Episcopal Press and News

Construction Begins on L.A. Episcopal Church Center

Episcopal News Service. October 15, 1992 [92210F]

Diocesan officials broke ground on October 17 for the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los Angeles, a complex that will include a church, meeting rooms, offices for diocesan and parish staff, a book store, two floors of underground parking and a 24-bed retreat center. The construction follows a four-year planning process begun by Bishop Frederick H. Borsch, whose election coincided almost exactly with the sale of the present diocesan house. Among Borsch's first actions was the formation of a site search committee, a group that decided early on that the center should be connected to an existing, viable congregation engaged in outreach ministries. The committee chose Athanasius/St. Paul which has Sunday services in English and Spanish and respected community outreach programs including a food bank, counseling services, a gang diversion project, an on-site high school for troubled youth and a variety of AIDS-related ministries. A tentative completion date for the project is late spring 1994.