Times Takes a Familiar Look at Downtown Churches

By Eric Richardson
Published: Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 01:12AM

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — The Times today runs a piece on new churches opening Downtown to serve a growing population. That would be an interesting story, were it not eerily similar to the one that ran in the Downtown News back in December.

Oddly, both pieces neglect to mention Mosaic, which holds two services (Sunday evenings, 5pm and 7pm) in the Mayan Theater in South Park.

On a personal note, church is just about the only thing I leave Downtown for. Kathy and I attend Bel Air Presbyterian, way out west of the 405.

Comments

Vic writes:

I attend a Christian church Ministries... and My church got a new place last month and its on santa fe and 6th the church is about 500 people

but What i've heard they are building a 2 thousand People Church in the same place and t would be redy for june...

# on Mar.15.2008 AT 09:00 AM

David Kennedy writes:

I'm glad you mentioned Mozaic. It is a significant ommission on the part of both the DN and the Times. In the case of the Times, more so since they previously had a cover story about in their weekend magazine.

# on Mar.16.2008 AT 09:22 PM

Metro Local writes:

Anyone walking out of The Times building Thursday night into the Art Walk crowds has to realize how far off the mark this story really is.

Don't dismiss the influence of the entertainment industry on The Times and this piece given that industry's own motives to pooh-pooh residential Downtown development.

Remember, 'the studios' are multinational corporations and do not act out of generosity without alterer motives. In short, if they could be making it cheaper elsewhere for the same quality, they would.

Maybe if The Edison started letting people with Times IDs past the velvet rope there'd be less bitterness towards Downtown? It's LA, try less tweed.

# on Mar.16.2008 AT 09:48 PM

drboris writes:

The Times also spoke with Rabbi Moshe Greenwald who will be leading the first full service synagouge in Downtown in many decades. Rabbi Greenwald of the Downtown Jewish Community Center is hosting an event this Thursday at the Los Angeles Theatre in celebration of the the Holiday of Purim.

For more information and to RSVP for Purim goto www.downtownjcc.com

# on Mar.17.2008 AT 11:19 PM

drboris writes:

Oops, typo Synagogue.

# on Mar.17.2008 AT 11:22 PM