-filled churches throughout the United States and other parts of the world.\u00a0 West Los Angeles Christian Center depends on this organization for valuable oversight, leadership training, and fellowship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gracechurches.tv\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long-1024x367.png 1024w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long-500x179.png 500w, https:\/\/wlacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GI-logo-Black-long.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come Grow With Us We are committed to equipping you to grow so that you can help others to grow. &#8220;&#8230;we will grow to become in every 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