OUR STORY
In 2016, Ed and Hannah Flint felt called to plant bread church in LA.
Prior to this they were based at St Mary’s, an Anglican Church in central London. Ed had been ordained and served as Associate Pastor there for a decade.
St Mary's has a history of planting churches, all founded on shared values: an intelligent communication of the Gospel, a hunger for the work of the Holy Spirit, and an irreligious approach to church. Bread began with a handful of people meeting in the Flint’s living room excited by what God might do.
Today, as a larger more established community, we hold to those same values as we seek to experience more of Jesus, and invite others to do the same.
OUR BELIEFS
We are an open-minded, Spirit-filled church rooted in the historic Christian faith. Our core beliefs are expressed in the Nicene Creed, which has united Christians across traditions for centuries.
TOWARDS A TRULY INCLUSIVE CHURCH
Jesus crossed social, cultural and religious boundaries. He shared meals with those others excluded, welcomed people pushed to the margins, and gathered a community that did not depend on everyone being the same.
In diverse Los Angeles, we strive to be a church where people of every culture, race, sexuality, gender, political leaning, age, ability and background can belong, use their gifts, and live a shared life. With God’s grace and in the power of the Spirit, we’re committed to listening, learning, and becoming a church that reflects the richness of God’s kingdom, where all are one in Christ.