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