The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912, is a historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1366 South Alvarado Street in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California. The former church is a Historic district contributing property in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District, which was added on May 17, 1984, to the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. History The First Church of Christ, Scientist was designed by noted Los Angeles architect, Elmer Grey in a mixture of Beaux Arts—Italianate—Spanish Romanesque Revival styles. The church building was sold in 1972 and was used as a synagogue for a time. It then become the Los Angeles branch of the ill-fated Disciples of Christ church, known as the Peoples Temple, led by the Reverend Jim Jones. First Church of Christ, Scientist, is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal. It is now a Spanish-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church called Iglesia Adventista Central. See also Second Church of Christ, Scientist List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation) References External links Churches in Los Angeles Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in California Churches completed in 1912 1912 in California Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Historic district contributing properties in California Elmer Grey church buildings Beaux-Arts architecture in California Italianate architecture in California Romanesque Revival church buildings in California Pico-Union, Los Angeles 1912 establishments in California Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in California Italianate church buildings in the United States