ADVENT - SILENT REVOLUTION
Join us this Advent as we embrace the revolutionary power of silence, grounding ourselves in hope, peace, and resilience amid so much grief and uncertainty. We’ll journey together as we delve into practices that heal, connect, and sustain. #AdventRevolution
Christmas Eve Service
Join us for us a contemplative candlelight service at 5 pm on Christmas Eve.
Ordinary Mysticism
Join us this winter, beginning on January 8th, as we explore Mirabai Starr’s latest book, Ordinary Mysticism!
2025 Los Angeles Homeless Count
Every January, we join LAHSA and our community to count our unhoused neighbors in Los Angeles so that everyone can receive the resources they need. Consider volunteering with us at Mission Hills on January 21 at 8 pm.
Register to volunteer here:
https://count.lahsa.org/pages/volunteer-registration
9th Annual Love Feast
Join us for our 9th annual Love Feast! We will have a special service centered around gratitude practice as we reflect on this past year at Mission Hills! Vegetarian breakfast tacos will be provided, and everyone is invited to bring a festive dessert item or beverages to share with the community!
Beach Service
Join us on November 3 in Malibu for our 9th annual beach service! 🌊
We will have a service of prayer, music, communion, and reflection. After, we’ll enjoy a day at Zuma Beach!
When: Try to arrive at 10 am; service at 10:30 am
What to bring: Please bring beach shades, chairs/blankets, snacks, lunch, and drinks. We will have water, coffee, and donuts.
Parking: There is free parking along Highway 1 and the Zuma Beach parking lot for $12. Enter at the south end and park at the north end of the parking lot.
Where: we will be at our usual spot at North Zuma Beach near Lifeguard Stand 16.
Approximate address: 30600 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, 90265.
Fall Sunset Hike
Join us on October 30 at 5 pm at Upper Canyonback Trail for our Fall Sunset Hike!
Dia de los Muertos
Join us on Sunday, October 27 at Mission Hills for our special Día de los Muertos service in memory of those we’ve loved and lost. You’re invited to bring a photo or memento for our community ofrenda.
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Mission Hills is proud to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on September 14th at 6 pm! Celebrating a love for nature through film, our inspiring collection of films aims to highlight environmental activism efforts with an urgent call to action.
This evening of environmental justice awareness will also feature a silent auction with all proceeds benefitting local environmental efforts.
We hope you'll join us for this special evening of collective action as we honor our exciting panel of talented filmmaker-activists.
About Wild and Scenic Film Festival:
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is the largest annual fundraiser for the South Yuba River Citizens League(SYRCL). Locally, we raise funds and awareness to recover California’s wild salmon and protect the Yuba River watershed.
We take our festival On Tour to around 120 events each year, partnering with groups working to protect and restore the important places in their communities. Wild & Scenic On Tour generates critical funds and increases awareness for grassroots environmental causes globally.
About Mission Hills:
Mission Hills is a progressive, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and environmental justice church creating radical spaces of belonging, healing, and wholeness in Los Angeles. We are part of the Disciples of Christ denomination, proud members of the Green Chalice program, and certified by One Percent for the Planet. We strive to create a community that honors and celebrates people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, faiths, ethnicities, and economic statuses.
Vegan Potluck
Bring your favorite vegan dish to share on Wednesday, September 4th, as we kick off community group this fall!
Life After Doom - Climate Series
Join us on Sundays in September for our 8th annual climate series!
This year will be using Brian McLaren’s new book Life After Doom as our guide!
Every body - A Service For Disability Justice
Join us on Sunday, August 11, for a special Sunday Service exploring disability justice in the church. If you would like to read along with us before, we will use "My Body Is Not A Prayer Request" by Amy Kenny and "Loving Our Bones" by Julia Watts Bessler to guide our conversation.
Summer Nights at the 818 Night Market
Join us for a night at the 818 Night Market at Mission Hills!
We’ll walk the market, grab some great food, and hang out at the parsonage!
Sunday Retreat
Join us Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 AM for a Sunday Retreat, Grief & Gratitude - a retreat for staying human. We will have different practices like music, sound bath, and yoga to participate in together and also time for personal writing, reflection, pray, and art. RSVP by sending us a message on Instagram or Facebook.
SFV Pride 2024
We are thrilled to invite you to a march for LGBTQ+ rights in the San Fernando Valley. This is an opportunity for us to come together as a community and show our support for the LGBTQ+ individuals who live, work, and play in the Valley.
We believe that everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, race, or any other characteristic, should have the right to live their lives without fear of persecution or discrimination.
Our march will be a peaceful and inclusive gathering where we will demonstrate our commitment to equity, social justice, and love. We will march down Van Nuys Boulevard, waving flags, carrying signs, and raising our voices in support of our LGBTQ+ community. We will end the day with a block party at the Van Nuys Civic Center, complete with a resource fair, drag performances, food, art, and more!
We invite everyone to join us for this important event. This is an opportunity for us to stand together, show our support, and create a better world for everyone.
We hope to see you there!
SFV Pride 2023
Parable of the Sower
Join us for Community Group on Zoom this summer as we hang out and read Parable of the Sower together!
Mission Hills's Meeting Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2216072180...
Meeting ID: 221 607 2180
Passcode: cg
Vegan Potluck
Join us on Wednesday, June 19 for a vegan potluck at Mission Hills! Bring your favorite dish to share with the community!
Pride Sunday
Join us on June 2nd at 10:30 for Pride Sunday, a special service honoring our community and celebrating Pride Month together! We will have pride packs for pick-up, goodies, and drinks to celebrate!
The Ordination of Kelly Ravenscraft
You’re invited to a special service on May 19, 2024, to celebrate Kelly Ravenscraft's ordination!
Reception and lunch will follow. Please RSVP by April 30th.
Art Retreat
Join us on May 11th at Mission Hills for a collaborative art retreat with Katie Sunderalingam!
Easter Sunday
Join us for Easter Sunday on March 31st at 10:15 am.
As per tradition, we’ll celebrate over mimosas and tacos!
What To Believe? Radical Theology
March 20, we will begin a nine-week journey in Radical Theology through John Caputo’s latest book, “What To Believe?”
Join us on Wednesdays at 7 pm on Zoom! 💻
Zoom Link
Spring Sunset Hike
Join us at Upper Canyonback Trailhead in Encino at 6 pm for our spring sunset hike!
17024 Mulholland Dr, Encino, CA 91436
Christian Mysticism
Join us on Wednesdays at 7 pm on Zoom as we journey through the Christian mystical tradition. Begins January 10th.
Zoom Info:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83207783910?pwd=tvwSEyzUPSrto4ANQnGHLBgcLhrQX0.1
Meeting ID: 832 0778 3910
Passcode: cg