Welcome to LJUMC

We’re a group of Christ followers who try to love God and neighbor, as we seek to grow in our individual spirituality and community with one another. We make a difference together and we have fun together.

Sunday morning Traditional Worship is both online and in-person and takes place at 10am. A brief Online Worship Tutorial for our Sunday morning online service can be found here.

Location Details

6063 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037

“I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.”
John 13:34-35 (CEB)

Sermons

You’re Invited!

Some stories are meant to inspire. Others are meant to disturb. This week’s parable does both—just not in the way we might expect. As we continue our #JesusTrending series, we explore a story that challenges our sense of fairness and exposes our hidden assumptions about who belongs. A son returns home after burning every bridge—and instead of punishment, he’s welcomed with open arms and a celebration. What kind of love does that? The kind that still invites us in. Scripture:…

Hit the Snooze Button

We’ve all hit the snooze button—sometimes literally, sometimes in life. It’s easy to put things off, assuming we’ll always have more time. But what if we’re delaying something that truly matters? As we continue our #JesusTrending series, we explore a story where a fig tree is about to be cut down. Instead of removing it immediately, the gardener asks for more time—one last chance for growth. What do we do with the time we’re given? Are we bearing fruit, or…

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Church News

Sermon Note: Thunder Road

Introduction This week’s message continues our God Is in the Radio series by pairing one of scripture’s most profound post-resurrection stories with Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road. In both, we meet people who are weary, searching, maybe even stuck. The disciples walk away from Jerusalem with hearts heavy from disappointment. The singer’s voice calls out to Mary from the porch—a voice offering invitation over certainty. Neither story gives us a clean resolution. What they offer instead is a chance: to step…

Mission Update

We started the year with our support of the Interfaith Network Shelter at PBUMC.  If you remember, I had pulled back some with respect to my enthusiasm for the program because of the failure to provide sufficient and appropriate guests. It was better this year which made our contributions more valuable and more effective.  We were major contributors to setting up and taking down the shelter. Our church provided dinners and overnight hosts during the two-week shelter. Our connection to PBUMC exists…

Sermon Note: Mysterious Ways

Introduction What if the Spirit doesn’t just speak—but moves? Last week, we launched a new series with the idea that God Is in the Radio—that divine presence might be pulsing through the static of everyday life, even in songs that never mention God’s name. This week, that theme deepens. It’s Pentecost, and instead of arriving quietly, the Spirit bursts into view like a rush of wind, tongues of fire, and voices that cannot be ignored. To mark this movement, we’re…

Sermon Note: God is In the Radio

Introduction What if God is speaking through the songs we already know? That’s the question we’re exploring in this new series, God is In the Radio. For the next several weeks, we’ll be listening with theological curiosity to music that wasn’t written for church—but might still hold sacred echoes. By pairing secular songs with scripture, we’re practicing spiritual listening—tuning our hearts to hear grace breaking through the static. This week’s message launches the series with the Queens of the Stone…

Giving

As members of this faith community, we commit together to support the ministries of this church. One way we do this is through our financial giving.

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Events

Thursday Bible Study

  • 8:00 am
Our weekly morning Bible study meets each week on Thursdays at 8am. This study follows study guides that could include short-term or long-term studies, academic books, and more. Like our Explorer Adult Class, leadership comes from within this capable and faithful group. If you are interested in joining this class, please contact Don Lincoln at dlincoln@dlincolnlaw.com or by phone at (619) 838-0817.

Traditional Worship

  • 10:00 am
Join us at our weekly Worship service here at La Jolla UMC! In an effort to remain welcoming to all persons, worship continues in both an online and in-person format. Masks are optional. Find our online worship and resources here. For information on Children’s Ministry or the sacraments of Holy Communion and Holy Baptism, select one of the images below.