West Angeles Church of God in Christ
- West Angeles Church of God in Christ
West Angeles Church of God in Christ is a member church of the Protestant denomination of the same name. It is located in Los Angeles, California, USA.
It was founded in the early 1960s and the first sanctuary was located on Adams Boulevard, near Interstate 10 (known locally as the Santa Monica Freeway). In 1969, Charles E. Blake, a son of a pastor and a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, took over as the pastor of West Angeles.
Under Blake's leadership, the church has grown from 40 members to over 20,000. The sanctuary has moved twice, first to a 1,000-seat facility (today called the North Campus) located at 3045 Crenshaw Boulevard, and then to the present structure, the 5,000-seat West Angeles Cathedral at 3600 Crenshaw Boulevard. The Cathedral was dedicated in 1999.
Today, Blake is a bishop within the COGIC and is a jurisdictional head within the national organization. He is also the co-founder of Save Africa's Children, a charity that raises money and awareness for AIDS victims in Africa.
"West A" is known for both its influential pastor and for its celebrity members, which include Magic Johnson, Denzel Washington, Stevie Wonder, and Angela Bassett.
External links
* [http://www.westa.org/ Official website]
This church was founded in 1943
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