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Church of the Epiphany (Lincoln
Heights)
The Church of the Epiphany is the oldest operating Episcopal church in Los Angeles. The church's campus is
located at the intersection of Sichel and Altura streets in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. In 2005 it was
designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[1]

The congregation was founded in 1887. The original church was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by
English architect Ernest Coxhead. In 1913 that building was converted to the parish hall and Arthur Benton was
commissioned to design a new church sanctuary. Benton's structure incorporated Gothic Revival and Mission
Revival in addition to Romanesque Revival. The pipe organ was designed by Henry Pilcher's Sons of Louisville,
Kentucky.[2]

In 1968, the church served as a planning base for the East L.A. Chicano student walkouts and the Chicano
Moratorium anti-Vietnam War protest.[1] Cesar Chavez gave speeches in the parish hall[2] and La Raza, an
underground pro-Chicano newspaper, was printed in the church basement.[1]

The non-profit Epiphany Conservation Trust was founded in 2010 to raise funds to restore the church.
Restoration is being directed by the Los Angeles firm of Escher GuneWardena Architecture. Repairs began in
2011 and to date have covered structural work on the parish hall and restoration of four stained glass windows.[1]

References
1. Mejia, Brittny (24 September 2018). "Historic Lincoln Heights church tied to L.A.'s Chicano movement
competes to win preservation funding" (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-church-epiphany-
20180924-story.html). The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
2. "Church of the Epiphany" (https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/church-epiphany). Los Angeles
Conservancy. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

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