Los Angeles University Cathedral
- Los Angeles University Cathedral
Los Angeles University Cathedral is a Protestant church located in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was originally a movie palace, designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Percy Eisen for the United Artists corporation formed by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
Construction was completed in 1927. The theater was the first of many constructed by United Artists and served as the first major preview house located in Los Angeles rather than in New York City. The building was the tallest privately owned structure in Los Angeles until 1956. Its style is Spanish Gothic, patterned after a cathedral in Segovia, Spain.
The building was first leased by the late pastor Dr. William Eugene Scott in 1989, to be used as the location from which to broadcast the live Sunday services of his ministry. Dr. Scott held his first Sunday service there in 1990 and continued to hold Sunday services there until his death in 2005. A designated historic monument in itself, the building is topped by the historical monument "Jesus Saves" sign (originally from the Church of the Open Door). The former United Artists theater now houses the largest collection of bibles in private hands. After leasing for thirteen years, Dr. Gene Scott purchased the building in 2002.
Sunday services continue to be held at the Los Angeles University Cathedral by Pastor Melissa Scott, the wife of the late Dr. Scott, with services broadcast over TV, shortwave and the Internet.
External links
* [http://www.pastormelissascott.com/ Pastor Melissa Scott's official site]
* [http://www.drgenescott.com/ Dr. Gene Scott's official site]
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