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Wayfarers Chapel Celebrates 75 Years and a New Vision for the Future

Wayfarers Chapel Celebrates 75 Years and a New Vision for the Future May 13, 2026 On Mother’s Day, May 13, 1951, the doors of Wayfarers Chapel first opened to the world, welcoming travelers, worshippers, seekers, and dreamers into a sacred space unlike any other. Conceived through the vision and generosity of Narcissa Cox Vanderlip and brought to life by famed architect Lloyd Wright, the glass sanctuary became an enduring symbol of spiritual openness, [...]

2026-05-26T13:42:29-07:00May 13, 2026|Events, New Site|
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Heritage and Habitat: Rebuilding a National Treasure at Battery-Barnes

Heritage and Habitat: Rebuilding a National Treasure at Battery-Barnes October 9, 2025 Wayfarers Chapel, a National Historic Landmark designed by the renowned architect Lloyd Wright, is taking a bold step toward the future while honoring its deeply rooted past. With its original glass chapel site impacted by a cataclysmic landslide and ongoing geological instability, the Chapel’s Board is working with our elected officials towards a new prospective location [...]

2026-02-02T10:47:29-08:00October 9, 2025|Chapel Disassembly, New Site|
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Wayfarers Chapel Announces Prospective New Site at Historic Battery Barnes, Honoring Peninsula’s Military Legacy and Natural Beauty

Wayfarers Chapel Announces Prospective New Site at Historic Battery Barnes, Honoring Peninsula’s Military Legacy and Natural Beauty June 17, 2025 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA — June 17, 2025 — Wayfarers Chapel, the internationally celebrated glass sanctuary designed by the renowned architect Lloyd Wright, proudly announces plans for a prospective new home at the historic Battery Barnes site in Rancho Palos Verdes. This visionary project honors South Bay’s rich [...]

2026-02-02T10:47:57-08:00June 17, 2025|Chapel Disassembly, New Site|
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Bell Tower Disassembly

Wayfarers Leadership Moves Forward with Next Phase of Disassembly to Save the Chapel from Imminent Destruction in Landslide National Historic Landmark Wayfarers Chapel’s bell tower will be dismantled and removed July 17, 2024 Rancho Palos Verdes — The first phase of the Wayfarers Chapel disassembly is now complete and the team has successfully salvaged the most vulnerable elements of the landmark chapel: redwood, steel, glass, and roof tiles. Wayfarers Chapel and the surrounding [...]

2025-12-11T11:22:56-08:00July 17, 2024|Chapel Disassembly|
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Plein Air Painting Class Visits Wayfarers Chapel

On Friday, July 27th, Bernard Fallon, a dedicated art teacher at the Palos Verdes Art Center, chose the scenic views from the Wayfarers Chapel grounds as the weekly inspiration for his Plein Air painting class. From the moment you meet Bernard (who is from Liverpool, England, has a B.A. from the Liverpool School of Art, and a post grad degree from Leicester School of Photography) it becomes clear he is very experienced and extremely passionate about teaching art to his [...]

2023-06-19T12:48:34-07:00August 21, 2018|Daily Topic, Events|
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Swedenborgian Church

https://swedenborg.org/ God is infinitely loving and at the center of every life. Truth is love in action. Actions performed out of love are genuine expressions in a physical form of what love means. There is one God whose essence is Divine Love and Wisdom. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all aspects of God just as body, mind, and soul are all aspects of one person. The Bible is the inspired Word of God that provides inspiration and help [...]

2023-09-20T12:55:52-07:00February 9, 2017|Theology|
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New frontiers for Wayfarers Chapel are ahead. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in December of 2023, the legendary Lloyd Wright Chapel complex has served as a community beacon for 75 years and now there is the unique opportunity to be a part of history by donating to its reconstruction, renewal and new vision for the future.

New frontiers for Wayfarers Chapel are ahead. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in December of 2023, the legendary Lloyd Wright Chapel complex has served as a community beacon for 75 years and now there is the unique opportunity to be a part of history by donating to its reconstruction, renewal and new vision for the future.

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Wayfarers Chapel Fund for the Future is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law
Wayfarers Chapel Fund for the Future’s Federal Tax Identification number is 46-1981500

Wayfarers Chapel Fund for the Future is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law
Wayfarers Chapel Fund for the Future’s Federal Tax Identification number is 46-1981500

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