60th Anniversary Rededication
It was on Palm Sunday, 1963 – April 7, to be exact – that the first worship service was held in this building where we have gathered, worshipped, learned, eaten, served, laughed, cried for the last 60 years.
This is the third church building Christ Presbyterian has occupied since the congregation was formed in 1851. The first church opened in 1853 on Wisconsin Avenue where the Masonic Temple now stands. The second church was completed in 1892 where the Concourse Hotel now stands. That one served us for 71 years until our current building was completed.
This building has undergone two major renovations since it opened and has been the place where so many people have had their children baptized, their marriages celebrated, their lives remembered.
On Sunday, June 4, we will rededicate this building during a combined worship service at 10am, paralleling the original dedication service in June of 1963. We give thanks to God for all we have been able to do in this beautiful space.