Union Bethel A.M.E. Church, African Methodist Episcopal church in New Orleans, United States.

Union Bethel A.M.E. Church is a Gothic Revival structure located in New Orleans with traditional architectural features and ornamental windows. The building houses an early childhood development center that serves families in the surrounding neighborhood.

The congregation formed in 1862 when Rev. William Foster and about sixty members left St. James A.M.E. Church over tensions between free mulattos and free blacks, first worshipping as "Bethel" at Camp and Clio Streets. The Thalia and South Liberty lot was bought in 1883, and a wooden church-school there burned in 1906. The cornerstone of the present building, designed by Emile Weil, is dated June 18, 1911, with the upper level finished in 1921. A 1962 fire gutted the church, restored by fall 1963.

The name Bethel, chosen at the congregation's first site at Camp and Clio Streets, means "God is in this house." Under Rev. Howard Thomas Primm (1941–1952) the church became known as the seven-day-a-week church, and its Sarah Allen Child Development Center set the pattern for child care across New Orleans and later the AME Connection. Rev. Lutrelle Grice Long opened the doors to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after King was denied the Municipal Auditorium.

The church holds regular worship services that visitors can attend during scheduled times. It is best to check service times beforehand and approach the building with respect for those gathered to worship.

In 1962 a fire gutted the building, and it was restored by fall 1963 under Rev. Lutrelle Grice Long. Earlier, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was denied the Municipal Auditorium, Long opened Union Bethel's doors to him for his second proclamation against segregation.