Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 7158

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records consists of founding and historical documents, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting the history of the church from its founding in 1886 to 1956.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.

Dates

Creation: 1886 - 1956

Creator

Central Christian Church of Los Angeles (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special 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.

Historical note

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.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.