St Elisabeth Church - Van Nuys Campus
Non-Denominational · Contemporary worship · Van Nuys, CA
- Location
- Van Nuys, California 91401
- Denomination
- Non-Denominational
- Worship style
- Contemporary
- Size
- Mid-size
- Ministries & emphasis
- Contemporary, Expository Preaching, Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, Small Groups
- Google rating
- ★ 4.7 (351 reviews)
- Kids ministry
- Yes
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What visitors say
ASH WEDNESDAY 12:00 MASS Arrived at 12:10, doors locked. Mass in going on inside. Man in black suit blocking door says cannot come in. I left work to get my ashes. Big crowd outside asking why church is locking us out. I left. Will never go to this church again!! Ugh :( My hometown Church Lovett been coming here since I was a kid . They have two annual carnivals one in May the other in September My go to church if the first Friday n Saturday of the month comes by... no other churches around me offers such St. Elisabeth and St'Jane are unmatched ... St. Elizabeth used to be my church while growing up in Van Nuys...! My sister got married there! and the rules were not as bad as they are now... for photographers/videographers that is! It used to be that we were allowed to move from one side to the other, walking BEHIND the church goers of course... but that changed a few years ago! we were to stay on one side of the altar, and shoot our images/video from there... which gave us a good angle! and we usually were able place a camera on the other side, out of the way, so we could capture the Bible readings... but now! we can't even do that!!! We are forced to stay on the handicaped ramp to the right side of the altar, and were told to "not move from there" until it is time to go to the other side for the offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary... which is hidden away in the very far part of the altar... which you can NOT get to, unless you get to walk there BEFORE the flower time! and to make matters worse... because of the Pope's passing, they had a shrine built to the right of our location, so we could not get a shot of the altar!!! I was told that I could NOT place a camera in the far side of sanctuary, because "those were the rules", so I asked "who makes the rules?" and Miguel said that each church has its own rules... I asked why not let me place a camera out of the way? it wasn't on anybody's way! again... "those are the rules"... So I asked him.. "why do they allow so many cameras during mass at the Vatican? they must have a hundred cameras! he said that they were "unmanned"... so I said I could do that! I can put up to 5 unmanned cameras! He said "No, you can not! those are the rules!" The church lady...(I didn't catch her name) told me I could come back to the altar for a few pictures after the service... but when I brought the girl back, she screamed at me that no more pictures were allowed! that they had another quinceañera coming in! I said "I was told I could get a few" she yelled "who told you that?" I said "YOU DID!" and then she said okay! only one! I did a test shot, she said "that is enough!" REALLY?! it was a test shot! I took 3 pictures of the same pose and walked out! Hoping I will never have to come back to this church!!! and I will tell everyone of my clients to change their mind about having their event there... it seems like they are in the "business" of faith... because the service is NOT free... like the Pope said, but they get around that with the technicality of calling it an "offering"... which should be called a "bribe" if we're being honest. I have been doing professional photography and video for over 3 decades! and I have often asked my clients, if they knew their house was going to flood in a few minutes, what items would they rescue from it? the answer is almost always their pictures and videos... but not the clients from St. Elizabeth! since they don't have any of those! because "those are the rules". I am not a regular church goer to this place.But I do know that they go out of their way to serve their community.I'm there with my dance group to perform every year for their festivals. A lot of planning that goes into that time and effort from everyone that is involved
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