Christ Church Lutheran | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Christ_Church_Lutheran_NE.jpg) Christ Church Lutheran viewed from the northeast | |
| Location | 3244 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′37″N 93°13′24″W / 44.94361°N 93.22333°W |
| Built | 1948–1949 |
| Built by | Kraus-Anderson, Inc. |
| Architect | Eliel Saarinen |
| Architectural style | International Style[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000654[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 20, 2001 |
| Designated NHL | January 16, 2009[3] |
Christ Church Lutheran is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Minneapolis. Its buildings—a sanctuary with chapel (1949) and an education wing (1962) designed by Finnish-American architects Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen—have been internationally recognized, most recently in 2009 as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S Department of the Interior.
The congregation was established in 1911 as part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, but left in the 1970s as part of a dispute that led to the formation of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, which in turn was among the founding denominations of the ELCA.
The Rev. Miriam Samuelson-Roberts currently serves as lead pastor, with the Rev. Erik Haaland as associate pastor. The congregation is also served by its cantors, Deacon Mark Sedio and Martha Mutch.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ Anderson, Rolf T. (February 9, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Church Lutheran" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States". Department of the Interior. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009.