Bel Air Church
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Bel Air Church | |
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Location | 16221 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049 |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Website | [1] [2] |
History | |
Founded | 1956 |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Dr. Drew Sams |
Bel Air Church (also known as Bel Air Presbyterian Church) is a Presbyterian church located in Los Angeles, California.[1] Its campus is located on Mulholland Drive in the Encino neighborhood.
History
The Bel Air Church was founded in 1956 in Los Angeles. The church is on the "Educational Corridor" on Mulholland Drive, on a hill overlooking the San Fernando Valley. On Jewish high holy days, The Church hosts services for the Stephen S. Wise Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation, which is in the same neighborhood as Bel Air Church.[2]
In 2007, the church completed a $12 million campus expansion program, The Campaign for Bel Air: Phase I, which included the two-story Education Building, Discipleship Center, and Administration Building, including staff offices overlooking the San Fernando Valley. The campus also has a full-service café.
Former senior pastors include Louis H. Evans Jr., Mark Brewer, Michael H. Wenning, Paul Pierson, David G. McKechnie, Donn D. Moomaw, Michael Wenning, and Mark Brewer. Moomaw gave the invocation at President Ronald Reagan's first inauguration in 1981. He also gave the invocation at President Reagan's state funeral[3] and presided over a private service for the family of First Lady Nancy Reagan before her state funeral at the Reagan Library.
Drew Sams was officially ordained as the church's senior pastor and head of staff on April 13, 2014,[4] where he joined Care Crawford, Kim Dorr-Tilley, and later Mike Morgan on the church's leadership team.
Congregation
Some notable members of the church include:
Activities
Bel Air Church helped found "Imagine LA", a mentorship program that matches families exiting homelessness with volunteer teams from faith communities, corporations, and other committed organizations.[6]
The church has an outreach department that partners with other community service organizations in Los Angeles.
For over thirty years, the church has packed and distributed over 10,000 meals to those in need at Thanksgiving.[7]
References
- ^ "History". Bel Air Church – History. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Our Clergy Responds to Divestment Vote by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)". Stephen Wise Temple. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Michael Wenning, Reagans' Pastor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. June 30, 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Bel Air Leadership". Bel Air Church. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Agenting for God". Los Angeles Times. 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Fact Sheet" (PDF). ImagineLA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Bel Air Church to Provide 10,000 People with Thanksgiving Meal".
External links
Coordinates: 34°07′50″N 118°29′07″W / 34.130581°N 118.485296°W
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