Exterior view of early church building. Noted on back, "Faith Lutheran Church (1962, has this name). Merged with Lincoln Lutheran to become Faith Lutheran."
A photograph showing the exterior of the two story brick structure. The congregation began in 1878, building this structure in 1922-24 with a dedication service on January 20, 1924. The cost of the building was $37,000. It was located on 4th St. South and was sold to a Baptist group in 1961 when a new Methodist Church was built.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Senior Minister Howard Conn preaches during a Sunday service in the sanctuary of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
World War I veterans participate in the dedication of the World War I Memorial on the LaSalle Avenue side of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sculpture memorializes the four Plymouth members who died in service. The Memorial was designed and built by the Hewitt and Brown architectural firm. It was destroyed in 1960 by an automobile and was never replaced. Participants identified in the photograph are: Dr. Norman Smith, Herbert E. Rawson, Edwin Stacy, Edward Dyer Anderson, Paul Loudon, David Sutherland, Edward Adams, Stuart W. Rider, Walter Badger, E.C. Gale, James B. Sutherland, Rev. Wofford Timmons, Charles C. Bovey, Dr. Harry P. Dewey, Douglass Hawley, Jerome Jackman, Lester Badger, Donald Hudson, Andrew Cochran.
The telegraph pole and lamp post at the corner of Groveland Avenue and Vine Place (Later LaSalle Avenue) are part of the northwest view of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kidder House, purchased by the church in 1957, is in the background. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
New landscaping and a sign have been added to Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Van Dusen mansion on Vine Place (later LaSalle Avenue) is visible to the far right. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
Undeveloped land is on the south side of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The garage of the Kidder property, purchased by the church in 1957, is visible to the far left. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
The narthex door of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is decorated for a wedding. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
The sanctuary of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is filled with light before stained glass windows were installed in the east and west transepts. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.