Dream Center
| Dream Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2301 Bellevue Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Assemblies of God |
| Churchmanship | Pentecostalism |
| Website | DreamCenter.org |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | L.A. International Church |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder(s) |
Matthew Barnett Tommy Barnett |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Presbyterian polity |
| District | Southern California |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Matthew Barnett |
| Senior pastor(s) | Matthew Barnett |
The Dream Center is a Pentecostal Christian Church mission located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, two blocks west of Alvarado Street on the north side of the 101 Freeway. It is two miles from Downtown Los Angeles and a little over two miles from Hollywood.
Based out of the former Queen of Angels Hospital at Bellevue and Waterloo Street, the facility consists of almost 400,000 ft² (37,000 m²) in buildings on 8.8 acres (36,000 m²) of prime commercial real estate.
The church ministers to gang members, drug addicts, unwed mothers and children without parents, motorcycle groups, taggers, AIDS victims, and various subculture, ethnic and nationality groups. It feeds the homeless and others in need and runs a halfway house for released prisoners. Close to 500 people are housed at the center and receive rehabilitation. Many other services are offered each week to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the community.
The Dream Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Pastor Matthew Barnett manages the Dream Center and pastors the Angelus Temple, which is a Foursquare Pentecostal church.
The church was founded in 1993 as the "L.A. International Church" by Matthew Barnett, with the help of his father, Tommy Barnett, as a home missions project of the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God.
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