Finding aid for the Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records 7158
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2024 February
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records
Creator:
Central Christian Church of Los Angeles
Identifier/Call Number: 7158
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/3459
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1886-1956
Abstract: The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records consists of founding doccuments, correspondence, financial records, membership
lists, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting the history of the church from its founding in 1886 to 1956. The Central
Christian Church of Los Angeles was founded in 1886 as the First Christian Mission. It met at various locations near downtown
Los Angeles, eventually finding a permanent home at 410 East 31st Street where it remained until it closed in 1946.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles was founded in 1886 as the First Christian Mission. It met sporadically for a
time at 15th and Main Streets, and was reestablished in September of 1889 with 15 members, who met at the corner of 17th Street
and Grand Avenue. When the Mission moved to 121 West 14th Street in 1891, it was renamed Central Christian Church of Los Angeles
and had 41 members. After some additional moves, the Church moved to its final home at 410 East 31st Street where it remained
until it closed in 1946, when the property was sold to the Church of the Living God.
The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records consists of founding and historical documents, correspondence, financial
records, membership lists, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting the history of the church from its founding in 1886
to 1956. The majority of the records date from the 1920s to the 1940s, and describe the Church's regular business affairs
and the activities of the Church's board, but also includes lists of parishioners, some programs of Church events, photographs
of members, general correspondence, and records of the sale of the property at the time of the Church's closing in 1946.
Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.
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Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records, Collection no. 7158, Regional History Collection,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Churches -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Financial records
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs
Central Christian Church of Los Angeles -- Archives