Past Events

On Sunday, March 12, Hollywood Prayer Network and First Presbyterian church of Hollywood partnered up to host an Amazing Oscars Watch party.  Approximately 120 people gathered for a night filled with Oscars Trivia, Oscars Bingo, A Best Dressed Contest, an Elvis Dance off, Delicious Food and Yummy Desserts!  We believe that our prayers for a successful, celebratory, incident free ceremony were answered!  Let’s continue to pray for all of those involved in film making.  We hope you will join us for next years Oscars Watch Party!

On Saturday, March 11th, Measure For  Measure held its first event of the year!

Hosted by Alex Hitchens and Jim Covell, Approximately 30 people participated in a time of  discussing faith and creating revenue streams for their careers.  They also took time to  encourage one another.  It  was also great to have many new participants!

Flo Oramasionwu and Merritt Huff spoke about their paths of creativity and innovation along with the launching  of “One song” on March 22nd  Andreas Soto shared about  working in the concert field as well as scoring for films and television.  Alex talked about finding his mission field and working in the rooms of Los Angeles with influential producers.  Vini Barbosa spoke about being available for any kind of task which led him to an Emmy nomination.

This Summer there will be a screening of Amadeus in the backyard of Jim and Karen Covell.

We hope you can join us for the next  Measure For Measure on June 3, 2023!

On Thursday, March 9th, HPN hosted the monthly Meetup!  These gatherings are for people who are NEW to HPN, the industry, or LA.  as well as those who want to connect with others in the industry.  We share snacks, a cup of coffee or tea, our stories, and prayer requests! Eleven industry professionals joined us for a time of networking, prayer and encouragement!  We were so excited to have creatives join us from Capetown, South Africa, London and Mexico!

Our next HPN meetup is Thursday, April 13th at 11:00am!

Oscars Prayer Walk 2023

On Thursday, March 9th, HPN hosted its 20th Oscar’s Prayer Walk around the iconic Dolby Theatre last night – in preparation for the Awards Ceremony  Over 50 people came to walk the land, pray for all of the people involved and even reach out to the security guards that work so hard for the event!  We hope you can join us next year!

On Saturday, March 4th, Imago Dei held it’s first worship night of 2023!  This powerful night of worship and prayer included music by “One Song” a community worship band led by Merritt Huff.  With over 13o people in attendance, this night was filled with praises to God.  The next Imago Dei Worship night is April 29, 2023!  For more information about Imago Dei, visit their Instagram page @imagodeila

On Saturday, February 18th, HPN held the MOST FUN 80’s Valentine Community Event and Dance Party!   Over 140 people joined us for this celebration of God’s love. If you missed it, this joyful night included a wonderful buffet dinner, lively fun, a photo booth, a sweets table, an hysterical emcee – Comedian Kerri Pomarolli, a powerful speaker about God’s Love – Myesha Reynolds, a time for one-on-one prayer, and the best 80’s dance band in the city for an hour of dancing and music. The night was a beautiful partnership with FPCH and it ROCKED!

On Thursday, February 9th, many new and a few old friends joined us for our monthly meetup! Led by Karen and Kelry, this was a great time of networking for those new to California and the industry.  Wisdom was shared, prayers were prayed and many left encouraged! Our next meetup is Thursday, March 9th at 11:00am!

On Thursday, January 12th, we held our monthly HPN meetup.  Karen and Kelry hosted 10 creatives, some new and others veteran’s, in the library of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood.  Many shared the story of their journey to Hollywood and what they feel like God is calling them to do in this season. The group also spent time praying together and encouraging one another.  The next HPN Meetup will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Karen and Kelry hosted approximately 30 HPN ministry leaders to thank them for their service to the HPN community.  Ministry leaders were able to get to know one another over a delicious chili dinner!  Each leader was able to tell about their ministry and share prayer requests.  HPN is so thankful for committed leaders who love Jesus and love people!

On Tuesday, December 6th,  approximately 25 HPN volunteers joined us to celebrate the end of a great year and graciously helped us wrap and mail our HPN Christmas gifts!  It was a fun afternoon of connecting with new and old friends, laughing together,  playing some Christmas trivia, enjoying yummy snacks and of course praying together!