| All Saints' Episcopal Church | |
| Location: | 504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Denomination: | Episcopal |
| Website: | allsaintsbh.org |
| Founded Date: | 1926 |
| Dedication: | 1951 |
| Diocese: | Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles |
| Bishop: | John H. Taylor |
| Rector: | Andrea McMillin |
All Saints' Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California.
It is located at 504 on North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[1] [2] [3]
The congregation first met at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1922 onwards.[4] Four years later, in 1926, a chapel was built.[4] By 1935, it became a parish in its own right.[4]
Several decades later, in 1951, a new church building was erected, though the chapel was preserved.[4] The organ was made by Casavant Frères for the new church in 1951.[5]
Every week, the church serves 'The Monday Meal' to 130 - 150 guests, many of whom are homeless.[6] In March 2012, artist Lisa Lesniak sold her paintings of the homeless as a fundraiser for the church.[7]
The church is a member of the Congregational LGBT Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.[8]
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.[9]
Rev. J. Herbert Smith served as rector until 1969, when Rev. Kermit Castellanos served as rector until 1975.[10] During the latter's tenure, membership grew from 200 to 1,000.[10] In 1977, Rev. Carol Anderson became the rector.[11] She was the first woman to serve as rector.[11] She was credited with bringing a more charismatic approach to her sermons.[11]