May 5, 2001
Source: Los Angeles Times
On May 5, 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported that "most Sundays at Wilshire United Methodist find the congregation worshiping, studying the Bible and practicing hymns separately in four languages: Korean, Spanish, English and Tagalog. But next month for Pentecost, as it does three other times annually, the congregation's groups will unite in one service. The events are delicate juggling acts, involving multilingual tag teams, that typify the ethnic complexity of Los Angeles...Church officials continually work to ensure that each group has what it needs to flourish, but none is allowed to monopolize meeting space or otherwise elbow out smaller groups."