[Fiji Hill]

In So. California that's a TALL order!

Last month, I visited Grace Community Church in Sun Valley. Their music is traditional and includes a 100-member choir, a children's choir with 50 members and an orchestra. The pastor, John MacArthur is a distant relative of General Douglas MacArthur. Where I disagree with him is in theology--he's a Calvinist and I'm a Wesleyan.

[Albion Wilde]

I must recommend the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. It is the apostolic faith, relying on the Bible as the source of authority. The people who attend are educated. There is a catechism, so you can study what the LCMS believes. This is most emphatically NOT the heretical Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

The LCMS does not permit women pastors, although women can be deaconesses and certified teachers, and they take a full part in the activities of the church; but men take the role of congregational leadership. LCMS does not permit or perform gay marriages.

While many of the individual congregations may have the "praise bands" and Christian pop music, most LCMS's usually offer the traditional liturgy and hymns, which are very beautiful. See if there are a few near you. There are a lot around LA. Congregations may differ, so try out a couple:

LCMS Church Locator

[SoConPubbie]

Same here, with respect to being Wesleyn.