Church of the Epiphany (Los Angeles)

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Location2808 N Altura St Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles
Coordinates 34°04′31″N118°12′46″W / 34.0753°N 118.2129°W / 34.0753; -118.2129
NRHP reference No. 100004857
LAHCM No.807
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 2020
Designated LAHCMJune 15, 2005

The Church of the Epiphany Iglesia de La Epifania (currently: Epiphany Mission/Mision Iglesia La Epifania) is the oldest operating Episcopal church in Los Angeles. The church's campus is located at the intersection of Sichel and Altura streets in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. In 2005 it was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. [1]

The congregation was founded in 1887. [2] The original church was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by English architect Ernest Coxhead. In 1913 that building was converted to the parish hall and Arthur Benton was commissioned to design a new church sanctuary. Benton's structure incorporated Gothic Revival and Mission Revival in addition to Romanesque Revival. The pipe organ was designed by Henry Pilcher & Sons of Louisville, Kentucky. [3]

In 1968, the church served as a planning base for the East L.A. Chicano student walkouts and the Chicano Moratorium anti-Vietnam War protest. [1] Cesar Chavez gave speeches in the parish hall [3] and La Raza, an underground pro-Chicano newspaper, was printed in the church basement. [1]

The non-profit Epiphany Conservation Trust was founded in 2010 to raise funds to restore the church. Restoration is being directed by the Los Angeles firm of Escher GuneWardena Architecture. Repairs began in 2011 and to date have covered structural work on the parish hall and restoration of four stained glass windows. [1]

The Congregation has English and Spanish services but carry most ministries together in a multicultural manner, most of the Parish traditions are strongly Anglo-Catholic with a Progressive mindset as most Episcopal churches in the county.

Currently is on a Mission status and is led by Reverend Jose Garcia a native from Cuernavaca, Mexico.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mejia, Brittny (24 September 2018). "Historic Lincoln Heights church tied to L.A.'s Chicano movement competes to win preservation funding". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. Gelt, Jessica (2021-01-28). "This church was vital for L.A.'s Chicano movement. Now it's getting the landmark status it deserves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Church of the Epiphany". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved 25 September 2018.