Wilshire Ward Chapel

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The Wilshire Ward was constructed in the late 1920s in the newly formed Hollywood Stake and was originally referred to as the Hollywood Stake Tabernacle. Contributions of time and money by the local Church members helped erect the structure. President Heber J. Grant dedicated the edifice on April 28, 1929. President Grant described the structure as “one of the very finest buildings that we have ever erected in any of the stakes of Zion for stake and ward purposes, and I am sure it will give us a very splendid standing in that section of the country. I rejoice in the beauty of the building and in the surroundings, as well as in the great accomplishment there.”In the early 1970s, the possibility of abandoning the tabernacle was discussed. The neighborhood was beginning to deteriorate and renovations were needed, but the local stake presidency felt that it would be a mistake to abandon the building. Since that time, the tabernacle has served the diverse population of the area.