Lake Chapala Baptist Church
In the final judgment, God reveals himself as both the Merciful Redeemer and the Righteous Judge.
He demonstrates His perfect sovereignty over all creation while fulfilling His eternal purposes. The judgment of the living and the dead by Jesus reveals the fullness of God’s character, perfectly uniting both mercy and justice. As the righteous Judge, Jesus evaluates every life with absolute fairness, exposing all thoughts, words, and deeds. His judgment is not arbitrary but flows from holiness and sovereign will, holding humanity accountable for sin. Yet, God’s mercy shines in Jesus, who bore the penalty of sin on the cross. For those in Christ, judgment becomes a testament to His grace, as He declared them righteous and adopted children through His sacrifice. His mercy does not negate His justice; rather, it satisfies it, displaying God’s steadfast love and faithfulness. How does God see you; guilty, or, adopted in His mercy?
English worship service is Sundays at 10:45 a.m. with Pastor Dan Klassen. English-language Bible study is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday at 10 .am. Lake Chapala Baptist Church, Santa Margrita 147, Riberas del Pilar. Information: office: 376-765-2925; cell. +1-508 -838-9156.
St. Andrew’s AnglicanEpiscopal Church
Sunday, January 5, the second Sunday after Christmas, Reverend Sarah Shirley will preach and celebrate at 10 a.m..
We invite you to join us Sundays for our Anglican/Episcopal service. We are a welcoming, all-inclusive church community. St. Andrew’s live-streams Sunday services and sermon highlights and also publishes daily inspiration, parish news and events on its Facebook page: St. Andrew’s Anglican Lake Chapala.
Do you love to sing and be part of a worship service? We invite you to join our choir.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays, at 3 p.m. All are welcome. For more information contact our music director, Ken Turner, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Reverend Sarah will hold office hours by appointment. The office phone is 332-267-6643.
St. Andrew’s is at Calle San Lucas 19, in Riberas del Pilar.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Sunday, January 5, the sermon title is “True Wisdom” from Daniel 2.
Where do we seek wisdom? Daniel was clearly a gifted man—described as “without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace.” That’s impressive. And when he was called upon to interpret the king’s dream, he did so. But Daniel is not impressed with himself. He gives full credit to God. In Pastor Carolyn’s sermon on January 5, she’ll show how we can have the same access to wisdom as Daniel.
Sunday English-speaking worship service begins at 10 a.m. and every Sunday morning the espresso drinks from our Café are free!
Speaking of coffee; there’s a great new meeting place for an excellent cup of coffee, tea, and tasty treats. It’s called La Cafe Paloma. It’s located right in our church in the narthex. Service is great and so is the weekday parking. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. So, bring a friend or a book and enjoy!
The English-speaking service also streams each Sunday at Facebook.com/LPCChapala.
If you need a ride, or more information, call 376-106-0853 before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Lakeside Presbyterian is located at Calle San Jorge 250, in Riberas del Pilar, just down from Mom’s Restaurant towards the lake.
St. Mark’s Anglican Church GDL
An international worship community offering the only English-language worship in metro Guadalajara. Sundays at 11 a.m. in English. Rev. Andrew Ramsay Krumbhaar officiates at the worship service Sunday, January, 5, 11 a.m..
Join the congregation for coffee and snacks in the parish hall after.
Tuesday, January 7, the vestry meets in the parish hall at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend and listen. Sunday, January 26, a brief 30-minute annual general meeting will be held immediately after the service. Please make an effort to attend as a quorum is needed in order to conduct business. Refreshments will be offered afterward.
St. Mark’s is at Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas, Colonia Monraz, Guadalajara. Website: stmarksgdl.com/en; Facebook: stmark44670.
Christ Church Lakeside
Sunday, January 5, Christ Church Lakeside, a Parish of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the second Sunday after Christmas at 10:30 a.m. at our normal location. Reverend Danny Borkowski will celebrate and give the sermon. A potluck lunch served after the Annual General Meeting following the service.
If you would like to help with the Loaves and Fishes community outreach food program with a much-needed monetary donation, contact Paula Rosas Garcia at cell: 333-368-6104 or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Bible study is suspended until further notice.
