All Saints' Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California.

Location

It is located at 504 on North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, California.The Episcopal Church: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, CA
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History

The congregation first met at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1922 onwards.Marc Wanamaker, ''Early Beverly Hills'', Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 11

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for the new church in 1951.All Saints' Episcopal Church
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Every week, the church serves 'The Monday Meal' to 130 - 150 guests, many of whom are homeless. In March 2012, artist Lisa Lesniak sold her paintings of the homeless as a fundraiser for the church.Kevin Roderick
The homeless of Beverly Hills 90210, in art
''LA Observed'', March 7, 2012 The church is a member of the Congregational LGBT Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
/ref> On Ash Wednesday in 2015, the deacon from All Saints' offered ashes to passers-by on the streets of Beverly Hills together with the deacon of Church of the Good Shepherd.Nita Lelyveld
On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills
''The Los Angeles Times'', February 18, 2015

Leadership

Rev. J. Herbert Smith served as rector until 1969, when Rev. Kermit Castellanos served as rector until 1975.Rev. Kermit Castellanos : Rector Emeritus of All Saints' Dies
''The Los Angeles Times'', April 01, 1985 During the latter's tenure, membership grew from 200 to 1,000. In 1977, Rev. Carol Anderson became the rector.John Hart, 'Carol Anderson: Female and Charismatic in Beverly Hills', in ''Sources of Inspiration: 15 Modern Religious Leaders'', edited by Gene I. Maeroff, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1992, pp. 165-18

/ref> She was the first woman to serve as rector. She was credited with bringing a more Charismatic Christianity, charismatic approach to her sermons.

References

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External links

USC Digital Library: Exterior view of All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, ca.1930
Religious buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California Churches in Los Angeles County, California Episcopal church buildings in California