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The Los Angeles Crusade of 1949 was the first great evangelistic campaign of Billy Graham. It was organized by the Christian group Christ for Greater Los Angeles. [ 1 ] The campaign was scheduled for three weeks, but it was extended to eight weeks. [ 2 ]
In 1952, the Los Angeles Times described the origins of the Pisgah Home movement: "He (Yoakum) walked the back streets, among the down-and-outers, calling on them to give themselves to Christ . One by one at first, and then in droves, society's outcasts heeded and followed the fervent doctor with the white hair and trimly clipped white beard.
Reports were published throughout the U.S. and the world of the strange happenings in Los Angeles. [19] LA Times article criticizing the behavior of the revivalists at Azusa Street. Christians from many traditions were critical, saying the movement was hyper-emotional, misused Scripture and lost focus on Christ by overemphasizing the Holy ...
Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom). The church was founded in 1915 by R. A. Torrey. [1] The services were held at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola University), in a 4,000 seat auditorium. [2] [3] [4] J. Vernon McGee was pastor of the church from 1949 to 1970. [5]
Hope is a rare commodity on the struggling and hardened streets of downtown Los Angeles, and since 1910, Third Church of Christ, Scientist has extended this promise to passersby without interruption.
In 1969, after Elder Church's death, Charles E. Blake took over as the pastor of West Angeles. In 1981, it opened a new building at 3045 Crenshaw Boulevard, including a 1,000-seat auditorium. In 1999, it dedicated a new building including a 5,000-seat auditorium at 3600 Crenshaw Boulevard. [2]
The Los Angeles Times reported that the church was "built and furnished at a cost of $250,000 on a $30,000 site." [5] Dr. McCarty imported many of the interior features from Czechoslovakia. The Times called the church, designed by Thomas P. Barber and Paul Kingsbury, "one of the finest examples of pure Gothic architecture in America."
Angelus Temple is a Pentecostal megachurch in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded by Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923, it is considered the first U.S. megachurch. Today, it is affiliated with the Foursquare Church and led by senior pastor Matthew Barnett. In 2015, the weekly attendance was 8,975.