AMAZING!!! I love the diversity and the way everyone is accepting of who everyone is. Thank you to everyone that make Fellowship Monrovia work so well Trish Huddleston read more

Been attending here for a long time and there's lots of red flags that it's not led by the Holy Spirit. I can see that the senior pastor is really dismissive and curt. This church is low-key a prosperity gospel. They don't practice what they preach. I would try Calvary Chapel down the street or Hope Unlimited Church. Find a church that's authentic and really intimate that you get connected with God. read more

Came back to this church or fellowship place after not attending for couple years. Brought my son for first time. A very good experience My son got to talk to pastor Brandon and pastor Tim indivually. Both were extremely helpful I will come back Everyone there very nice and friendly and an added bonus. Doughnuts and coffee read more

I have reviewed Fellowship's Articles of Incorporation as accessed through the California Secretary of State's website. I have also reviewed Fellowship's Bylaws as accessed through Fellowship's website. I have posted today concerns about both documents, especially about how they impact the congregation. For example, Fellowship operates under Fellowship Church, Inc. The Bylaws grant full power and authority to a "Board of Elders" that acts as the corporation's Board of Directors. The Bylaws do not grant congregation members any power or authority in the corporation. The Bylaws do not require that a Board member attend Fellowship. The Bylaws permit discipline of any Fellowship pastor to be handled privately per Mt. 18:15-17 (including, "if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone), no matter how egregious the sin(s), and the Bylaws nowhere refer to 1 Tim. 5:20 ("them [elders] that sin rebuke before all, that others may fear"). The Bylaws have three sentences' worth of qualifications to be a member of the "Board of Elders," in contrast to the many Scriptural qualifications to be an "elder" under 1 Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. Yet the "Board of Elders" controls whether an "elder" under 1 Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9 can preach or teach the gospel at all. The Bylaws do not require that congregation members be given notice concerning where and when Board meetings are held, and they can be held by telephone. My post also poses questions concerning the Bylaws and compensation to members of the "Board of Elders," salaries to Fellowship's officers, and Pastor Tate's legal employment relationship with the corporation. I have also reviewed video of Fellowship's November 19, 2023 "Town Hall Meeting." A separate post that I have posted today discusses concerns about that meeting and provides a link to a video of that meeting. Those concerns include (1) questions about Pastor Tate's income from Fellowship, (2) comments about the confusing remarks of the meeting's panel members concerning the nature of Fellowship's board and the board's responsibilities, (3) comments about the alleged misappropriation and/or alleged misuse of Fellowship funds, and (4) Pastor Tate's unfair and hypocritical treatment of Ms. Julie Roys of The Roys Report at the meeting. I have discussed these and other pertinent matters and Scriptural issues at https://kerobersonsrltrtofellowshipchurch.blogspot.com/. I have given Fellowship and Senior Pastor Tate a five-star rating because a rating is required to post this message. The rating is based upon my experience with Fellowship prior to the 9-24-23 Fellowship Board Chairman's statement revealing Senior Pastor Tate's inappropriate texts. read more

- [ ] The church has a set of professional actors who become something completely different when they have an audience. This isn't just my opinion or observation, but it's biblical. - [ ] 2 Timothy 3: 5-6 - [ ] Having the appearance of Godliness, in this but define its power." Avoid such people". For among them are those who creep into households and capture week women burden with sins and led us astray by various passions. - [ ] In other words there are those in the church who act. They pretend to have respect for God, they call you horrible names, throwing your painful past in your face as if to punish you because there angry with life. - [ ] They pretend to have a love for Christ, but they don't. They act like they're filled with the Holy Spirit but they're really not. - [ ] You'll never hear this person preach the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. You'll never hear them preach the gospel of repentance and holiness. No, they won't preach scripture. They will never preach from a place that is rooted in the word of God. - [ ] They know the church lingo. They know how to sound good. They even dress properly to fit in church. They keep an appearance of godliness, They have an appearance of godliness as the Bible says but they are quite simply pretending. They are acting. In reality, they want nothing to do with Gods power. They want nothing to do with a life that is governed by God's word. - [ ] They prefer dodger games and wicked concerts they prefer drunkenness with their family members behaving inappropriately and calling others horrible names. These kinds of people want nothing to do with a sacrificial life, A life of service to the kingdom of the Lord.. The Bible says stay away from people like these. They are the ones that worm their Waze into the church pews and backbenchers, all so that they can neutralize the burning believer. - [ ] Be careful of such people, even though they may look or act like godly people. "They are not". - [ ] This is canniving and calculating their Christianity is on full display only when people are watching. But may I remind you that the Bible says in Colossians 3: 23 - 24 - [ ] Whatever you do whatever your task may be, work from the soul that is, put in your very best effort, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing with all certainty that it is from the Lord not from men that you will receive inheritance which is your greatest reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you actually serve. - [ ] So here is what I would like to tell you. Don't be an actor. Don't be a pretender. - [ ] 2 Peter 3: 3-4 - [ ] Above all you must understand that it is the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. they will say , "where is this coming he promised? even since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation". - [ ] A scoffer and one who mocks are one in the same thing. - [ ] Believe me they will try to put up an argument to see things from their perspective. - [ ] Psalm 1: 1-2 - [ ] Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. read more

