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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 November 2001 the Angelus Temple, founded in 1923 by Aimee Semple McPherson, merged with The Dream Center and Matthew Barnett became senior pastor of both churches.At the time of the merger, Angelus Temple was a long way from its glory days as one of the largest churches in the nation.
[4] This was the vision and name she gave at Foursquare Church, founded in January 1923 in Los Angeles, during the dedication of the Angelus Temple in Echo Park, seating 5,300 people. [5] [6] Despite some affinities with Pentecostals, her beliefs are interdenominational. [7] The attendance has become a megachurch with 10,000 people. [8]
Angelus Temple, completed in 1923, is the center of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel founded by McPherson. In 1992, Angelus Temple was designated a National Historic Landmark, and remains in use. On another occasion, she described being pulled over by a police officer, calling the sermon "Arrested for Speeding".
Dream Center offers a food bank, clothing and assistance programs for victims of disaster, domestic violence, drug addiction, human trafficking and prisoners. [7] [8]Dream Center came to the aid of many Los Angeles fire victims in 2025 with housing, clothing, groceries, toiletries and meals.
The name was changed to LIFE Bible College (LIFE standing for Lighthouse of International Foursquare Evangelism) in 1926 when it moved into a newly constructed five-story complex next door to Angelus Temple. In 1990 the college relocated to its current home in San Dimas, California. In the early 2000s the name Life Pacific College was adopted ...
The National Plan for Hispanic Ministry. The 1988 General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC), the highest legislative body of the organization authorized the development of a comprehensive national plan for Hispanic ministries, but first a committee to gather information about demographic changes and trends, and ministerial needs of 320 Hispanic congregations in the country was ...
California Historical Landmark Marker NO. 144 at the site reads: [8]. NO. 144 NUESTRA SEÑORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES - La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles-the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels-was dedicated on December 8, 1822 during California's Mexican era.