Preservation Project | First Congregational Church of Long Beach

First Congregational Church of Long Beach was awarded the 2023 Preservation Award by The LA Conservancy on July 27, 2023.

This is the year! Since the last post, the Historic Preservation Team has been working with our consultant John Fidler (of John Fidler Preservation Technology Inc) to move the project forward. Work is to begin in March of 2019. The Preservation Team gratefully acknowledges the support and patience of the First Church Community in this process. Here is what has been going on. Read more …

Project Update: Our team has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to prepare for the east façade renovation and this fall construction will begin! The Preservation Committee is so grateful for the support of the First Church community throughout this process. Here is the much-anticipated project update. Read more …

The Root of the Problem: Last week we removed a small section of the outermost brickwork on the lower east side. This excavation revealed poor original workmanship that has been damaging our terracotta and brickwork from the inside. The strength of a masonry building comes from interlocking bricks held tightly in place by an even, tightly packed mortar. Read more …

Metal Detected: A few weeks ago the church had a boom lift parked right outside. The city permitted the lift to block the bike lane on 3rd St. and the street parking on Cedar Ave. for only two days. Unfortunately, it happened to be raining sporadically those days so our team had to construct a little enclosure so that they could conduct their survey. Read more …