All Saints' Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California.

Location It is located at 504 on North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, California.Google MapThe Episcopal Church: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, CALAWeekly: All Saints Episcopal Church

History The congregation first met at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1922 onwards.Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 117 Four years later, in 1926, a chapel was built. By 1935, it became a parish in its own right.

Several decades later, in 1951, a new church building was erected, though the chapel was preserved. The organ was made by Casavant Frères for the new church in 1951.All Saints' Episcopal Church , Organ Historical Society

Every week, the church serves 'The Monday Meal' to 130 - 150 guests, many of whom are homeless.City of Beverly Hills: Emergency Shelters and Services In March 2012, artist Lisa Lesniak sold her paintings of the homeless as a fundraiser for the church.Kevin Roderick, The homeless of Beverly Hills 90210, in art, LA Observed, March 7, 2012

The church is a member of the Congregational LGBT Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles: The Bishop's Commission on LGBT Ministries

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.Nita Lelyveld, On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills, The Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2015

Leadership Rev. J. Herbert Smith served as rector until 1969, when Rev. Kermit Castellanos served as rector until 1975.Rev. Kermit Castellanos : Rector Emeritus of All Saints' Dies, The Los Angeles Times, April 01, 1985 During the latter's tenure, membership grew from 200 to 1,000. In 1977, Rev. Carol Anderson became the rector.John Hart, 'Carol Anderson: Female and Charismatic in Beverly Hills', in Sources of Inspiration: 15 Modern Religious Leaders, edited by Gene I. Maeroff, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1992, pp. 165-182 She was the first woman to serve as rector. She was credited with bringing a more charismatic approach to her sermons.

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External links USC Digital Library: Exterior view of All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, ca.1930