For Zoom sign-in information, contact Rev. Borkowski at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 376-766-2495 for the ID and password.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Rev. Matt Alspaugh presents “Rewriting the Stories of our Lives” Sunday, January 5, noon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
We all have stories about our lives. Some of these stories may be unconscious, they may be limiting, they may no longer be true, they may have never been true. Others may be invigorating, life affirming, hopeful, purposeful. But to make space for more stories like these, we may need to unearth and change or drop those limiting stories. We’ll explore how we might rewrite those stories. For this first Sunday of the year, we will have a boring bowl, in which we (ritually) let go of parts of our old stories that no longer serve us, so that we can begin to rewrite new stories.
Elly Cantreras is the service associate.
Sunday service is at noon, at the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s new location at San Luis 19 in Riberas del Pilar and online. See lakechapalauu.org for a Zoom link.
Christian Science Group
You are invited to attend our Christian Science Testimony Meetings every first and third Wednesday of the month at noon at Cinco de Mayo 3, in Ajijic. The one-hour meeting begins with readings from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook by Mary Baker Eddy, followed by testimonies of spiritual healing that have resulted from the study and practice of Christian Science. For more information please call 331-155-4733.
Unity Ajijic
Join us for an exciting start to 2025! Visiting Ministers-in-Residence for January are the talented, inspiring and entertaining Reverends Richard and Paula Mekdeci.
Rev. Richard is an award-winning songwriter and musician, a 22 year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community, and ordained Unity Minister, currently serving Unity Renaissance in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is the president and co-founder of emPower Music & Arts, an organization dedicated to “Transforming Lives and Promoting Peace Through Music.” Rev. Paula, after a successful career in corporate communications, reinvigorated Unity Renaissance in Chesapeake, Virginia, where she served as Senior Minister from 2013 until her retirement in 2022.
Celebrations start on January 5, with the forward looking “White Stone Ceremony.” Other themes are: January 12, “Radical Purpose: How Your Life Matters”; January 19, “Hearts Wide Open..
Classes: Revs. Richard and Paula will hold classes Mondays, 10 a.m. Rev. Johannys Hartog will also offer classes on “Keys to the Kingdom” Wednesdays, 10 a.m. (January 8 to February 26).
Sunday Celebrations take place at noon and are available via Zoom at unityajijic.org.
All events take place at Namaste Village, Angel Flores 5, in Ajijic Centro. Tel. 332-818-4971.
Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation
Rabbi Case and the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation hope you join us every Friday, 6 p.m. (2nd and 4th Friday are potlucks). Every Saturday Torah service, 10 a.m. (live and via Zoom).
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; website: lakechapalajewishcongregation.com.
Eckankar
Everything revolves around love. It always does. No matter how much we rush about in this world and how harried, ambitious, or sorrowful we become, the world stays together for some reason. The reason is God’s love. It makes the whole work, even though sometimes it looks like nothing is working at all.
The two supreme laws are: God is love, and Soul exists because God loves it.
But how do you make this work out in everyday life? Whenever you’re in doubt about any action, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it Kind? You can also ask, What would love do?
Everyone has some experience with love—even a child who has a pet kitten or a dog. Soul is trying, to give back or respond to God’s love that’s coming through. (The above text is from Spiritual Wisdom on Relationships by Harold Klemp.)
Meet with other like-minded Souls for open non-denominational spiritual discussions Tuesdays, 2 to 3:15 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.
Heart of Awareness Buddhist Community
The Heart of Awareness Buddhist Community offers the opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment at its Practice Center (Guadalupe Victoria 101, Ajijic). Practice sessions are on Sundays and Wednesdays. Chairs and cushions are provided. All are welcome regardless of experience or affiliation. Donations appreciated.
Sunday, January 5, 9 to 10 a.m.: Each “1st Sunday” of the month offers 3 continuous hours of practice. Join us for 1, 2, or 3 hours. Each hour includes sitting and walking meditation.
Wednesday, January 8, 3:15 to 6:15 p.m.: The Practice Center opens at 3:15 p.m. to quietly unwind. to unwind. Noble Silence begins (3:45 to 4 p.m.) One hour of sitting and walking meditation (4-5 pm).
Go to our website for the Zoom link: heartofawareness .org.
