Children's Director

Kehila Church is a small church plant in West Los Angeles. Kehila is part of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Kehila is community, united by our identity as followers of Jesus. In a city characterized by isolation and loneliness we believe community is crucial. We define “church” not as a location or an event, but as community who seeks to live out our faith together. This is why we seek to be a family where each person finds a spiritual home by experiencing our journey of faith together. We shape our community around Pursuing Jesus and Loving Los Angeles. We are animated by our values. We value unity without uniformity. Our shared commitment to Jesus and eagerness to become more like him unifies us as a community. We value diversity in all areas, including the vitality generated through differing opinions. The presence of varying views challenges us to see faith from different perspectives and stimulates growth in our spiritual lives. We value connection. We yearn for a community in which we experience deeper and healthier relationships. We design our community around relationships, our love for one another flows from our connection to God. We seek to create a safe environment. God not only accepts us for who we are, but expresses his love for us at the time we feel most unloveable. We endeavor to reflect both God’s love and acceptance for one another. We believe each person is worthy of love and belonging. We value renewal. In other words, we are people animated by the Gospel, which is the astounding news that the Messiah, our benevolent king, arrived to inaugurate Shalom, “wholeness,” and the renewal of all things. Renewal encompasses everything, from the personal to the global. We value the tension. Spiritual maturity invites us to embrace tension. We experience tension in places of uncertainty, in the intermediate region, where we feel pulled between two opposite poles. Faith leads us into an uncomfortable world, a world of strain and paradox.