CK of Arbitrary Marks correctly guessed that the church in question is First Unitarian Church of Chicago. It’s right across the street from Meadville-Lombard Theological School, next to the University of Chicago campus. This church has a long history, with such interesting highlights as one of the few crypts in a UU church and its hosting of the Midwest Buddhist Temple back in the 1940s, the first time a historically Christian church had ever allowed Buddhists to hold services in their building.
Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy. First, an outside shot of the doors to the new(er) sanctuary. Second, a shot of that sanctuary, taken from the altar. Third and fourth, two plaques hanging on either side of the altar: birth and death. Finally, a shot of the old chapel, the original sanctuary of the church.
3 Comments
May 22, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hull Chapel, the last photo, is such a beautiful, warm space. I wish they had extended that feeling rather than building the gothic sanctuary, which is cold even in August.
August 9, 2008 at 3:25 am
[...] Jump to Comments Earlier this summer, one of the UU trivia questions of the day was about the First Unitarian Church in Chicago. In giving the answer, a bit of inaccurate info was passed [...]
September 9, 2008 at 11:48 am
I’m the DRE at the First Unitarian Society of Chicago. This is an awesome blog! I discovered it when I was trying to find out how many UUs there are in the USA.