Presbytery of San Gabriel returns ancestral land to Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council
Presbytery of San Gabriel returns ancestral land to Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council
On August 2, 2025 the Presbytery of San Gabriel and the Gabrieleno-Tongva Band of Mission Indians gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking act of reparative justice.
The Presbytery of San Gabriel officially returned land previously used as the Presbytery’s La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, led by the Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council under Chief Anthony Morales. This marks the first-ever land back transfer by a church in California to an established tribal government, and the first of its kind in California and Los Angeles County.
Published Date
Sep 23, 2025