The attendees and former staff members were all amazing and truly cared, but I cannot co-sign the remaining leadership and board members standing behind a leader that will use deceit and manipulation to coverup his misbehavior. Truly saddened to see the current state of what was once a great place. read more

Ya all know the lead pastor is not much involved as he used to be. The guy that lead today made some off comment regarding someone had said to him that he was "articulate" and with that being said, said the comment was a racist type of slander. It had NOTHING to do with the sermon of Paul. It was so awkward today you could feel that others were like what the ...... If it wasn't for the rest of the congregation of great ppl and the music being well sung and enjoyed, we would go elsewhere. Sadly, it's a hit and miss at this church nowadays. read more

My sister were 1st time attendees for yesterday's 9am service. We were so warmly welcomed, met very nice people and RECEIVED the Pastor's message, so clearly and beautifully! I believe that we have finally found our home... read more

Been going here about a year and a half. Great church! The youth group is not the best very cliquish and focused on Monrovia students but that is the city it's in we have our kids go elsewhere. Other than the auditorium being very hot which is not really a complaint we are not here to be comfortable we love it so far. I see some negative comments on this church and you have to see what you can give at church not always receive. See a need full a need don't complain. TIP: For those of you like me if your are an introvert come 30 minutes late to avoid the "question of the day". For you that don't know you have to stand up and talk to people around you and ask them the question of the day. It's all in good intention but can be very stressful for some of us. read more

My family attended for about 3 years and really enjoyed it--we would have assigned a 4 star rating prior to the last 3 months. We believe the church has good intentions in seeking racial reconciliation. In the last few months, they have actively incorporated the tenets of the following chart (see below; credit: Jon Harris with www.worldviewconversation.com) into their sermons and table talk activities. The materials their table talks cover, rather than sola scriptura, include the following: White Awake, Seeing White Podcast, White Fragility, I'm Still Here, The Color of Compromise and Be the Bridge. If this is attractive to you, I recommend this church. If you are interested in being taught only the infallible Word of God (sola scriptura), I don't recommend this church. How Social Justice Parallels the Gospel The Bad News * System Oppression = Providence * White/Male/Straight Privilege = Original Sin * Political Correctness = The Law * Cancelled = Judgement The Good News * Woke = Born Again * Liberal Politics = Sacraments * Woke Leaders = Priests * Equality = Heaven How Social Justice Contradicts the Gospel * Focus: External Behaviors instead of Heart Condition * Group: Oppressor Classes instead of Individuals * Order: Sanctification precedes Justification * Power: Perpetual Repentance instead of Justification read more

Head pastor Albert Tate used CHURCH FUNDS in a manner that effectively, and consequentially, hid secrets, or bought time to hide secrets. Specifically, the fact that he had cheated on his wife. He possibly gave up to six figures in CHURCH FUNDS to people like Scott, a financial manager and advisor from Saddle Back Church, and similarly Michael, another lead pastor. He received pretty much no punishment from the board of advisors, a petty consequence at best, and the board originally voted to hide the affair from the congregation long before all of this came to light about a year later. Michael and Scott took the money, claimed to be moving on to better things, and didn't say a word to any of us as they went their separate ways. Apparently they knew what he did before all of us because previous board members that disagreed with the decision to hide the affair started speaking out. God bless them. Just because you say it isn't hush money doesn't make it so. Just because I say it's hush money doesn't make it so. Just look at what Michael and Scott did, and how they did it Tate. Also, ever since your admission, Tate, you weaponize scripture for your own benefit featuring themes like forgiveness and judgment while you yourself are still head pastor. Atrocious. People deserve forgiveness, but also consequences for their actions, including you Tate. read more

I have attended this church online for almost a year and it is still great!!! It is the best place I've gone to for youth I get to connect and become closer with God, as well as make some friends! I recommend this for everyone, especially for Middle School and High Schoolers. read more

