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Lancaster United Methodist Church
Lancaster United Methodist Church is a medium sized, multi-cultural congregation of the United Methodist Church located in Lancaster, California, just north of Los Angeles in the high desert. It is a Methodist Christian denomination that is both mainline and evangelical.
The 670 members church, pastored by the Rev. Dr. W. "Terry" Van Hook, has a worship, prayer and study life as well as a number of community outreach programs including Footsteps Christian Children's Center (day care and after school care), a hot lunch program and a growing scouting program. The congregation also supports a missionary in Liberia, CROP walks,the Katrina Rebuild, and efforts to help the victims of the 2011 Japanese Tsunami and earthquake.
There is a contemporary-style worship at 9 am every Sunday morning with a praise band and a "relaxed traditional"-style worship at 10:45 am every Sunday morning with full choir and organ accompaniment.
The Megumi Kai fellowship is a japanese language congregation that worships at 1 pm every Sunday and is made up of Lancaster United Methodist church members and meets regularly for worship, study, outreach and fellowship activities.
The congregation worships in a 450 seat sanctuary built in 1965 and remodeled in 2006 with the addition of a Grand Foyer and reception area. It is located in the downtown area of Lancaster, Ca. near the corner of Ave. J and 10th Street West.
Officially founded in 1886 under the leadership of Rev. H. R. Stevens it has served as one of the main cultural and civic hubs of the Antelope Valley.