First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
| First Congregational Church of Los Angeles | |
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| Country | United States |
| Denomination | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
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| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Allison & Allison |
| Style | English Gothic Revival |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | R. Scott Colglazier |
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles is a historic church at 540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It is a member of National Association of Congregational Christian Churches since 1962.[1] Founded in 1867,it's the city’s oldest continuous Protestant congregation, it moved to its current location in 1932. The current building is an impressive English Gothic Revival-style designed by Los Angeles' architects James Edward Allison & David Clark Allison, the massive concrete structure was reinforced with more than 500 tons of steel. Its dominant feature is a tower soaring 157 feet and weighing 30,000 tons.There are four three-ton pinnacles at the corners of the tower rise another nineteen feet. Supported by more than 150 caissons extending up to forty-five feet into the bedrock.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.nacccsecure.org/Churches/ChurchInformation.aspx
- ↑ "First Congregational Church of Los Angeles". laconservancy.org. Retrieved 16 November 2015.