Angelus Temple, Pentecostal church in Echo Park, Los Angeles, US
Angelus Temple is a church building in Echo Park, Los Angeles, that features a large concrete dome. Two balconies run along the interior walls and provide seating for several thousand visitors during services.
Aimee Semple McPherson founded this place in 1923 as one of the first very large churches in the United States. The design allowed a new kind of service with radio broadcasts and large gatherings at that time.
The name Angelus comes from the Latin for "angel," not from a prayer. The temple is the international headquarters of the Foursquare Church, and its cornerstone reads "Dedicated unto the cause of inter-denominational and worldwide evangelism." The former parsonage next door, where Aimee Semple McPherson lived, is open to visitors.
The entrance canopy sign lists services at 10 AM and 6 PM on Sunday and 7 PM on Wednesday. The building faces Echo Park Lake, opposite the temple, and the main doors sit beneath the projecting canopy between the street-level arches. The parsonage next door, where McPherson lived, is open to visitors.
The dome was built without supporting columns inside, which was unusual at the time. Stained glass windows by George Haskins decorate the walls and cast colorful light into the space.
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