All Saints' Episcopal Church (Beverly Hills, California) Explained

All Saints' Episcopal Church
Location:504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California
Country: United States
Denomination:Episcopal
Website:allsaintsbh.org
Founded Date:1926
Dedication:1951
Diocese:Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
Bishop: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]

The church is a member of the Congregational LGBT Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.[8]

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.[9]

Leadership

Rev. J. Herbert Smith served as rector until 1969, when Rev. Kermit Castellanos served as rector until 1975.[10] During the latter's tenure, membership grew from 200 to 1,000.[10] In 1977, Rev. Carol Anderson became the rector.[11] She was the first woman to serve as rector.[11] She was credited with bringing a more charismatic approach to her sermons.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Google Map
  2. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/parish/all-saints-episcopal-church-beverly-hills-ca The Episcopal Church: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, CA
  3. http://www.laweekly.com/location/all-saints-episcopal-church-2186977 LAWeekly: All Saints Episcopal Church
  4. Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 117 https://books.google.com/books?id=gwMyg0wEdDEC&dq=All+Saints%27+Episcopal+Church+Beverly+Hills%2C+California&pg=PA117
  5. http://www.organsociety.org/database/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=46380 All Saints' Episcopal Church
  6. http://www.beverlyhills.org/citygovernment/departments/communitydevelopment/planning/housing/emergencysheltersandservices/ City of Beverly Hills: Emergency Shelters and Services
  7. Kevin Roderick, The homeless of Beverly Hills 90210, in art, LA Observed, March 7, 2012
  8. http://ministries.ladiocese.org/gay_and_lesbian_ministries.html Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles: The Bishop's Commission on LGBT Ministries
  9. Nita Lelyveld, On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills, The Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2015
  10. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-01-me-28286-story.html Rev. Kermit Castellanos : Rector Emeritus of All Saints' Dies
  11. 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 https://books.google.com/books?id=qWqrfEsvvSwC&dq=Rev.+Carol+Anderson+beverly+hills&pg=PA166