First Congregational Church (Long Beach, California)

First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church, February 2008
33°46′13″N 118°11′43″W / 33.77028°N 118.19528°W / 33.77028; -118.19528
Location241 Cedar Ave., Long Beach, California
CountryUnited States
DenominationUnited Church of Christ
ChurchmanshipCongregationalist
Websitewww.firstchurchlb.org
History
StatusChurch
Founded1888 (1888)
DedicatedDecember 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)H. M. Patterson
Architectural typeItalian Romanesque Revival
Completed1914
Construction cost$210,000
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Petra Malleis-Sternberg
Laity
Director of musicCurtis Heard
Organist(s)Marc R. Dickey
First Congregational Church of Long Beach
The church in September 2009
NRHP reference No.12000810
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 2012

First Congregational Church is a church of the United Church of Christ located in downtown Long Beach, California. The church occupies a historic red brick structure that was built in 1914. The Italian Romanesque Revival building has been designated as a Long Beach Historic Landmark and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.