On Friday, May 24, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 unveiled a replica of one of the schools original Jesus Saves neon signs that adorned the downtown Los Angeles building dating back to the 1930s. The unveiling took place during university's undergraduate commencement ceremony.

晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is making a statement about how central that message still is to our mission, said President Barry H. Corey. As long as 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has existed and will exist, proclaiming Jesus Saves will be central to who we are.

The replica part of an installment that includes a giant mesh photograph of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s original building in downtown Los Angeles, topped by a working Jesus Saves sign will be displayed on the west face of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s parking structure. The installation was funded in part by the graduating senior class of 2013.

For 78 years, Jesus Saves has been a message illuminating the streets of Los Angeles. The first sign was constructed in 1935 with funds from Miss Ramage, a 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 radio listener from Riverside. A second sign was added a few years later. The sign was first lit on Feb. 17, 1935, when nearly 3,000 people gathered for an evening service.

At 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Fall 2012 Convocation Chapel, President Barry Corey spoke about attempts to retrieve the original signs that once sat on 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s original building on Sixth and Hope Streets.

Ive made up my mind this year, said Corey. On 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s 105th anniversary this spring, Corey made the announcement that a replica of the sign would be built.

It is such an iconic symbol of our heritage and history. People who havent been connected with 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 in 20 or 30 years [will] want to come back and see it, said Irene Neller, vice president of university communications and marketing. Its going to be one of those landmarks on campus that people are going to want to congregate around to see it.

The signs remained on the L.A. building even when the college moved to its current campus in La Mirada. In 1989, pastor Gene Scott bought the two signs and moved them to the Los Angeles University Cathedral, formerly the United Artists Theatre. In 2011, one of the signs was moved to the Faith Center in Glendale, pastored by Scotts wife. The other sign currently remains in downtown L.A., on top of the building that is soon to open as the Ace Hotel.

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Written by Carissa Lemkuhl, Media Relations Intern. For more information, contact Jenna Bartlo, Media Relations Specialist at 562.777.4061 or jenna.l.bartlo@biola.edu.