First Baptist Church of Los Angeles

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
First Baptist Church of Los Angeles
Front of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles
Country United States
Denomination American Baptist Churches USA
Website fbcofla.org
Architecture
Architect(s) Allison & Allison
Style Spanish Gothic architecture
Administration
Division American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii
Clergy
Pastor(s) Dr. Norman Bullock

First Baptist Church of Los Angeles is a Baptist church located at 760 South Westmoreland Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

History

On September 4, 1874, believers came together to pray.[1] In the beginning, they met on North Spring Street, but by 1884, they moved into its first building at the corner of Sixth and Fort Streets, until 1898.[1] Its construction was funded by donations from Isaac Newton Van Nuys (1836-1912) and James Boon Lankershim (1850-1931).[1]

The second building, constructed in 1897, was located at 727 South Flower Street, and Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) attended its dedication.[1][2] Billy Sunday (1862-1935) preached there in 1913.[1]

In 1927, a new church building, the current church, was designed by Allison & Allison in the Spanish Gothic style.[1] It was modeled after the Ducal Palace in Mantua, Italy.[1]

Theological significance

Pentecostal revival in Los Angeles is said to have started in this church in 1905 thanks to Rev. Joseph Smale, after he had met Evan Roberts (1878-1951) on a trip to Wales.[3][4][5]

Frank Bartleman (1871-1936) attended this church.[4]

Bibliography

  • Herbert L. Sutton, Our Heritage and Our Hope: The History of First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, California, 1874-1974 (1974)[6]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Official website history
  2. Claremont Colleges Digital Library: First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, construction
  3. Ron Phillips, Awakened by the Spirit: Reclaiming the Forgotten Gift of God, Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1999, p. 99 [1]
  4. 4.0 4.1 Roberts Liardon (ed.), The Azusa Street Revival: When the Fire Fell, Destiny Image Publishers, 2006, p. 94 [2]
  5. Michael J. McClymond (ed.), Embodying the Spirit: New Perspectives on North American Revivalism, JHU Press, 2004, pp. 42-43 [3]
  6. Google Books