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Atwater Park Baptist Church
American Baptist Churches USA · Los Angeles, CA
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About this church
Atwater Park Baptist Church gathers Sundays at 10 a.m. on Perlita Avenue in Los Angeles. Worship includes contemporary music and Bible teaching. Its visitor invitation is simple—come as you are—and the congregation describes itself as a friendly community focused on understanding Scripture and following Jesus' example. The service page also supplies Zoom guidance, inviting online participants to arrive at 10 to settle in and learn the controls, though it does not clearly distinguish the service's formal start from that online welcome period. Wednesday Bible study meets on Zoom at 7 p.m.; the homepage separately displays 7:15, so participants should confirm the current starting time.
The church began with tent meetings at Perlita Avenue and Tyburn Street on March 4, 1923, and dedicated its first building that October. It joined the regional body now known as American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii in 1924, within American Baptist Churches USA. The present sanctuary was dedicated in 1950. Its history shows a sustained neighborhood role: the property housed a center for people with developmental disabilities beginning in 1968, Head Start classrooms from 1981, and a senior nutrition program from 1984. The church frames this legacy as multicultural, multigenerational worship, study, fellowship, prayer, and relevant ministry. Atwater Park has not clarified service duration, Communion or baptism, parking, physical and hearing access, children's ministry and safety, or whether Sunday is still both onsite and online; dress guidance is “come as you are.”
Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official services page, Sunday time and address, contemporary music, Bible teach · Official about page, friendly welcome, come-as-you-are invitation, Scripture, fo · Official history page, 1923 tent origin, buildings, American Baptist affiliation · Official homepage, Sunday and Wednesday listings, inclusive welcome, Great Commi
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