Bread of Life Church — Local services in Torrance

This church was very careful in controlling the flow of attendees. That was fine. The service last Sunday was for Father's Day (June 17, 2022). But, instead of praising and encouraging the fathers, the pastor scolded the fathers for 15 minutes for not taking care of the families, loving their children while using the American research of crimes, adding the Chinese traditional values of stern fathers. He mixed up the two cultural differences, preaching to wrong choir, lumping them together to prove how good a father he was. He mentioned he was preparing the sermon, his daughter screamed for pain from the earlier injury in a game. He dropped the preparation to attend to his daughter, insinuating that what a good father he was. But, earlier he said how a godly a minister he was. Now let me ask you, " since how trusting you are to God, and a good minister faithful to your calling, then why did not you just pray to God's intervention to heal your daughter and continue to prepare for the sermon?" He has already earned his reward on this earth (earthlings' praises). Mat 6:1 ISV “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your...

The church itself is okay, but the children center is very disappointing experience (BOLCC). I enrolled my son in their summer program for four weeks, and from the start, the teachers never greeted us—not even with eye contact. Later, they restricted my son from attending the weekly field trip because they felt he was “too playful.” The most frustrating part was that the teachers never spoke to us directly about any concerns. Instead, they always went through the Director, which meant we had no opportunity to discuss or work together on solutions.

We even offered to volunteer in the classroom to help with his progress, but they showed no interest in collaborating or making any plan to help my son stay in the program. Over time, my son became afraid to go to their school—a troubling sign, especially for a church-based program that should feel safe and loving. I personally saw him muster the courage to greet a teacher, only to be met with no eye contact and not even a quick nod. He was so disappointed.

While this may be an affordable option for families simply looking for basic daycare, I would never return, as the lack of professionalism, warmth, and genuine care was deeply...

This church is full of loving, caring people. They made us feel part of their "family" and helped us in many situations. If ever we are back in California, this is the church we would attend. The Pastor gives fantastic sermons that hit right to the heart of...