Oasis Church (Los Angeles)

Oasis Church
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Location634 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.

Oasis Church history

Oasis Church

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]

Wilshire Christian Church

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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References

  1. ^ "Oasis Church Pastors Philip and Holly Wagner - Risen Magazine". Risen Magazine. 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Mosaic Oasis". New York Times.
  3. ^ Marikar, Sheila (12 December 2015). "Los Angeles Churches Make Worship...Hip?". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Oasis Church Celebrates New Location". Front Gate Media.
  5. ^ "Philip Wagner". Day Star.
  6. ^ Williams, Scott (1 January 2011). Church Diversity. New Leaf Publishing Group. p. 141. ISBN 9780892217038.
  7. ^ "Local Churches Preach Messages Of Hope, Inclusion, Acceptance In Wake Of Recent Violence". CBS. 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ Wagner, Philip (20 December 2016). Unlock Your Dream: Discover the Adventure You Were Created For. Crown Publishing Group. p. 218. ISBN 9781601428837.
  9. ^ Gerardo Marti (2008). Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church. Rutgers University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780813543499.
  10. ^ "Wilshire Christian Church". Calisphere. 1927.

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