Fellowship does a great job at setting you up and inviting you to be a part of the family. I moved out to California the end of last year and found plenty of friends in the short time I have been going to Fellowship. The pastoral staff is great, and so warm and helpful. Pastor Albert is a phenomenal preacher, one of the best I have ever heard. Pastor Chuck is an incredible person, a man I certainly look up to for leadership. I can't speak highly enough of the leadership team at Fellowship. Their LifeGroups are great too! Check out a service, you won't be disappointed! read more

I've been coming to Fellowship for about a year and it is a breath of fresh air. The congregation and pastors are all about reaching out into the community and making a real difference in people's lives, rather than passively sitting back in the pews. They have partnered with several organizations within Monrovia and even out past Los Angeles, to Ecuador and other places throughout the world. One of the things that first caught my eye about Fellowship was their commitment to including people from every ethnicity, stage, and walk of life. On any given Sunday, I can look around the church and be assured that I am sitting next to someone who has a completely different perspective on life. That is beautiful. Love and inclusiveness is what Christianity is all about. Albert, the senior pastor of this young church, is very honest and not afraid to shoot from the hip. He is a very real person with a fantastic gift for visually illustrating his sermons. It is common for the people of the church to be moving around, volunteers to come up onto the stage, or props to be used in the middle of the congregation to illustrate a point. For a visual learner like me, it makes the lesson understandable and engaging. He always brings something new, even to familiar passages, and challenges us to move outside of ourselves and our comfort zones. Fellowship is a very fast-growing church that is very welcoming to everyone. I highly recommend that you come to visit :) read more

I grew up going to church, but about 4 years ago had experiences at a church that really made me skeptical of any new churches. I stopped going to church for years, but I really like this place. The pastor Albert knows how to keep people engaged no matter what background you come from. If you've been a believer for a long time or if you're just exploring I think you would feel welcomed here. A lot of churches claim to be multi cultural and multi generational, but don't really practice or embrace what that really means. This place really does. It is a place where people from different backgrounds fit together. read more

This place has completely made me have a different out look on Christianity . I love it !!! pastor Albert Tate makes this experience interesting and wanting to return for more . My family and I are regulars now and we came from being raised catholic completely different but life changing. Will continue to attend this amazing Christian community. I feel Like we belong . read more

No words! Simply a blessing to be apart of this church community. I've served in a different church for 10+ years that I love and they have become family but I encountered fellowship Monrovia and God had a way of ministering to area's of my life that needed attention while attending. Long story short I made a hard but good decision I now call fellowship my home church. I would encourage you to visit at least once or check out the live services online . I forewarn you, you will not be the same :) cheers to new beginnings read more

Been going since July. Went to help my niece to discover a home church near Pasadena & decided it was good for both of us. I don't live near Fellowship but make the drive to hear the message & enjoy the diversity it has. When I don't get to drive, I use the app & hear the message on-line. Amazing. Today I went to the,Good Friday service for the first time. It was a powerful message. I love this church. Plan on going regularly & getting involved. read more

I am a professional church consultant. This church is doing a lot of things right. It's less than ten years old and attendance is already in the thousands; five services, two locations. Drop in some Sunday and you'll experience what church is like in the 21st century. read more

Our family loves this church! We are lucky enough to be part of the original church plant in 2012. This is a gospel centered church that deeply believes in seeing lives changed. Please come see for yourself you will not leave the same. read more

I Recently started attending Fellowship and I am beyond grateful!! They have been wonderful with all their Love and support. They offer so much for everyone , life groups, youth groups, summer camps and so much more. I am so happy that me and my family are now attending Fellowship and hope to keep them as part of our family and faith. read more

The most DEPRESSING Good Friday service I have ever seen. It literally sucked every bit of serotonin from my body. The atmosphere was sullen, the music theatrical and the congregation was instructed to sit in silence. It felt oppressive. The pastor must've said at least 6 times that we were to "sit in the ugliness of the crucifixion". Jesus =joy I didn't see or feel a single spark of joy or hope in that place. I would've rather been at home watching the Passion of the Christ, at least that film, although sad was genuine and real. I do hope that their others services are not this way but I have zero interest in ever finding out for myself. read more

I attended Fellowship for the first time on Sunday and I was prepared for it to be warm inside because of other yelps I read but I was pleasantly surprised and it was more than I expected pastor Branden was amazing he spoke it seemed directly to me I felt right at home. The worship was so good and again made me feel at home. I will be back I recently moved to Monrovia from Northridge and I was attending Shepherd Church and have been looking for a home church where I fit and I saw a lot of people who looked like me I believe I have found my church. If there are any negatives I would have to say I only met one person who was sitting next to me no one else said a good morning or anything thing else. A church is more than its pastor although I went to be feed and I was praise God read more

