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Meeting Needs and Making Whole

We long to see broken people made whole, which we pursue by being a bridge to the help they need.

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Holistic Support for the Unseen among Us

We feed the hungry and long to witness broken people made whole again. Serve LA…

  • Shares over 1000 meals a week
  • Gives shower access to over 200 people a month
  • Helps provide clothing, hygiene supplies, haircuts, clean laundry, and more

Our goal is to be more than a meal, more than a shower, more than any of our services—but a ministry where we witness countless examples of how the compassion of Jesus changes everything.

Breakfast

Serving Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
Location: 4903 Fountain Ave
Los Angeles 90029

Dinner

Serving Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Location: 4903 Fountain Ave
Los Angeles 90029

Shower

Serving Time: Tues + Thurs 9:00 - 11:30am,
Location: 1313 N. Edgemont St. Los Angeles 90027

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“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.”

— Matthew 25:35, NIV

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Vision & Mission

Vision

Serve LA is seeking the renewal of Los Angeles by guiding the marginalized from suffering to flourishing and equipping others to do the same in their own neighborhoods.

Mission

We serve Los Angeles by providing meals, recovery, and holistic support to the unseen among us in the city.

Values

  • We see dignity before needs.
  • We believe everything is redeemable.
  • We care about whole life transformation.
  • We are called to life together in community.
  • We are centered on Christ and rooted in the church.
  • We believe all people are made in the image of God.
  • We serve here to equip others to serve everywhere.

+ OUR HISTORY

A Story of Hope

In 1997, the church Hope International Bible Fellowship began receiving bread from Trader Joe’s and distributing it to the most marginalized people in Hollywood. By 2010, the 82-year-old church was providing a recovery ministry, collecting donated food from multiple local grocery stores, and distributing over four million dollars of food to the community every year. In 2018, God led Hope to join the younger Reality Church of Los Angeles and entrust Hope’s properties to them as a way for the ministry to continue its legacy of serving the surrounding community. The Hope church building became known as the Hope Center. By 2022, Serve LA (a ministry of Reality LA) was operating out of the Hope Center, ensuring it continues to be a place for holistic renewal in the heart of Los Angeles where outcasts are brought in, the wounded are made whole, and the hopeless find hope. The scope of that mission has grown to seek the flourishing and renewal of our entire city.

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+ Team Members

Staff and Leadership

Serve LA’s leadership strives to support and equip the ministry to continue to impact our Hollywood and greater Los Angeles community in meaningful ways.

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Cesar Sotelo

Head Chef

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Valerie Varghese

Volunteer Support Coordinator

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Jeffrey Burnell

Stewardship Coordinator

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Ron Galpin

Ministry Coordinator

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Kyle Mueller

Program Director

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Jason Tallon

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Roxana Ruiz

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Jesus Uriostegui

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Chris Guzman

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Board of Directors

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Amanda Sattler

Board Member

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Maggy Wong

Board Member

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Jeremy Treat

Board Member

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Mike McIntire

Board Member

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Kyle Mueller

Board Member

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Community Engagement

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Get Involved and Help Impact a Life Today

Join us in the movement to serve Los Angeles and see lives changed through compassion.

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