Next DTS · September 17, 2026Start your application↗
Next DTS · September 17, 2026Start your application↗
Call. Equip. Commission the next generation to serve every people group and every mother tongue.
Find your next step
Schools + programs
Go deeper with God. Get equipped for your calling. Join what He is doing in the nations.
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Mission Builder
Serve practically for three weeks to three months and help long-term mission thrive.
02
GO28+
Join a catalytic movement of evangelism and discipleship surrounding the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
03
Discipleship Training School
Five transformative months of knowing God, living in community, and taking the Gospel across cultures.
04
Mission Adventures
A focused mission experience designed to equip teams and activate a life of service.
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Discipleship Bible School
Discover the whole story of Scripture and learn to read the Bible with fresh understanding.
Your journey
Start with one yes. Keep following wherever God leads.
Start here
Discipleship Training School
Your yes can change everything. Encounter God deeply, discover your calling, and find your place in His story.
11 weeks · Training2 months · OutreachSep 17 · Next DTS
Secondary school
DBS
Go deeper into the story of Scripture and build a lifelong foundation in the Word.
Long-term calling
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Keep serving, discipling, and building with the YWAM Los Angeles community.
Volunteer
Mission Builder
Give a few weeks or months to practical service and help make ministry possible.
Who we are
A family on mission in the heart of Los Angeles.
We believe every young person can hear God's voice, walk in radical obedience, and carry hope to the ends of the earth.
Since 1972, YWAM Los Angeles has welcomed people from many nations into a community shaped by worship, discipleship, practical training, and courageous outreach.
01Global+
We welcome people from many nations and learn to carry the Gospel with humility across cultures.
02Apostolic+
We pioneer with courage, going where God leads and building new pathways for mission.
03Discipling+
We grow through worship, Scripture, obedience, and everyday relationships that shape a life with Jesus.
04Community+
We live, learn, and serve together as a diverse family that makes room for every voice and gift.
Why Los Angeles
Los Angeles is our classroom.
Cultures, languages, creativity, and need meet in one city. We learn to love our neighbors here — then carry that same posture to the nations.
The nations are already here. Come learn to see the city — and the world — through God's eyes.
Go with us01 · City stories
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