This is one of the best churches that I've attended. Kingdom focused, gospel centered, and the pastor is dynamic, passionate, ridiculously funny, and speaks the truth in love. People at Fellowship Monrovia keeps it real and there is a sense of authentic community here. read more

Honestly if all some of you can take away is "Pastor Tate is funny" and "This church is just full of theatrics" then obviously y'all are coming for the vessel and not the message. If Pastor Tate DID NOT throw a joke in here or there, y'all would still be coming in here giving a one star review because he is too savage and not uplifting enough (See the complaints about the Good Friday services.) This church helped bring my husband and I back to God. We were both living lives plagued with Lust, Guilt, Deception and Anxiety. Pastor's sermons were such a blessing on our lives, He is such a might vessel for the wisdom of God. We have been going since March 2017, and I chose to be baptized there. The staff may not always know your name, but none the less you can feel the love they have for their church and their disciples. The other pastors Michael, Kiki (sp?), and Becky are also fabulous (just to name a few) and have powerful annointings on them. I have never left Fellowship Monrovia with a complaint because I know what I'm getting when I go in. I'm always getting a true, unfiltered message with uplifting encouragement. So please, if you are complaining about theatrics, don't ever jump on YouTube and watch a Stephen Furtick or a Bishop T.D. Jakes sermon. And if you are also complaining about pastors not knowing your name...God has created many a house for you to receive the word with smaller congregations. God bless Fellowship Monrovia! read more

Fellowship Monrovia has an amazing pastor! He was a guest speaker for many years at summer camp and then opened this church. Always a fun pastor and connects really well with everyone. read more

My wife and kids have been attending FM for a year and a half and have been really glad we started. We don't have to "drag" our 4 kids to church, nor do we have to pull out what they learned. Free flowing conversations occur weekly without our even trying. Has been a blessing to us all. Now 3 of them volunteer in the parking lots and have really begun to get involved. Such a blessing. We love our life group too. So much to say... has been great. read more

Visited for the first time a while ago, and was surprised to hear pastor Tate use profanity from the pulpit ("Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear" Ephesians 4:29). Visited two other times and was again surprised there was no preaching for Sunday church, but instead the entire services were about why we should donate! Tried this church yet again and was confused to hear a guest pastor call Tate "one of the greatest pastors in the world" ("But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" Galatians 6:14). This pastor also shared a story about how awesome it was that a "white lady" from another area knew who Tate was. Why he felt the need to state and characterize her by the color of her skin, I do not know. Overall, there is a vibe of greed, self righteousness, self exaltation, and a need to be cool & trendy rather than bowing down in humility, preaching the Gospel, and allowing the word of God to speak for itself. Be wary of this church. read more

Our family loves this church we have been going for about two and a half years now and this church has served us very well.. They do a great job at keeping everyone involved and a part of there fellowship community which is very important but of course they also give you your own space if you want to do your own thing nothing is forced..great church, I very much so recommend it. read more

I never saw myself going to such a big church. But I am glad I am part of the family there. This church is so different in that they offer civil rights trip and racial reconciliation workshop. Many other churches I went to never touched these topics and people tend to avoid talking about them. But at this church, people are truly engaged in the discussions of these topics. I love Albert's preaching as well. It is not only wise, but with passion and great sense of humor. Come to our church and give it a try! read more

Great Christian services and church group. I recommend anyone looking for a good church home to stop by and say hi. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how welcoming the people are. Great services to help with couples, marriage, children, men's groups and women's groups. Truly a service to the community. read more

I absolutely LOVE this church! Such an amazing environment to be in with multi-ethnic people with many different backgrounds! Met some amazing amazing friends here! Love attending to all the services and events l! ALL the pastors and their families are great and welcoming! read more

I love this church. The people are so friendly and loving and the pastor is awesome! I've been coming here for 2 years and I will keep coming back because this is where it feels like home. read more

You will expect to find the typical workings of a mega church here. Sunday only Christians, pastors that meet you multiple times and still forget about you, a lot of pastors that never email you back, (however the administrative staff is very attentive) and people that worship the lead pastor. He only quotes one, maybe two, bible verses with minimal to no context and fills the rest of the sermon with generic inspirational babbling. Good church if you want to see a free motivational speaker once a week but not if you truly want to study God's word in depth. Other pastors there sometimes preach, but they generally preach the same generic stuff. The one thing I truly like about it is that it really is multi-racial. But it feels like everyone is there to be entertained by the worshiptainment music and "oh Pastor Tate is so funny". That is the number one thing I heard about him over the year I attended, which leads me to that conclusion. I gave you a chance Fellowship but I'd rather have a deep relationship with God. read more

