Welcome to Sanctuary Southern California! Here's a bit of history along with some general info to help you understand what we're all about. Let's begin with a common misconception about our ministry.
Sanctuary has been around since the mid-1980's and if you have already heard of our ministry you may be under the impression that we are that "Heavy Metal Church", but in fact Sanctuary is neither exclusively for head bangers nor are we even a "church", but rather a "mission" whose driving principles are outreach and education through art and music and fellowship.
Reaching those within our society who are living counter-culture is something that Y'shua (Jesus) made priority from the very beginning. And those first people who chose to follow Him where very often themselves the "cast off ones" who didn't fit with the establishment.
That God hadn't forgotten them was good news indeed.
1985 Sanctuary is the supporting ministry behind many of the metal bands performing on the Sunset Strip and SoCal club scene proclaiming their new found faith to those native to their own culture.
Sanctuary provides a safe place for those who still have questions and/or might not feel comfortable at church to come and enjoy worship, learn about what the Bible teaches, and get involved in the musicianary culture.
By the 1990's Sanctuary International is reaching people all around the world through the recording and touring of an explosion of Christian bands in genre ranging from speed/thrash metal to punk, funk and reggae.
Today Sanctuary stretches across the country and there are even missions in places like Norway and Switzerland. And holds regular discipleship programs, pod-casts and web-casts various studies, music programming, live events, and worship services.
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