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This list includes congregations and faith organizations whose physical property has been damaged or destroyed in January 2025 wildfires in LA County. All of these congregations are also supporting members who have lost homes (when available, we've shared information about members in status).
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This list is not comprehensive. Please contact the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (crcc@usc.edu) to provide additional information and/or corrections.
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Please send monatery donations directly through their websites or official fundraising channels.
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Altadena Community ChurchAltadenaDestroyed, at least 14 members lost homeshttps://altadenaucc.org/https://support.ucc.org/california-wildfires-2025https://www.facebook.com/altadenacommunitychurchhttps://www.instagram.com/altadenaucc/
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Masjid Al TaqwaAltadenaDestroyedhttp://altaqwamasjid.comhttps://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/help_restore_our_beloved_masjid_in_altadenahttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068734766769
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St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchAltadenaDestroyed, at least 40 members lost homes, per LA Timeshttps://www.saintmarksaltadena.org/news/the-loss-of-our-beloved-church-homehttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QAJTJVHRPY5D6&fbclid=IwY2xjawHyy6JleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYh2IUHg0Kg6ne_vylzvFwa7KPrSTuQIKBC1f-ceW9n735_eg_L0KzvhFw_aem_Mz5SufM2if9i1aqIo47z2Ahttps://www.facebook.com/SaintMarksAltadena/https://www.instagram.com/saintmarkschurchaltadena/
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Altadena United Methodist ChurchAltadenaDestroyed, 50 percent of members lost homes, per LA Timeshttps://www.altadenaumc.org/https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-altadena-united-methodist-churchhttps://www.facebook.com/altadenaumchttps://www.instagram.com/altadenaabundantlife?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1RRe1FuXvlXlCw4NgyQG4_wCdMr8XATUJMslQa3v7L2aySsLar8mdtuOI_aem_0UVFvF_qgSd3TyyELSm5DQ
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Altadena BaptistAltadenaDestroyed, at least 15 members lost homes, per RNSaltadenabaptist.orghttps://www.altadenabaptist.org/fires-january-2025/https://www.facebook.com/altadenabaptisthttps://www.instagram.com/altabap/
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Altadena Fountain of Life ChurchAltadenaDestroyedhttps://give.ncm.org/donate/140061https://www.facebook.com/altadenalifechurch
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Hillside Tabernacle ChurchAltadenaDamagedhttps://www.hillsidetabernaclecityoffaith.org/
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Theosophical Society Library CenterAltadenaDestroyedhttps://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ts/tlc.htm
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Sukyo MahikariAltadenaDestroyedhttps://www.sukyomahikari.org/northamerica.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/176429602367375/posts/9630667176943523/
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Pasadena Jewish Temple and CenterAltadenaDestroyedhttps://www.pjtc.net/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pjtc-rebuild-after-the-eaton-canyon-firehttps://www.facebook.com/PasadenaJewishTempleCenterhttps://www.instagram.com/pasadenajewishtempleandcenter/
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Pasadena Church of ChristPasadenaDestroyedZelle or Cash App the Church through pasadena.coc@icloud.com https://www.facebook.com/PCOC1727/
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 -- Expressions Church, church plant based at Church of ChristPasadenaLost computers, etc. in rented offices at Church of Christhttps://expressionschurch.com/https://expressionschurch.com/firereliefhttps://www.facebook.com/expressionschurchhttps://www.instagram.com/expressionschurch
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Lifeline Fellowship Christian CenterPasadenaDestroyedhttps://www.lifelinefcc.org/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-restore-lifeline-fellowship-of-altadenahttps://www.facebook.com/LifelineFCChttps://www.instagram.com/lifeline_fellowship
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Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat CenterSierra MadreMain retreat center spared from major fire damage, other buildings affectedhttps://materdolorosa.org/fire-updates/https://materdolorosa.org/donate/https://www.facebook.com/MaterDolorosaRetreatCenterhttps://www.instagram.com/mdcpretreatcenter/
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Pacific Palisades Community United Methodist ChurchPacific PalisadesDestroyedhttp://www.palisadesmethodist.orghttp://www.palisadesmethodist.org/giving

https://www.calpacumc.org/lafires2025/

https://umcmission.org/advance-project/901670/

e-gift cards (amazon, target, grubhub, etc.) to palisadesmethodist@gmail.com 		https://www.facebook.com/UMCcalpachttps://www.instagram.com/calpacumc
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Pacific Palisades Presbyterian ChurchPacific PalisadesDestroyedhttps://www.palipres.org/https://square.link/u/lK2Y6Hpb

https://pcusa.org/donate/dr000165-us-wildfires 		https://www.facebook.com/PDACAREShttps://www.instagram.com/pcusa
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Calvary Church of Pacific PalisadesPacific PalisadesSanctuary damaged, other buildings okhttps://calvarypalisades.org/https://donate.stripe.com/9AQ03f4KfakOa2s3cchttps://www.facebook.com/calvarypalisadeshttps://www.instagram.com/p/DEnmLn3zDAm/?img_index=1
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Parish of St. Matthews - Episcopal ChurchPacific PalisadesRectories destroyed, damage to school, sanctuary standing, 75% of members lost homes, per LA Timesstmatthews.comhttps://stmatthews.tpsdb.com/Give/palisades-fire-pastoral-fundhttps://www.facebook.com/TheParishofStMatts https://www.instagram.com/stmatthewspali/
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Corpus Christi ChurchPacific PalisadesDestroyedhttps://corpuschristichurch.com/https://pgp.givecentral.org/appeal-pages/acp677ee5d3c2280https://www.facebook.com/CorpusChristiChurchCA/
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Self-Realization Fellowship Lake ShrinePacific PalisadesOne residence for 7 monks destroyed; all other buildings savedhttps://yogananda.org/blog/special-message-from-brother-chidananda-about-the-srf-lake-shrine-and-los-angeles-firesAdditional reading: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-01-19/how-self-realization-fellowship-survived-los-angeles-palisades-fire
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Sources - In addition to the congregation's own website/social media posts, we also found more information from these news stories:
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-11/religious-institutions-hit-hard-by-l-a-fires-look-to-rebuild
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https://religionnews.com/2025/01/11/california-fires-have-destroyed-at-least-a-dozen-houses-of-worship/
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