The site of St. Alban’s Chapel, built in 1931 as a mission of the Diocese of Los Angeles, was chosen because of its proximity to the newly established campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, which has provided an important focus of the parish since then. The Rev’d John A. Bryant was called as its vicar, and he conducted the first service on Christmas Eve of that year. The new mission was named in honor of St. Alban, known as the first Christian martyr in England. His feast day is June 22.
