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Many congregations were not damaged by the January 2025 wildfires in LA County, but have a significant number of members who lost their homes. The congregations on this list are providing services and collecting funds to help their members and neighbors.
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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 an official fundraising channel.
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Congregation NameCityStatusWebsiteFundraising/Relief EffortsApplication for FundsOther Sources/Links
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WATCHING: Lake Hills Community Church CastaicSafe from fire as of 1/23 post, watching for more information about community https://lakehillscommunity.orghttps://www.facebook.com/lakehillscommunitychurch/https://www.instagram.com/lakehillscommunity
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Valencia UMCValenciaOPEN to Hughs Fire Evacueeshttps://umcv.org/https://www.facebook.com/ValenciaUMC/posts/pfbid02YxMgPe9eZDYj4QFnTbV6qxTmWrY2ZtSwhZk4awxnzRS54ogphMveVmoWM4ocuDucl
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First AME PasadenaPasadenaat least 54 members lost homeshttps://www.famepasadena.org/https://www.famepasadena.org/(Najuma Smith)
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Pasadena Buddhist TemplePasadenaneighbors helped put out fires at temple; several members lost homeshttps://www.pasadenabuddhisttemple.org/https://givebutter.com/ZIFQlN?fbclid=IwY2xjawH0No5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWs7LESWgHIT5DYQ0iuwNIi4wdrTGdhpWp3-pG314HL3U7a5elXci_q1Pg_aem_c6UcV2zUiKhW97OX0rEPnAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PasadenaSangha
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All Saints PasadenaPasadenaServices for displaced people; at least 72 members lost homeshttps://allsaints-pas.org/https://pushpay.com/g/allsaintspas
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St Barnabas Episcopal ChurchPasadenaLeaders and members lost homes, upwards of 10https://stbarnabaspasadena.org/Note "fire relief" stbarnabaspasadena.org/give
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Chabad of PasadenaPasadenaProviding services, hosting Pasadena Jewish Templehttps://www.chabadpasadena.com/https://www.charidy.com/fires
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Victory Bible ChurchPasadenaAt least 42 members lost homes. Form to collect information of people who need help/want to helphttps://vbcpasadena.org/https://lafirerelieffund.com/RNS
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Frienship Pasadena ChurchPasadenaat least 15 members lost homeshttps://friendshippasadena.church/NY Times email
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Pasadena Presbyterian ChurchPasadena10 families lost homes, and at least five displaced due to fire damage in their homes. Several have had businesses impacted. Many have been working on various levels of smoke remediation. Providing free Mental Health Support to individuals impacted by the fire.ppc.net
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H3D58DK5DFBVL&ssrt=1744765763460
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Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchAltadenaDeacon helped put out fire; "a lot of debris but no real damage" according to priest. Sacred Heart in Los Angeles says 100 members lost homeshttps://sacredheartaltadena.com
https://sacredheartaltadena.com/sacred-heart-fire-relief-donation
NCR Article / Sacred Heart Los Angeles flyer
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church (Altadena)AltadenaChurch being cleaned for smoke damage, power restored to rectory/parish hall as of 1/23. Services being held at St. Philip's in Pasadena. Several parishioners lost homes, form to request help on websitehttps://www.saintelizabethchurch.comwebsite/Facebook post / 1/23 update
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Refuge Christian Center ChurchAltadenaSeveral members lost homeshttps://www.refugechristiancentercogic.org/personal Go Fund Me mentions church, News article
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Metropolitan Baptist ChurchAltadenaZoom Room for prayers and info; at least one personal Go Fund Me mentions churchhttps://www.mbcaltadena.org/https://www.mbcaltadena.org/post/we-are-live-on-zoom-we-are-in-this-togetherpersonal go fund me mentions church
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Chabad PalisadesPacific PalisadesMany members have lost homeshttps://www.chabadpalisades.com/https://www.chabadpalisades.com/templates/fundraising/default_cdo/aid/6743649/jewish/Campaign.htm
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Kehillat IsraelPacific PalisadesMany members have lost homeshttps://www.ourki.org/https://www.ourki.org/firefund
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Revive LA Pacific PalisadesMany members have lost homeshttps://www.revivela.net/ https://subsplash.com/u/revivela/give?frequency=once&next_process_date=01/10/2025&fund_id=d0281217-f93b-4c1b-af4b-c1f7b3415863
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Palisades Lutheran Church Pacific PalisadesMany members have lost homeshttps://www.plc.cc/givehttps://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z7RH/home?campaignId=C-15AYB
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Santa Monica Catholic ChurchSanta MonicaWelcomed parishioners from Corpus Christi; Free Retreat for St Monica/Corpus Christi parishioners in partnership with Art of Living; ministers available to talk; support groupshttps://stmonica.net/church-announcements/2625-palisades-fire-update-jan-11stmonica.net/adlafire
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Avance LatinoLos Angeles$500 for affected homeowners, renters, business ownershttps://avancelatino.org/https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfecQAvFB3FGfYetP-yI0VVbHqxGnk0kwzSlkgmpKH2JHXoJA/viewform?usp=send_form
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Atheist UnitedLos AngelesFire relief fundhttps://www.atheistsunited.org/fire
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Faithful Central Bible ChurchLos AngelesFire relief fund; Collecting information of people who need helphttps://www.faithfulcentral.com/https://www.faithfulcentral.com/reliefhttps://churchteams.com/m/Register.asp?a=NSs4VGQzVmIxTlk9&fbclid=IwY2xjawH1ExtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeMcFrv1xOrs1_1JOwkax4ROzd5rKSgro4JB6wvGBnmS9jxSVenrwYG5Vg_aem_TNmVqmUWzbKWC28bZg2rGg
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Weller Street Missionary Baptist ChurchLos AngelesPersonal Go Fund Me mentions church personal go fund me mentions church
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