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| COV Praise Band with Ribbon Dancers! |
Visiting COV and/or LBC for the first time?
When
you visit COV, expect a warm welcome from a host of new friends. It doesn't matter which of our two Sunday worship services
you attend, you will be greeted with kind words and bright smiles.
10:30 A.M.
Worship Service at Church of the Valley is an amazing worship experince for all ages.
The service features both contemporary and traditional music, relevent messages, and great fellowship every week. We
also offer an adult bible study at 9:15 A.M. Children and youth join in the worship service every Sunday, and after
15 minutes in the larger service, children go to Sunday School in the children's center. We also offer a beautiful
nursery with a full-time staff available to care for your little one!
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| Prayer Time at LBC |
We also offer worship services at the historic
Little Brown Church on Sunday morning at 8:00 A.M. The service
is informal, and the music varies from week to week as various guest musicians join us for worship. In addition to a
short message, we pray together and share the Communion Meal with one another. The service lasts about 45 minutes and
many people linger afterwards to visit and catch up. The Little Brown Church is located at Coldwater Canyon and Moorpark
in Studio City.
The one thing the services have in common, however, is the joy celebrating our faith with one another. In
both our services, we share the Communion Meal as part of worship. Again, we are ONE congregation with TWO convenient locations
in the sunny San Fernando Valley. We hope you'll join us for worship this Sunday!
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What
can I expect as part of the worship experience?
Even though COV has a variety of worship opportunities
on Sunday morning, the services share several things in common:
 PRAYER: We collect prayer request cards
(called, "Care and Concerns Cards") from the congregation
and read them before we offer our prayers to God. Because we place such a high value on prayer
during our worship service, we invite those who are able to come forward
to kneel as we commune with our Creator. Also during each of our services,
we pray the Lord's Prayer ("debts" version).
 COMMUNION MEAL (Lord's Supper): All
people of faith are invited to participate in the Communion
Meal at COV. At each service, we eat the bread individually
as it is passed to us. We hold the cup, however, and drink it together as a group. To accommodate the widest
possible number of people, we use grape juice instead of wine.
 OFFERINGS: Like all churches,
we believe that supporting the ongoing ministries of the church is
part of authentic worship. Unlike many churches, however, we do not
pass a collection plate during our worship services at COV. Instead,
"Offering Boxes" are located at each of the Sanctuary doors. We encourage our
members and friends to place their gifts in one of these boxes prior to the service,
during the greeting time, or at the conclusion of worship. Of
course, all gifts are tax-deductible.
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| COV Preschool performs for Primetimers at Christmas |
What does COV offer families and individuals?
Our family welcomes you and your family to Church
of the Valley and the Little Brown Church! We have opportunities for each member of your family to enjoy themselves.
As you explore our website, you can learn more about our ministers ,as well as, the leaders of our music ministry, and
our children's & youth groups. Also, the COV Developmental Preschool is a ministry of Church of the
Valley and is a non-sectarian, interfaith community preschool open to all children and families.
We've got programs
and classes for kids, teens and adults in every stage of life. From Adult Sunday School classes to camping retreats for kids
and teen, our church is a diverse and intergenerational community of faith. We are committed to serving God and neighbor,
thus, we truly value building relationships within our congregation and through the ministries we serve. Check out our many
fellowship groups along with our monthly luncheons, gatherings and events! There is something for everyone at Church of the
Valley and the Little Brown Church!
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| Primetimers Fellowship Group enjoying children's performance. |
We hope this helps you to get a personal and friendly first
look at COV, but we realize that this is just a web site. The best way to find out all that’s here for you and your
family is to visit us this weekend. We look
forward to meeting you!
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