Afterward, all are invited for a “Social Time” dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Thursday, January 9, 1-2:30 p.m.: Thursday’s Book Study/Practice Group is now reading “Buddhism Without Beliefs” by Stephen Batchelor. Newcomers are welcome. Owning the book isn’t required.
Little Chapel by the Lake
Sunday, January 5, Pastor Thomas will give the sermon “Godliness with contentment is great gain”.
Little Chapel is located on the Chapala/Ajijic highway (Hidalgo 10) in Chula Vista.
A Grace Meal will follow immediately after the 11 a.m. service..
Donations for our mission, San Juan Tecomatlan, are always gladly accepted via our big purple box in front of the Chapel.
The next Bible Study will meet Tuesday, January 7, 5:30 p.m. at El Parque 123 in Chula Vista to look at the book of John, chapter 12.
Saturday’s carwash fundraiser is on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Chapel by the boys from Mama Cleo’s boys home, to meet their many financial needs.
Heritage Baptist Church
What will you add to your faith next year, good Christian? Be diligent; God is at your side.
For believers, the important thing at year’s end is to plan for carrying out what we trust God wants us to do. Let our expectations be realistic and godly, according to what He has pressed on our hearts.
Scripture supports spiritual planning with a primary objective of bringing glory to God. His divine power moves in the Church to bring about godliness. As we receive this precious gift, unfolding little by little, we should consciously recognize what God has supplied in our lives. God showers an abundance of spiritual delights upon His children, and He calls us to excellence and effectiveness in realizing the fruits of the Holy Spirit’s work within us.
Think back. This year, have you grown closer to Christ, more godly, kinder…shinier? Recognize it as God’s hand and give Him praise! Then make a workable plan for your continued spiritual growth in the coming year. Join us at the American Legion, Chapala. Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Visit us at HBCmx .org or on Facebook under Heritage Baptist Chapala. Info: 331-437-7281 or 333-016-3743, HeritageBaptistChurchMexico @gmail.com.
Abundant Life Church
Does the arrival of Jesus mean that everything will go well from now on? We all know that since that first Christmas there has been problems throughout the world. These problems include war, plague, famine and all kinds of evil manifesting itself. Does this mean that Jesus´ coming means nothing? Come this Sunday, January 5, as we look at these truths in comparison with what Scripture teaches. You may be surprised to learn that this is what has happened in the Bible as well…Just before the blessings come!
Abundant Life is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico. Weekly Sunday worship services in English start at 10:30 a.m. and Bible studies on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. The English services schedule is at abuntandtlifechapala.com. Carretera 140, San Antonio Tlayacapan.
San Andres Catholic Church
Marcos Castellanos 14, Centro, Ajijic. English Mass Sundays, 9 a.m. Information: Rose, +423-312-7468.
San Juan BautistaCatholic Church
English Mass, Sundays 9 a.m., Del Cardinal 25, San Juan Cosala.
Grace Church Chapala
Grace Church Chapala is now at Iglesia del Espiritu Santo, at Alvaro Obregon 119, Colonia Plaza de Toros in Chapala. We welcome you to worship Jesus Christ with us on Sunday’s at 9:30 a.m. Our praise music is a contemporary style. Information: Pastor Alan Pohl. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. 33-399-1501. GraceChapalamx.church.
Mezcala Christian Church
Pastor Lionel Sanchez and other area Christian pastors share and teach the love of Jesus every Saturday, 10 a.m. A delicious Grace meal is provided after every service. Transportation or carpooling at 9:15 a.m. from Walmart, Little Chapel by the Lake or Soriana parking lots available. Contact 970-219-5983 in advance via WhatsApp FaceTime or messenger. Calle Hidalgo 251 B, Mezcala (green building with burgundy cross).
Common GroundFellowship
Come! Now is the time to worship! Join us this Sunday, January 5, 11 a.m. at Common Ground Fellowship, an inclusive place to worship, with a great mix of contemporary and traditional music and a fully bilingual service.
Dr. Wayne Cook and Dr. Ted Rogers, co-pastors. Worship service is at Latitude Margaritaville Sales Office, Carr. Chapala-Jocotepec 961, West Ajijic.
Lakeside CommunityFellowship
Independencia 159, (next to Fenix Realty), San Antonio Tlayacapan. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Ladies Bible study, Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Men’s Bible study, Thursday, 10 a.m. Information: 332-208-9263.