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The present parish site at Slauson and La Tijera in southwest Los Angeles was acquired in January, 1964 and the first structures of this development, the auditorium (used temporarily for Church services) and underground parking structure, were completed in 1965. His Holiness Vazken I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians officiated at the Groundbreaking ceremonies for our new sanctuary on May 19, 1968. Construction began soon after the Blessing of the Foundation service held on February 15, 1970. Our new sanctuary was consecrated on March 21, 1971. At this time, our auditorium was enlarged and re-named the St. James – John Gogian Hall in recognition of the role Mr. Gogian had played in the building campaign for the new sanctuary and the expansion of the hall. The Baptismal Room was consecrated in memory of Robert Murachanian. Later, a major redecoration of the St.James-John Gogian Hall was completed in 1981 and the kitchen was completely remodeled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 22, 1990. In the sanctuary, new murals by Kero Antoyan and a new Baptismal Font, donated by Maritza Apkarian, were consecrated in 1988 and 1989, respectively.

A major phase of development was the completion of the St. James – Dr. Levon Kassabian School that was dedicated on May 11, 1974. These classrooms are used primarily for our Sunday School and Armenian School programs. The St. James – Haiganoush Dulgarian Hall is a part of this building and was dedicated on June 17, 1975. The St. James Library, also in this structure, was dedicated in the names of John and Dickranouhi Melikian in 1984.