| St. James' Episcopal Church | |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Los Angeles Metropolitan Area#California#USA |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 150 |
| Map Caption: | Location within Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates: | 34.1117°N -118.1537°W |
| Location: | 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena, California[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Denomination: | Episcopal |
| Tradition: | High Church Anglicanism |
| Churchmanship: | Progressive |
| Status: | Church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Bertram Goodhue of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson |
| Years Built: | 1907 |
| Diocese: | Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles |
| Province: | Province VIII |
| Rector: | Vacant |
| Priestincharge: | Rev. Dr. Michelle Baker-Wright |
| Asstpriest: | Rev. Gethin Wied |
| Honpriest: | Canon Anne Tumilty |
| Organist: | Jason Klein-Mendoza |
| Treasurer: | Komal Tolani |
| Youthmin: | Lucy Yates |
| Musicgroup: | Sarah Gonzalez, Music director |
| Parishadmin: | Sara Jane Thies |
| Sacristan: | James Holguin |
| Language(S): | English |
St. James' Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in South Pasadena, California, and part of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
The church's mission is "To Learn, to Love, to Live the Word of God."[2]
The church began informally in 1890 as St. Andrews Mission, with support from All Saints Episcopal Church in nearby Pasadena.[3] In 1905, a temporary structure was built on the corner of Monterey Road and Fremont Avenue, where the current church would be later built.
The historic church was designed by chief architect Bertram Goodhue of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson in a mix of Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival architectural styles. The church is #33 on South Pasadena's list of historic landmarks. The stained glass windows were made by Judson Studios.[4]
In 1919, a $3,000 addition was started, which included a stage and dressing rooms.[5] The chimes were donated to the building by aviator Pancho Barnes,[6] who, on January 5, 1921, had married Rev. C. Rankin Barnes at the church.
The tower was damaged in the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake.[7] When the tower was repaired and retrofitted to meet earthquake protection standards, the chapel's pillars were narrowed, which had been obstructing views of the front of the church from rear pews.
The church was the site of the 1929 wedding of actress Bessie Love to William Hawks, attended by such celebrities as Ronald Colman and William Powell, mobbed by a crowd of 25,000, and documented in Cecil Beaton's Diaries.[8]
. Diaries: 1922–1939, The Wandering Years. Cecil Beaton. Little, Brown and Company. Boston. 62-8059. 1961. America 1929–1931.