[4][5][2][6] In 1916, the congregation moved to a larger building farther north, at the corner of Western Avenue and Monette Place.

[2] The current church building was designed by Benjamin McDougall, a renowned San Francisco Bay area architect, in Gothic Revival style, and built in 1925-26 on a lot on Wilshire Boulevard, bought originally by The Rev.

[9] In 1965, the funeral of Nat King Cole who was a parishioner of St. James’, took place at the church, and was attended by Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Robert F. Kennedy, Pat Brown, and other prominent people.

[7][10][11][12] In 1994, a new parish hall and office complex, designed by architect Johannes Van Tilburg, was added to the church, and a columbarium was built in the chapel.

The Murray Harris organ was acquired from St. Paul's Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles where it had been kept in storage after the church's demolition in 1980 due to earthquake damage.

[20][21][22][23] St. James' church has also been featured in music videos for Tyrese and Ariana Grande, in television pilots and TV shows, such as Germany's Top Model, Mad Men and West Wing, and in the films Death Becomes Her and End of Days.