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Religious Communities Near USC

There are more than 60 religious congregations located inside the USC Defined Neighborhood Outreach Boundary (Good Neighbors Campaign area).

  1. 30th St. Christian Church, PO Box 18482, 3000 S. Western, 90018,- 323-731-0035 – Arthur Kidd, pastor – worship, Sunday 11:00AM
  2. Abundant Life Christian Church, 3500 S. Normandie, 90007 – 323-732-8082 – John Tunstall – worship, Sunday 10:00AM
  3. Bethany Church of God in Christ- 3916 Budlong, 90037 – 323-735-9674
  4. Casa de Dios – 2605 Van Buren at Adams, 90007 – 323-735-8873 – worship, Sunday 10:30AM (by Jesus Christ Faith Ctr – in same strip mall as AA Oficina Central
  5. Centro Evangelistico Nueva Vida – Asamblea de Dios – (at Greater True Light Church) – worship, Sunday 5:00PM
  6. Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church – 1315 W. 39th St, 90062 – 323-735-7303
  7. Daeyang Presbyterian Church – 2614 S. Western, 90018 – 323-731-9818
  8. Dong Kwang Presbyterian Church – 1743 W. Adams, 90018 – 323-733-5110
  9. Faithful Service Baptist Church – 1416 W. 37th Dr, 90018, 323-735-7162 – Faithful Service Outreach 323-737-9714
  10. First African American Methodist Zion Church – 1449 W. Adams, 90007 – 323-734-5923 – MB Hines, pastor
  11. First African Methodist Episcopal Church – 2270 S. Harvard, 90018 – 323-730-7750
  12. Fragrance of Jesus Church – Korean (at Iglesia Getsemani) – worship, Sunday 11:00AM and 8:30PM
  13. Greater New Vision Missionary Baptist Church – 346 E. 36th St, 90011 – 323-294-5461
  14. Greater Page Temple COGIC – 2610 La Salle at Adams, 90018 – 323-733-9691 – Theodis Johnson
  15. Greater True Light Missionary Baptist Church – gtlmbc.net – 1276 W. 29th St, 90007 – 323-733-7423 – E. Wayne Gaddis
  16. House of Refuge Church of God – 1452 W 36th Pl, 90018 – 323-732-2829
  17. Iglesia Cristiana Belen de Juda, Shalom, Inc (at First AME Zion) – 323-356-0491 – worship, Sunday 6:30PM
  18. Iglesia Cristiana el Poder de la Palabra – 2319 Hoover, 90007 – Sunday, 6:00PM
  19. Iglesia Cristiana Pena de Horeb – 2601 van Buren at Adams, 90007 – worship, Sunday 10:00AM (by Jesus Christ Faith Ctr, AA Oficina Central)
  20. Iglesia Cristo es la Repuesta – 1846 Adams at La Salle, 90018 – 323-753-0798 or 572-5374 – Julio Hernandez
  21. Iglesia de Dios Pentecostes MI – 1327 Rolland Curtis, 90062 – Pedro Ramirez – worship, Sunday 10:00AM
  22. Iglesia de Dios Rios de Agua – 1122 W. 24th St, 90007 – 213-742-0843
  23. Iglesia Evangelica Rey de Gloria – Salmo 24:10 – corner Harvard and MLK, 90037 – 818-795-7318
  24. Iglesia Evangelica Siervos de Dios, 2700 S. Western, 90018 – 213-731-2025 – Julian Gonzales, pastor – worship 11 am
  25. Iglesia Evangelista de Jesucristo Eben-Ezer Pentecostes – 1640 Adams, 90007 – worship, Sunday 10:30AM
  26. Iglesia Evangelista Pentecostes Genesis – 3812 Western, 90062 (Belizian neighborhood)
  27. Iglesia Faro De Luz (at LA Gam Sa Church) – 323-735-6153
  28. Iglesia Getsemani Asamblea de Dios – 720 W. Washington at Bonsallo, 90015 – 213-381-3622
  29. Iglesia un Encuentro con Dios- Western at 35th , 90018 – 323-974-0469 – Samuel Flores – worship, 10:00AM, 5:00PM
  30. Jehovah’s Witnesses – Testigos – 2821 Menlo, 90007
  31. Jesus Christ Faith Center – 1546 W. Adams Blvd, 90007 – 323-737-1971 (near two Hispanic churches at Van Buren)
  32. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses – Testigos – 3614 Western, 90018
  33. Korean Christian Church -2716 Ellendale, 90007 – 323-734-4533 and 2728 S. Ellendale – 323-734-4599
  34. Korean Church at the Christian Science building, Adams at Hoover, 90007
