Lake Avenue Congregational Church, commonly known and branded as Lake Avenue Church, is an evangelical Protestant congregation at 393 N. Lake Avenue in Pasadena, California. It is affiliated with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.[citation needed]
| Lake Avenue Church | |
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| Lake Avenue Congregational Church | |
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 Lake Avenue Church | |
| 34°9′10.5″N 118°8′2.8″W / 34.152917°N 118.134111°W | |
| Location | 393 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
| Churchmanship | Congregational |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Barasch Architects & Associates |
| Style | Late Modern |
| Completed | 1989 |
Music
editThe church’s services have both traditional and contemporary music styles. The sanctuary itself was designed with concert-level acoustics and a 7,000-pipe organ,[1]
Ties with Fuller Theological Seminary
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Charles E. Fuller joined Lake Avenue Church in 1933 and became friends with the Senior Pastor James Henry Hutchins, a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute. Hutchins kept the church away from the Liberal Christianity that was common in Congregationalism at the time.[2] Fuller held its first classes in the Sunday School rooms of Lake Avenue Church.[3] According to C. Peter Wagner, many members of the Fuller faculty and some Board Members were members of the church, including Wagner himself who would be ordained by the church's denomination.[4]
Notable ministers
edit- Raymond C. Ortlund Sr. – hosted radio program The Haven of Rest
- Paul Cedar – former President of Evangelical Free Church of America
- John Piper – ordained at Lake Avenue Church[5]
References
edit- ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1986-07-27). "Pasadena Congregational Church Will Break Ground on $15-Million Expansion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ George M. Marsden. Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing; 1 March 1995. ISBN 978-0-8028-0870-7. p. 18–.
- ↑ Letter From the Editor: Great and Mighty Things
- ↑ C. Peter Wagner. Wrestling with Alligators, Prophets, and Theologians: Lessons from a Lifetime in the Church- A Memoir. Baker Publishing Group; 1 September 2011. ISBN 978-1-4412-6899-0. p. 67–.
- ↑ John Piper (2007-07-26). "Thanks to God for Ray Ortlund". Desiring God. Retrieved 2017-04-19.