The Sin-Smashers of Hollywood Boulevard

Can Los Angeles once again serve as the epicenter of evangelical revival? Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photo via Unsplash). Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. LOS ANGELES—Sneaker- and ball-cap-clad churchgoers in their 20s and 30s fill the sloped concert hall all the way to the back rows by the time Pastor Jason Min takes the stage. As Min begins a sermon inspired by Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, no one seems fazed by the faux foliage set that remains on stage from a recent production of Into the Woods. Mark Kendall’s writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications. A lifelong Californian, save for one year in his teens, he has road-tripped Route 66 from Chicago to San Bernardino. He spent more than two decades in higher education communications at Pomona College, including a stint as managing editor of Pomona College Magazine. More We Think You’d Like