Sacramento First Church of the Nazarene

The Sacramento First Church of the Nazarene, located at 1820 28th Street, began meeting in a rental hall in downtown Sacramento in the spring of 1922. The ‘Gospel Tabernacle’ was erected at the corner of 28th and S streets in the Newton Booth neighborhood in the fall of 1922. The original sign over the door read “Gospel Tabernacle, Church of the Nazarene, Strangers Welcome.” In the spring of 1923, a white frame structure replaced the portable tabernacle, and in 1924 the sides of the building were expanded. Construction on a brick building was completed in 1931. In 1949, the building was expanded with the addition of the Gardener Annex, a new main sanctuary. The First Church of the Nazarene is the oldest continuously operating church in the Newton Booth Historic District and its architecture reflects the spanish and mission revival styles popularized at the time of its construction during the developmental “boom” period of the Newton Booth neighborhood.

Featured images (in order of appearace): 1) The Sacramento First Church of the Nazarene located at 1820 28th Street has stood proudly at the intersection of 28th and S Streets sice 1923.