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Title
Beloved Church of God in Christ, corner
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Allen, Jeff
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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." Residential homes can be seen across the street.; 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.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :color ;11 x 16 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00075203
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b84_f2_i29
CARL0000077770
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120984
Subject
Beloved Church of God in Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Church of God in Christ
Church of God
Church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Logos (Symbols)
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs

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