Partnering with believers to bring about lasting change
God is changing lives in inner-city Los Angeles. Through local inner-city churches, people are encountering the hope of Christ, building meaningful relationships, and experiencing lasting change. Cru® Inner City’s Circle of Hope equips our partner churches to walk alongside their neighbors and serve their communities with compassion and purpose.
We serve inner-city churches in Los Angeles by equipping them through Cru Inner City programs, supporting their work of evangelism and discipleship in their communities.
We provide Compassionate Products™ and training to support the church in establishing relationships with people in their neighborhood.
We mobilize volunteers, resourced churches, and financial investment to increase our inner-city church partners’ capacity for life-changing evangelism and whole-person discipleship that transforms communities.
We train, coach, and encourage church leaders. We work with churches to develop programs for effective evangelism and whole-person discipleship. These programs are for both children and adults and minister to their physical needs while introducing them to a relationship to Jesus.
Distributed by volunteers, our Compassionate Products provide tangible expressions of God’s love to people in the inner city of Bakersfield.
S.A.Y. Yes!® (Save America’s Youth – Yes!) Centers are biblically-based programs that take place in an after-school setting through inner-city churches.
Want to help reach more people in Los Angeles with the hope of Christ? There are several ways to help.
Whether you’re excited to do outreach or participate behind the scenes, your support makes a difference.
Stay updated on the heart of our inner-city ministry, from upcoming events to testimonies to prayer needs.
Support our ministry work through financial partnership.
Want to learn more about what Cru Inner City is doing in Los Angeles? Contact our team with any questions.
Jefte Villalta
City Co-Director
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Veronica Palma
City Co-Director
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