Progressive worship and social-justice advocacy near Lake Murray anchor The Table: United Church of Christ of La Mesa, a congregation at 5940 Kelton Avenue in La Mesa California. Holding its ONA (affirming and welcoming) designation for more than 30 years, the UCC congregation structures its ministry around refugee advocacy, community-panel discussions, and interfaith partnership events that draw on the performance and gathering infrastructure at La Mesa Performing Arts Room. The church's motto — Doing Together What We Cannot Do Alone — reflects the UCC denomination's commitment to congregational autonomy paired with collective mission, and the La Mesa campus has hosted public forums on Central American refugee policy and immigration justice. A nationally recognized organist anchors the music program, blending classical repertoire with congregational singing in a worship format that values both theological inquiry and artistic expression — a creative energy mirrored in the craft-cocktail and community-event programming at Coin Haus on La Mesa Boulevard. The Table's UCC affiliation places it within a denomination founded in 1957 through the merger of the Congregational Christian and Evangelical and Reformed traditions, positioning it as one of the earliest mainline Protestant bodies to ordain women and affirm same-sex marriage at the national level.