All Saints' Episcopal Church (Beverly Hills, California)
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| All Saints' Episcopal Church | |
|---|---|
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| 34°04′15″N 118°24′20″W / 34.07073°N 118.40566°W | |
| Location | 504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California |
| Country |  USA |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | allsaintsbh.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Dedication | 1951 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | John H. Taylor |
| Rector | Andrea McMillin |
All Saints' Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California.
Location
It is located at 504 on North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[1][2][3]
History
The congregation first met at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1922 onwards.[4] Four years later, in 1926, a chapel was built.[4] By 1935, it became a parish in its own right.[4] Several decades later, in 1951, a new church building was erected, though the chapel was preserved.[4] The organ was made by Casavant Frères for the new church in 1951.[5] Every week, the church serves 'The Monday Meal' to 130 - 150 guests, many of whom are homeless.[6] In March 2012, artist Lisa Lesniak sold her paintings of the homeless as a fundraiser for the church.[7] On Ash Wednesday in 2015, the deacon from All Saints' offered ashes to passers-by on the streets of Beverly Hills together with the deacon of Church of the Good Shepherd.[8]
Leadership
Rev. J. Herbert Smith served as rector until 1969, when Rev. Kermit Castellanos served as rector until 1975.[9] During the latter's tenure, membership grew from 200 to 1,000.[9] In 1977, Rev. Carol Anderson became the rector.[10] She was the first woman to serve as rector.[10] She was credited with bringing a more charismatic approach to her sermons.[10]
References
- ↑ Google Map
- ↑ The Episcopal Church: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, CA
- ↑ LAWeekly: All Saints Episcopal Church
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 117 [1]
- ↑ All Saints' Episcopal Church Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Organ Historical Society
- ↑ City of Beverly Hills: Emergency Shelters and Services
- ↑ Kevin Roderick, The homeless of Beverly Hills 90210, in art, LA Observed, March 7, 2012
- ↑ Nita Lelyveld, On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills, The Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rev. Kermit Castellanos : Rector Emeritus of All Saints' Dies, The Los Angeles Times, April 01, 1985
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 John Hart, 'Carol Anderson: Female and Charismatic in Beverly Hills', in Sources of Inspiration: 15 Modern Religious Leaders, edited by Gene I. Maeroff, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1992, pp. 165-182 [2]