Bethlehem Baptist Church, Baptist church building in Central-Alameda, Los Angeles, United States

Bethlehem Baptist Church is a 1944 church on the corner of Compton Avenue and 49th Street in Los Angeles, the only church designed by architect R.M. Schindler. Inside, a floor sloping down toward the pulpit branches into two seating areas set at 90-degree angles to each other.

R.M. Schindler designed the church in 1944, his only church project. It was declared a Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles City Council in 2009. After about a decade of abandonment, the Faith Build International congregation leased it for $17,500 with an option to buy and began restoring it in February 2014.

The congregation that revived the building, Faith Build International, leased it for $17,500 with an option to buy and began restoring it in February 2014. In late 2015 the church hosted artist Robert Barry's first Los Angeles solo show since 1989, so the sanctuary has served both worship and contemporary art.

The building sits along Compton Avenue and is accessible by public transportation or car, making it easy to reach from different parts of the city. The best times to visit are during community gatherings when the space is in active use.

In late 2015 the church hosted artist Robert Barry's first solo show in Los Angeles since 1989, a rare art event inside a Baptist sanctuary. The building had stood abandoned for about a decade before the Faith Build International congregation moved in and began restoring it in February 2014.