Northridge in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Valley Life Baptist Church
Faith Bible Church
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
1. Valley Life Baptist Church Marker
This church building is a L.A. City Cultural property.
Date of registration: April 7, 1976.
Registration number: LA-152.
-Valley Korean Elderly
이 교회 건물은
L.A. 시 문화재입니다
등록날짜: 1976년 4월 7일
등록번호: LA-152
밸리 대한 노인회
Erected by Korean Senior Citizen Association; and City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 152.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 34° 13.872′ N, 118° 32.228′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Northridge. It is at the intersection of Gresham Street and Baird Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Gresham Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18531 Gresham St, Northridge
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley (the San Fernando Valley) and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historical Timeline of the San Fernando Valley (approx. half a mile away); Frank Knapp Sr. (approx. half a mile away); Carl Dentzel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (approx. 0.6 miles away); Earthquake Garden (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Storm at Valley State (approx. 0.7 miles away); Orange Grove (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chaparral Hall (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
More about this marker. Identical markers are on the front and back of the church.
Regarding Valley Life Baptist Church. Declared
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
2. Valley Life Baptist Church Marker
The marker is to the right of the stairs.
It was built nine years after the Southern Pacific Railroad first laid tracks through Northridge, which was then known as Zelzah station, in 1908. When it was built, the church was originally known as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, as the six families that formed the congregation were of Norwegian descent.
One writer observed that, "with its steep stairs and narrow girth, it looks like a church you'd find sitting all alone on the Kansas plains."
For many years, it was known as the Faith Bible Church.
More recently, the church has been acquired and operated as a Korean congregation known as either the Northridge Free Methodist Church, or the Los Angeles Antioch Church. A sign on the church in 2008 identified it as the Los Angeles Antioch Church. In 2026 it is known as Valley Life Baptist Church.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
3. Valley Life Baptist Church
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
4. Valley Life Baptist Church
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
5. Valley Life Baptist Church and Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker
6. Valley Life Baptist Church
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 5, 2026
7. Valley Life Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 8, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
