Ministry Areas

The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles offers ministries serving local congregations and communities through formation, advocacy, food security, immigration and refugee services, LGBTQ+ ministries, prison ministry, children and youth ministries, disaster relief, and other outreach.

Adoptions and Foster Care

The diocesan A-Z Directory points adoption and foster-care inquiries to Holy Family Services, an Episcopal-rooted organization serving children, birth parents, and adoptive families. This…

Children and Youth Ministries

Children and youth ministries support diocesan formation, leadership, and program resources for young people and families. Learn more.

Disaster Relief and Recovery

Disaster Relief and Recovery coordinates diocesan response, pastoral care, and resources for communities affected by wildfire and other emergencies.

Food Security

While food insecurity has been a pervasive and serious issue for years, the nonprofit Feeding America has suggested that the Coronavirus pandemic could lead…

Immigration

Immigration ministries support immigrants, refugees, and congregations responding to changing legal and social needs across the Diocese of Los Angeles. The diocesan A-Z Directory…

Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service

Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) provides a gracious welcome as well as tangible tools and connections to help new arrivals achieve self-sufficiency in…

Laundry Love

The Laundry Love initiative consists of regular opportunities to come alongside people who are struggling financially by assisting them with their laundry. Laundry Love…

LGBTQ+ Ministries

LGBTQ+ Ministries offers fellowship, education, evangelism, and diocesan presence in support of LGBTQ+ Episcopalians. Explore LGBTQ+ Ministry resources.

Prism Prison Ministry

Prism is an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles engaged in spiritual care with the incarcerated community in the L.A. County…

Recovery

The diocesan A-Z Directory identifies addiction, alcoholism, and recovery ministries as a pastoral-care resource and points visitors to The Gooden Center. Recovery ministry connects…

Sacred Resistance

Sacred Resistance is a social justice ministry and advocacy branch of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Rooted in the commitment to resist evil…

Seeds of Hope

Seeds of Hope is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles that seeks to cultivate wellness in communities. It provides garden-based nutrition…