Second of two parts on churches in Garden Grove as we celebrate the community’s founding 150 years ago in 1874. The post-war boom in babies and building pushed Garden Grove from a […]
Two more waves of churches
“Rose River” of COVID-19 losses
The OC Autism Foundation is sponsoring a display of roses that commemorates Orange County’s collective loss of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rose River Memorial will initially be set up […]
Cathedral’s new birth is on Wednesday
Nearly two generations ago, the greatest landmark in Garden Grove – and one of the most notable in all of Orange County – rose from a location at the southwest corner of […]
Shepherd’s Grove moves to Irvine
The last remnant of a worldwide religious ministry that began in Garden Grove has left the Big Strawberry and settled in Irvine. Shepherd’s Grove, the descendent of the Crystal Cathedral congregation founded […]
The glass houses of Philip Johnson
By Jim Tortolano Among the most magnificent buildings anywhere in Orange County is the Christ (originally Crystal) Cathedral in Garden Grove, a gleaming edifice of glass and steel that is at once […]
Congregation on the move again?
The congregation that was moved out of the former Crystal Cathedral by its sale to the Catholic Diocese of Orange County may soon be facing another relocation. On Thursday, the Garden Grove […]
OC’s three famous churches
By Pete Zarustica Over the years, Orange County has been marked by much more than amusement parks, beaches and housing tracts. Houses of worship have played a key role in the history […]
