About Us
At Lakewood Presbyterian Church, we are a small, progressive church in Lakewood, Washington that welcomes people of all ages! Lakewood Presbyterian invites and includes all people to participate in worship. We value our relationships with one another. We believe that through our worship experiences, we grow in our ability to share God's truth in our everyday lives. Our doors are always open, and we welcome everyone to join us on this journey of faith.
WHO WE ARE
We are God’s people doing God’s work in our community. We believe that God created Lakewood Presbyterian to invite and include all people to participate in the worship and ministry of the church.
Worship, which includes the sacraments, is central to the life of each individual and is expressed best by fully incorporating the diversity of the community.
WHAT WE VALUE
We believe we have responsibility to encourage and provide for life/long learning throughout our individual and shared faith journey. As Christians, we are obedient to Christ and, therefore, reach out and serve others. We value our relationships with one another. We believe that, through our experiences within the church, we grow in our ability to share God’s truth in our everyday lives.
OUR COMMUNITY
With open hearts, we the people of Lakewood Presbyterian Church (LPC) seek to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. LPC is a small and intimate church with its own unique story that reflects both God’s love of us (even as imperfect people), and God’s call to us to be radically transformed in the spirit of that love.
STATEMENT OF WELCOME & INCLUSION
At Lakewood Presbyterian Church, we are a small, progressive church in Lakewood, Washington that welcomes people of all ages! We welcome all people to our congregation regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental ability, socioeconomic status, marital status, family structure, country of origin, or immigration status. All are welcome to participate fully in worship, service, baptism, communion, membership, ministry, and leadership. We value our relationships with one another. We believe that through our worship experiences, we grow in our ability to share God's truth in our everyday lives. Our doors are always open, and we welcome everyone to join us on this journey of faith.
With open hearts we the people of Lakewood Presbyterian Church (LPC) seek to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. LPC is a small and intimate church with its own unique story that reflects both God’s love of us (even as imperfect people), and God’s call to us to be radically transformed in the spirit of that love.
POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS
Affiliations & Partner Organizations
We are a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) denomination, which is the largest Presbyterian denomination in America. Within the PC(USA), we are members of the Olympia Presbytery, a collection of over 30 churches in Southwest Washington.
We are a partner congregation of More Light Presbyterians, whose mission is to center and celebrate the lives, gifts and leadership of LGBTQIA+ people in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and beyond.
We have a team of volunteers who have been trained and certified by the Godly Play Foundation that lead our Sunday School Godly Play class.
Our History
Founded in the early 1900s for the Lakes District summer residents, our original church met out of an old schoolhouse. Lakewood Presbyterian Church has roots in the congregationalist tradition (it was chartered as First Congregational Church of American Lake in May of 1913), the Lutheran tradition (the church became Community Evangelical Luther Church of American Lake in 1923), and the Presbyterian church (officially received into fellowship with the Presbyterian Church in 1956.) We are a deeply-rooted historical church for the today's Lakewood.
These days we identify as an intimate and tight-knit, inter-generational, progressive sanctuary for those who need a place that is open, affirming, and inclusive. Throughout our history we have adapted to be a community church for a community people. Let us be community to you; all are welcome.
To read a longer version of our early history, click here.
