First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
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First Congregational Church of Los Angeles is located at 540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States. It is a member of the United Church of Christ.[2] Founded in 1867, the church is the city's oldest continuous Protestant congregation.[3] The congregation moved around using a variety of buildings until it moved to its current location in 1932, with the first service being held on March 13, 1932.[4]
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles | |
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34°3′51.8″N 118°17′5.4″W | |
Location | 540 S Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020 |
Country | United States |
Denomination | United Church of Christ |
Churchmanship | Congregational |
Membership | 491 |
Weekly attendance | 225 |
Website | fccla |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1867 (1867) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Allison & Allison |
Style | English Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1932 |
Specifications | |
Height | 157 ft (48 m) (tower) |
Floor area | 157,000 sq ft (14,600 m2) |
Materials | Reinforced concrete |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Laura Vail Fregin (Interim)[1] |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Dr. Christoph Bull |
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, and supported by more than 150 caissons extending up to forty-five feet into the bedrock.[5] 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 which rise another nineteen feet. The church has the world's second largest church organ.
On March 15, 2002, the church was designated a Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission.[6]