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Largest Protestant Christian Churches in Los Angeles County
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Congregation |
City |
Affiliation |
Average Attendance |
| The Dream Center
(Los Angeles International Church) |
Los Angeles |
Nondenominational |
35,000 |
| Crenshaw
Christian Center |
Los Angeles |
Nondenominational |
16,000 |
| Los Angeles
Church of Christ |
Los Angeles |
International Church of Christ |
15,000 |
| West Angeles
Church of God in Christ |
Los Angeles |
Church of God in Christ |
13,000 |
| Grace Community
Church |
Sun Valley |
Nondenominational |
10,000 |
| Faithful Central
Missionary Baptist Church |
Inglewood |
Missionary Baptist |
8,000 |
| The Church on
the Way |
Van Nuys |
Four Square |
8,000 |
| Ward African
Methodist Episcopal Church |
Los Angeles |
African Methodist Episcopal |
8,000 |
| Calvary Chapel |
Downey |
Calvary Chapel |
7,000 |
| First African
Methodist Episcopal Church |
Los Angeles |
African Methodist Episcopal |
6000 |
| Calvary Chapel
Golden Springs |
Diamond Bar |
Calvary Chapel |
5,000 |
Source: Hartford Institute for
Religion Research
Founded in 1903, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood became the largest
Protestant congregation in
North America
during the mid-20th Century. This was attributed to the leadership of exceptional
pastors such
as Dr. Stuart MacLennan (1921-1940), Dr. Louis Evans (1941-1952) and Dr. Ray Lindquist
(1953-1972)
and renowned Sunday School
curriculum pioneer and church Christian Education Director, Dr. Henrietta Mears.
Dr. Mears was named one of
the outstanding religious leaders of the 20th century by Christianity Today
magazine.
On a side note, Dr. Mears was also credited with saving the church
from original plans to build the Hollywood
Freeway directly through the church
property in the 1940s. She successfully lobbied to get the freeway to curve
around the
church (thus the subsequent "bow" in the freeway between
Franklin and Sunset).
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