Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: September 26, 2026

Welcome to the website of Living Word Christian Center Long Beach (“Living Word Christian Center Long Beach,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms & Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.

1. Purpose of This Website

This website is operated to provide information about Living Word Christian Center Long Beach, its ministry, church activities, events, opportunities to serve, and ways to connect with the church community.

The website may also allow visitors to:

• Submit prayer requests

• Submit praise reports or testimonies

• Inquire about volunteering

• Register or express interest in baptism

• Contact the church

• Make donations

• Access ministry-related information and resources

2. Use of the Website

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms.

You agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information

• Impersonate another person

• Use the website to harass, threaten, or harm others

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems

• Introduce malicious software, viruses, or harmful code

• Interfere with the operation or security of the website

• Use the website for unauthorized commercial purposes

• Submit content that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the website when reasonably necessary to protect the organization, its users, or the website.

3. Prayer Requests and Ministry Submissions

The website may allow users to submit prayer requests, praise reports, testimonies, volunteer inquiries, baptism registrations, and other ministry-related information.

By submitting information, you acknowledge that:

• You are responsible for the information you choose to provide.

• You should avoid submitting information that you do not want the church to receive or retain.

• Prayer requests and other submissions may be reviewed by authorized church leadership, staff, or ministry volunteers.

• Submission of a prayer request does not guarantee a particular response, outcome, counseling service, or other form of assistance.

• Baptism registration or inquiry does not by itself guarantee participation in a baptism service. Additional communication, preparation, or eligibility requirements may apply.

• Volunteer inquiries do not guarantee acceptance into a volunteer position or ministry team.

4. Spiritual and Ministry Communications

Information and resources provided through this website are intended for general ministry, spiritual encouragement, educational, and informational purposes.

Prayer requests and ministry communications should not be understood as a substitute for professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or emergency services.

If you are experiencing an emergency or believe that you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact the appropriate emergency services rather than relying solely on a website submission.

5. Donations

Living Word Christian Center Long Beach may provide the ability to make donations through the website.

By making a donation, you acknowledge that:

• You are voluntarily contributing funds to the organization.

• You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is accurate.

• Donations may be processed through a third-party payment processor.

• Payment processing may be subject to the third party's own terms and privacy policy.

• Donation receipts may be provided where applicable.

• Donations may be subject to applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Once a donation has been successfully processed, requests for refunds or reversals will be considered according to the organization's policies and applicable payment-provider rules.

Living Word Christian Center Long Beach does not guarantee that every donation will be processed successfully, as payment processing may depend on third-party systems, financial institutions, or other factors outside of our control.

6. Third-Party Services and Links

The website may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites, applications, payment processors, social media platforms, event services, or other resources.

These third-party services are operated independently from Living Word Christian Center Long Beach.

We are not responsible for:

• The content of third-party websites

• Their privacy practices

• Their security

• Their availability

• Their terms and conditions

• Any transactions conducted through third-party services

Your use of third-party services is subject to the applicable third party's terms and policies.

7. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, content appearing on this website, including text, graphics, logos, photographs, videos, written materials, and other original content, may be owned by or used with permission by Living Word Christian Center Long Beach.

You may view and use website content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, publish, or commercially exploit website content without prior written permission, except where otherwise permitted by law.

Third-party names, trademarks, logos, photographs, Scripture translations, or other materials may belong to their respective owners.

8. User-Submitted Content

When you submit a prayer request, praise report, testimony, volunteer inquiry, or other information through the website, you retain any rights you may have in your original content.

By submitting content, you grant Living Word Christian Center Long Beach permission to receive, store, review, and use the submission as reasonably necessary to operate its ministry and respond to your request.

We will not publicly share a personal submission, such as a prayer request, solely because it was submitted through the website unless appropriate permission has been obtained or another lawful basis applies.

If you want a praise report, testimony, photograph, or other personal story to be shared publicly by the church, we may request your permission before doing so.

9. Website Availability

We make reasonable efforts to maintain the website, but we do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors.

The website may occasionally be unavailable due to maintenance, technical problems, updates, security issues, third-party services, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

10. No Warranties

The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis to the extent permitted by applicable law.

We do not guarantee that:

• The website will be uninterrupted or error-free

• Information on the website will always be complete or current

• Website content will meet every user's particular needs

• The website will be free from harmful components

• Third-party services linked through the website will remain available

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Living Word Christian Center Long Beach and its officers, directors, employees, ministry leaders, volunteers, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the website.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

12. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to hold harmless and indemnify Living Word Christian Center Long Beach and its officers, directors, employees, ministry leaders, volunteers, and representatives from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of the website, violation of these Terms, or violation of another person's rights.

13. Privacy

Your use of this website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information submitted through the website may be collected, used, stored, and shared.

By using the website, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to review the Privacy Policy.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

When changes are made, the updated “Effective Date” will appear at the top of this document.

Your continued use of the website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

15. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Any dispute relating to these Terms or use of the website shall be handled in a court of competent jurisdiction as permitted by applicable law.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated into the website, constitute the agreement between you and Living Word Christian Center Long Beach concerning your use of this website.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact:

Living Word Christian Center Long Beach
Long Beach, California
lwcclongbeach@gmail.com