updated 10/17/23
Prayer Podcasts: for the city | for the officials
Location: located in southwestern part of the County; considered part of the Inland Empire; bordered on north by city of San Bernardino, on east by Redlands, on west by Colton, and on south by Riverside County.
Mission Statement:
Want to make sure that all residents and visitors can enjoy the social, cultural and economic benefits of a dynamic and diverse society. We commit to remain cohesive and ensure everyone has the opportunity to be part of our city’s success.
Demographics: Est. population [2022] 25,631 population grew .4%; median age 36.3; median household income $55K. White 28%; Hispanic 26%; Asian 26%; Black 11%; 89% of the residents are U.S. citizens; median property value $367K; homeownership 38.4%; most drive alone to work, and average commute time 22.6 minutes; average car ownership 2 per household; 877 veterans [121 WWII; 74 Korea; 266 Vietnam; 416 Gulf Wars]; 57% speak English; 16% speak Spanish; 40% have families with kids <18; 55% married; .9/1 M:F ratio.
Loma Linda in Spanish means "Beautiful Hill." The central area of the city was originally known as Mound City, while its eastern half was originally the unincorporated community of Bryn Mawr.
In the pre-Columbian until the 18th century, San Bernardino Valley was occupied by scattered bands of Serrano Indians. The Serranos occupied most of the valley and called it “Guachama” which means “plenty to eat.”
In the late 1800's railroad companies encouraged development of tourist hotels and Loma Linda began as one known as Mound City which failed. It was during this time that the property came to the attention of the Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), through the efforts of prominent author, Ellen G. White. In 1904, White recognized the need for another sanitarium property between San Bernardino, Riverside, and Redlands. White envisioned a school where medical missionaries including physicians, could be trained. Her plan was that the Loma Linda facility would be the principal training school on the West Coast. Nursing instruction commenced in 1906 and the first class of nurses graduated in 1907. The Loma Linda Medical College opened on September 23, 1910 and the first class of physicians graduated in 1914. The school evolved into the Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Medical Center. In the late 1890's, a group of Los Angeles businessmen and physicians purchased the hotel and reopened it as a health resort and convalescent home called Loma Linda, the Spanish words meaning "pretty hill."
City was incorporated in 1970. The medical school grew to be Loma Linda University, a health-science University with Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Allied Health Professions and Public Health. Once home to orange groves residential developments began as the city grew.
“A city focused on health and prosperity"
Location of Loma Linda in SBC
Specific Prayer Points
Environment: current drought condition is moderate; current Air Quality struggle with poor air due to smog, traffic and location; landslide potential in these areas; current fire outlook
Common work: Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,966 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,195 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (898 people). Compared to other places, Loma Linda has an unusually high number of residents working as Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (4.75 times higher than expected), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (2.58 times), and Health Technologists & Technicians (1.73 times).
Government: Current City Council ; under District 3 SBC;
Schools: Loma Linda University (1,400 degrees awarded in 2020). Redlands Unified School District;
Christian schools: [not exhaustive] Loma Linda Academy;
Crime grade: [2022] overall F; violent D+; property D; other F. A crime occurs every1 hour 49 minutes (on average) in Loma Linda. Top issues are vandalism at 135% [extremely high]; theft at 16%; drug crimes at 11%.
Poverty 18.7%: One out of every 5.3 residents of Loma Linda lives in poverty. 4,359 of 23,301 Loma Linda residents reported income levels below the poverty line in the last year.
Spiritual: More churches that reach the Asian and Hispanic demographics; intercessors to arise and pray until the city sees growth and a harvest of souls; more laborers into the harvest that can minister to the diverse groups of people; Christian recovery groups to address the drug addictions; Christian classes on how to manage finances and get out of debt; prayer groups at churches that meet regularly; praying for the needs of their people and the needs of the community; community outreaches to reach those marginalized, poor and needing healing; an increase in signs and wonders and a boldness to the believers to share their faith.
Churches & Ministries [not exhaustive]
Loma Linda Chinese Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Redeemer Fellowship
Redeemer Reformed Baptist Church
Inland Empire Filipino SDA
Inland Christian Filipino Church