Oasis Church (Los Angeles)

Oasis Church is a Christian church in Los Angeles, California.

Oasis Church
General information
Location634 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California

History

The church began as a Bible-study group of ten people in Beverly Hills, California. From that community, Philip and Holly Wagner decided to found a church, which had about thirty initial parishioners.[1] One of the original members of the Bible-study group was singer Donna Summer, and more recent members include Viola Davis.[2][3] The congregation moved to the Oasis Theatre in the 1990s, and to the Wilshire Christian Church during the 2010s.[4] By the 2010s, the church had more than three thousand members.[5] It is known for the diversity of its fellowship.[6][7] The church issues funds to support international poverty initiatives, including care for widows, orphans, as well as clean drinking water projects.[8] The church also sponsored the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Jesus Christ, unveiled in 1998, with the intention of creating a “Walk of Faith”. The star was located in front of one of the church's previous locations.[9]

References
  1. "Oasis Church Pastors Philip and Holly Wagner - Risen Magazine". Risen Magazine.
  2. "Mosaic Oasis". New York Times.
  3. https://nytimes.com/2015/12/13/fashion/mosaic-oasis-hillsong-churches-los-angeles.html?referer=
  4. "Oasis Church Celebrates New Location". Front Gate Media.
  5. "Philip Wagner". Day Star.
  6. Williams, Scott (1 January 2011). Church Diversity. New Leaf Publishing Group. p. 141. ISBN 9780892217038.
  7. "Local Churches Preach Messages Of Hope, Inclusion, Acceptance In Wake Of Recent Violence". CBS.
  8. Wagner, Philip (20 December 2016). Unlock Your Dream: Discover the Adventure You Were Created For. Crown Publishing Group. p. 218. ISBN 9781601428837.
  9. Gerardo Marti (2008). Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church. Rutgers University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780813543499.

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