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The Project – Headline

Azusa Street is located in the Little Tokyo area of Downtown Los Angeles. The project vision is to utilize the existing wall that lies between the south side of Azusa Street and the Noguchi Plaza, part of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC), and create a monument. Etchings and panel reliefs will be used to transform the wall into a memorial that brings the Azusa Street Revival to life and sets it within the larger context of the history and development of the Los Angeles area and Little Tokyo.

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Get Involved

Get Involved The Azusa Street Mission Foundation is blessed and privileged to participate in this project. We invite you to learn more and join us in honoring the Lord for what He did at Azusa Street. Our desire is to see an even greater move of the Spirit today!

The History of Azusa St.

The History of Azusa St. The History of Azusa St. Azusa Street is the site of one of the greatest moves of God in history. Considered a birthplace for Pentecostalism and the Charismatic Movement, over 700 million people worldwide have a spiritual link to this place.

The Wall Project

The Wall Project LIFE named the Azusa Street Revival as one of the 100 most important events worldwide in the past millennium. Our goal is to honor what God did at this site and provide a place for people to learn about the incredible events that took place and how they have impacted the world.

William J. Seymour

Who is William J. Seymour? William J. Seymour was born the son of former slaves in Centerville, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As a grown man he became a student at a newly formed bible school founded by Charles Parham in Houston, Texas, in 1905. It was here that he learned the major tenets of the Holiness Movement. He developed a belief in glossolalia (“speaking in tongues”) as a confirmation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit when he witnessed it from one of his followers. Itinerant, he moved to Los Angeles to minister. As a consequence of his newfound Pentecostal doctrine he was removed from the parish where he had been appointed. Looking for a ...

Update of the Azusa Street Mural Project with Leslie Ito and Bill Watanabe – video


Barry talks about how the Azusa Street Mural Project began – video


How the Azusa Street Mural Project Began


Les Hamasaki

“This is the story of an African American that stood shoulder to shoulder with Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr. Pastor Seymour brought multiculturalism that today’s Los Angeles is all about, and he brought it one hundred years ago.” Les Hamasaki Urban Planner