I understand the comments about the Good Friday service. If that had been my first experience, I probably wouldn't have returned. I encourage those of you who were "turned off by that experience, to give it another chance. It will be worth your while, I promise you. read more

I have visited this church for 6 months. I now engage in serving ministry. They have three services on Sundays at 8:30, 10 and 11:30. The worship and Chior are awesome. Sunday messages are alive that you will take something back and stock into your mind for days! People are friendly, open and cheerful. Over 400 life groups to choose from various cities in LA. Hospitality serving Starbucks coffee and donuts in every service. Come and visit! read more

I have to say I was very disappointed. So many people talked about this church and I finally tried it out for a Good Friday service because our church didn't have one. Social media was poor for a first time visitor. It was confusing. Once I arrived it was dark, no signs, just one lonely person in the parking lot. I didn't know where to go and had to ask several people. Once inside they were setting a somber mood, I get it, but they kept flashing a sign about entering and leaving in silence.....someone's got a control issue, but I waited quietly with my friend. All of their crosses on stage were blocking the screen so I couldn't really see all the scriptures they were showing. I wondered if I'd be able to see the lyrics during worship time, but that time never came. They had a strong section that played beautifully but I found it very strange when they started playing music from Schindler's List. It was distracting. Once the program began it was exactly that a program a concert not a worship service. The first woman got up and sang.... it sounded very theatrical. And they had a bunch of other people come up and sing on stools it seemed very forced. I'm not sure if they were really into the worship or not but everybody in the congregation set still watching not engaging not taking part just watching. This went on 4 painstakingly long songs you could tell that the congregation wanted to engage and be a part of the worship but we're forced to just sit there and listen to these dated songs that they were singing. I was really surprised when their performance ended and they moved into what I thought was going to be a sermon. We never got to sing. It was sad because the congregation started to sing you could tell that they wanted to take a part in the worship but it was stifled it wasn't encouraged. The pastor came up to speak I was also very theatrical I thought he was going to break into a spoken word it was very forced and unnatural I felt very uncomfortable and I've grown up in the church. What I thought was a sermon wasn't it was just him encouraging us to sit and basically wallow in the pain of Good Friday but good Friday is good yes it was painful but I don't focus on being depressed in the pain I didn't quite understand where he was coming from. Then an older gentleman came up and started reading the scripture and it also seems very unnatural is anyone authentic here? The strangest experience I've ever had in a church. It all seems like a performance I was very disappointed my spirit felt heavy. I felt an oppression. My friend and I actually got up and left in the middle of service I instantly felt Freedom walking out of the building. It was painful sitting in the auditorium I've never experienced anything like it. I don't go to church for a performance or a concert i go to church to Worship the Lord and be filled with his word. I hope this church is not always like this, but I will never return. My friend and I went and sang some worship music in her car and were much happier than being in that church. read more

My husband and I love this church. Albert Tate, the senior pastor, and his team are all very engaging. My husband hadn't attended church for 30 years and he attended a men's gathering in which Albert Tate was speaking. My husband was overwhelmed in what Albert had to communicate to the men. We have been going to church every since that event, 2 years to be exact. As the previous reviewer said, this church is truly a multicultural church and everyone is welcome. It's heartwarming to see all the different races and of different ages from high school, college and the seniors all worship together. We are all encouraged to get involved in life groups or help out within the community. No bench warmers as we all tend to be at times. My husband and I feel like this church is part of our family, it's very comforting. By getting involved we have made many friends. Come visit and open your heart to the word of God. read more

My parents began going to Fellowship Monrovia about 3 years ago. Every once in a while my dad would drop a hint that I should try it. I wasn't ready. In fact, I didn't think I'd ever be ready. I was raised going to church, 3-4 times a week, for 30 years. I was done. But then Fellowship Monrovia began having services across the street from where I live. I thought maybe God is telling me something. Almost immediately I fell in love with this church. Albert Tate was preaching straight to my heart. How did he know of the areas I was struggling? He reminded me that God meets me right where I'm at in my life. Without condemnation. I've been going for about a year and a half now. This is my church. These people are my people. I'm blessed to have such a wonderful church. I urge you to give this place a shot. It's a great place to find God and to meet folks just like you. All ages, all cultures, everyone is welcomed. read more