  35. Korean United Presbyterian Church – kupcla.org – 1374 W. Jefferson, 90007 – 323-733-2922
  36. LA Central City Seventh-Day Adventist Church – 650 W 21st St, 90007 – 213-749-9646 – Harold Daley – worship, Sunday, 11:00AM
  37. Los Angeles Gam Sa Church – 1545 W. 35th, 90018 – 213-483-3540
  38. Luz del Cielo 4-Square Church – 1350 W. Jefferson at Budlong, 90007 – mail: 5144 Range View Ave, LA 90042 – 323-730-8538 or 254-1376 – Francisco and Mirna Mendoza – worship, 10:45AM and 12:45AM
  39. Masjid Omar Ibn-Al Khattab – mosque – 1025 Exposition Blvd, 90007 – 323-733-9938 – Dafer Dakhil
  40. Meeting Place of the Church in LA – 1745 Adams, 90018
  41. Ministerios Manantial de Amor Church – 2120 Estrella Ave, 90007 – 213-745-5344 – Leonel Robaina – Star Christian School and Child Care
  42. Miracle Center Apostolic Church – mcapostolic.org – 2638 S. Western, 90007 – 323-735-5110 or 936-4412 – Rev. Roy S. Petitt – worship, Sunday 8:30AM and 11:30AM
  43. Mision Evangelica de Jesucristo – Instituto Biblico Gratis – Jefferson at Raymond, 90007 – worship, Sunday 4:30PM and 6:00PM
  44. Mission Cristiana Pentecostes Hashem Reina – 3676 Western, 90018
  45. Mission International el Poder de Palabra – 3902 Normandie, 90037
  46. New Direction Christian Center – 1672 W. Jefferson Blvd, 90018 – 323-735-0573 – Dr’s Earl and Marcy Flowers – worship, Sunday 11:00AM
  47. Normandie Community Worship Center — Normandie at 38th, 90037 – Lazell Rodgers
  48. One in Christ Bible Church (at First AME Zion) – Pastor Joseph Hamilton – 323-540-0951 – worship, Sunday 2:00PM
  49. Promised Land Community Church (at Iglesia Getsemani)
  50. Redeemer Missionary Baptist – 1631 W. Adams Blvd, 90007 – 323-732-4124
  51. Roger Williams’ Baptist Church – rwbc.com – 1342 W. Adams Blvd 90007, Los Angeles, CA 90007 – 323-731-9249
  52. Rose Banner Ministries is a Non-Denominational church in South Central – 5014 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90062
  53. Santuario de Dios Jardin de Eden – 3553 Normandie, 90007 – Patricia Pereira
  54. Senshin Buddhist Temple – senshintemple.org – 1311 W. 37th St, 90007 – 323-731-4617
  55. St. Agnes Church – 2625 S. Vermont Ave, 90007 – 323-731-2464
  56. St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral – 514 W Adams (at Flower) 90007 – worship Sunday 8am, 10am
  57. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church – 3615 S. Vermont Ave, 90007 – 323-731-2157 – worship, Sunday 8:00AM English, 9:15AM Spanish, 1:00PM Korean
  58. St. Vincent de Paul Church – 621 W. Adams Blvd, 90007 – 213-749-8950
  59. Sung Kwang Presbyterian Church – 1359 W. 24th St, 90007 – 323-732-3440
  60. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Family Ward – 3115 S. Vermont, 90007 – 323-735-7980
  61. The Shining Church – Korean (at Roger Williams Baptist) – 323-295-3677
  62. True Fellowship Missionary Church – 3959 Brighton Ave, 90062 – 323-296-6228
  63. United University Church – 817 W. 34th St, 90089-2991 – 213-748-0209
  64. University Seventh Day Adventist – 1135 W. Martin Luther King Blvd, 90037 – 323-766-9889 – “Knowledge College” – Tuesday – Thursday, 6:00PM -8:00PM – computer/tutoring, English/Spanish, 323-766-9889
  65. Ward African American Episcopal – 1177 W. 25th St, 90007 – 213-747-1367 – D. Dennis Williams – worship, Sunday 10:00AM

Campus-Oriented Organizations

  1. Chabad House at USC – 2713 Severance St, 90007 – 213-748-5884 – Rabbi Dov Wagner
  2. Caruso Catholic Center – 3207 University Ave, 90007 – 213-749-5341 – Fr. Matthew Wheeler
  3. Hillel – 3300 S. Hoover, 90007 – 213-747-9135 – Dave Cohn
  4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Institute of Religion – 1057 W. 30th St, 90007 – Nathan Barlow