Close-up view of Beloved Church of God in Christ, located at 7529 S. Main St. It shows an unassuming single-story corner church, painted white with light blue trim and a red roof; a simple wooden cross rests at the top. The church has a small sign directly above the entrance showing a symbol of a dove in flight in front of an open book, it reads: "...But The Greatest Of These Is Love", as well as "Pastor: Elder Lester J. Keys, Sr."; The Church of God in Christ, organized in November of 1907, is commonly known as being Holiness or Pentecostal in nature. It has grown from ten congregations in 1907, to the largest Pentecostal group in America to date, with membership escalating from three million in 1973, to an estimated 5.2 million members in 64 countries by 1997. The world headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, Inc., is based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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1 photographic print :color ;11 x 16 cm. Photographic prints
Beloved Church of God in Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.) Church of God in Christ Church of God Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Church buildings--California--Los Angeles Logos (Symbols) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs
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