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The Japanese Union Church of Los Angeles was established in1918 through the merger of three congregations, the Los Angeles Presbyterian Church, the Los Angeles Congregational Church, and the Japanese Bethlehem Congregational Church of Los Angeles. The church building at 120 N. San Pedro Street was dedicated in 1923. In 1955, the name of the Japanese Union Church of Los Angeles was changed to the Union Church of Los Angeles. In 1976 the building was sold to the City of Los Angeles and the church relocated to 3rd and San Pedro. In 1986 the building was declared a City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument. Mourners with coffin at funeral in the Japanese Union Church, located at 120 N. San Pedro in Little Tokyo.
Japanese Union Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Coffins--California--Los Angeles Presbyterian church buildings--California--Little Tokyo (Los Angeles) Church buildings--California--Little Tokyo (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.) Shades of L.A. Japanese American photographs Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Group portraits Portrait photographs
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