Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles)
| Second Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
Second Baptist Church, June 2011 | |
| Location | South Los Angeles |
| Address | 2412 Griffith Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Associations | American Baptist Churches USA, Progressive National Baptist Convention |
| Website | Church website |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Paul R. Williams, Norman F. Marsh |
| Style | Lombardy Romanesque Revival |
| Years built | 1926 |
| Construction cost | $175,000 |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Dr. William S. Epps |
Second Baptist Church | |
| Location | 2412 Griffith Avenue, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°01′16″N 118°15′23″W / 34.02111°N 118.25639°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000151 |
| LAHCM No. | 200 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 2009 |
| Designated LAHCM | October 18, 1978 |
Second Baptist Church is a Baptist Church located in South Los Angeles, California. The current Lombardy Romanesque Revival building was built in 1926 and has been listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (1978) and on the National Register of Historic Places (2009). The church has been an important force in the Civil Rights Movement, hosting national conventions of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons ("NAACP") in 1928, 1942, and 1949, and also serving as the site of important speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and others. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.