La Mesa Church of Christ works with several

The picture shows the La Mesa church’s former auditorium during the COVID-19 restriction in San Diego. (Photo taken from Christian Chronicle’s website)

The La Mesa Church of Christ is now the center of an advanced partnership that would combine efforts of Heritage 21 Foundation, San Diego Christian Foundation, Kairos Church Planting, and other churches. They seek to plant or restore ten sanctuaries in ten years.

The Christian Chronicle website mentioned that leaders in all those groups stated that things are not yet final. They explained their joint vision for California’s second-most prominent county with noticeable excitement.

The decision to sell La Mesa Church’s building was due to COVID-19 which paved the way to involve many organizations in improving a countywide church planting program. The website noted that Scott Lambert, the Heritage 21 president had a conversation with other leaders. These leaders include Withem and Ron Clack, executive director of Kairos Church Planting.

The website revealed that they discussed that if their vision materialized, about $1.5 million from the La Mesa sale would be used to remodel churches in the county for the next ten years.

La Mesa Church of Christ

The church website mentioned that La Mesa Church of Christ is a community of believers. They are passionate about serving, motivating, and training families with children at home. The church also stated that they are helping in the development of entirely devoted Christians. They provide different worship opportunities, mentoring and fellowship programs.

Besides, they shared their mission to love God and people. They do this as Jesus sums up all of God’s laws into two great commandments. On their mission page, they added that their purpose means they must work hard to respect God in every area of their lives. They noted that Jesus that the second most crucial commandment is to love others as they love themselves.

They said they could show how to love others by making them disciples of Jesus by sharing the gospel. Also, by becoming better followers, they could understand the principles of God’s words. The website noted that another way of expressing love for others is by serving others, and their neighborhood is

Heritage 21

The Heritage 21 Foundation said its goal is to give Church of Christ members education and tools by analyzing their health and future, as posted on the foundation’s website. They added that they would check the best management options for their physical assets. They also help churches make good choices about the future.

Moreover, if a church decides its best measure is to close, the Foundation would give the church a reliable partner to protect and sell its property. They added that they would legally help the church with legacy choices on redistributing its assets. They would also assist in finding God-honoring approaches.

Besides, the website also highlighted that the group would assist the church in counseling its congregants. They would help through emotional pain and transition concerns. At the same time, they would assist members in preserving and celebrating their memories.

The foundation stated that they were built to help leaders answer essential questions. These questions are about the future of their members. It includes educational resources and repurposing physical assets.