Hilltop Community Church of Christ

On April 23, 1953 at 3:00 in the afternoon the Hilltop Community Church of Christ was planted and its first services were held at 406 E. Grand, a rented lodge at the time. After several years of steady growth the church purchased its own property, erected the building, and began meeting at 717 E. Grand where they worshipped for the next 50 years. In 2003, because of continued growth in membership, the church had to find a larger meeting place and began worshipping at the El Segundo Middle School on Center Street. In June of 2008, the Hilltop Church will move again into the Hacienda Hotel on Sepulveda where there is an even larger meeting room. The building at 717 E. Grand is still owned by the church and used for a full time daycare, offices, Bible Studies, and a teen outreach on Thursday night called "Full Throttle".

In 1994 the Hilltop Church had dwindled down to only 11 members and was barely able to keep its doors open. However, with the support of members from a sister church and the grace of God, the church began to grow again. For the last 14 years there has been a steady growth pattern and the attendance now averages over 250. One thing people quickly notice about the Hilltop Church is that it is made up of people from all different walks of life and cultural backgrounds. The socioeconomic diversity includes people who are right off the street to well established families, people who are illiterate to P.H.D.'s, people who are single, divorced, recovering, and searching. Hilltop has members from all types of Christian backgrounds including Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Jewish, and all sorts of Judeo-Christian heritages.

The Hilltop Church is thankful that many in attendance do not yet have a relationship with Jesus Christ, but they are a part of this family and we are all growing closer to God and each other on our journey of faith. As our mission states, "We accept people where they are, while together we are helping each other accept where God wants us to be". We are a Christ-centered, Bible-believing, prayer-dependent, community of believers that loves God, loves each other, and loves those who don't yet know Jesus.