| Oasis Church | |
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| Location | 634 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California |
Oasis Church is a Christian church in Los Angeles, California. Its building is listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument under the name Wilshire Christian Church Building.
The church began as a Bible-study group of ten people in Beverly Hills, California in 1984. From that community, Philip and Holly Wagner decided to found a church, which had about thirty initial parishioners. [1] One of the original members of the Bible-study group was singer Donna Summer, and more recent members include Viola Davis. [2] [3] The congregation moved to the Oasis Theatre in the 1990s, and to the Wilshire Christian Church during the 2010s. [4] By the 2010s, the church had more than three thousand members. [5] It is known for the diversity of its fellowship. [6] [7] The church issues funds to support international poverty initiatives, including care for widows, orphans, as well as clean drinking water projects. [8] The church also embedded a star, similar to those on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for Jesus Christ on the sidewalk in front of its then-location on Wilshire Boulevard in 1998, with the intention of creating a “Walk of Faith”. [9]
The building was built in 1927 as a new home of the Wilshire Christian Church. It was designed by architect Robert H. Orr. [10] It was listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #209 in 1979.
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