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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 .
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".
[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]
McPherson in 1935. Dr. Rolf Potter Kennedy McPherson (March 23, 1913 – May 21, 2009) was the pastor of Angelus Temple and president of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, serving in that capacity from 1944 to 1988.
Angelus Funeral Home: March 19, 2009 : 1010 E. Jefferson Blvd. South Los Angeles: First black-owned business incorporated in California; part of the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS 12: Angelus Temple: Angelus Temple
Situated on a steep hillside on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, Wayfarers Chapel is one of the most photographed places of worship in Southern California.
A Culver City detective thought he had seen her drive from the beach in her Angelus Temple uniform [6] but this turned out to be a parishioner wearing clothes typical of those worn by female Temple members. [7] [non-primary source needed] [self-published source] On one particular day she was "seen" in 16 different cities.
Rockdale Temple in Amberley Village is celebrating its milestone 200th anniversary and its place in the founding and growth of Jewish life in America. This local temple is older than the Reds, has ...