North Woodward Congregational Church

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North Woodward Congregational Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Church facade from Woodward side.
Location:	Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates:	42°22′46.95″N 83°4′48.83″W / 42.3797083, -83.0802306Coordinates: 42°22′46.95″N 83°4′48.83″W / 42.3797083, -83.0802306
Built/Founded:	1911
Architect:	Hugh B. Clement
Architectural style(s):	Late Gothic Revival, Other
Added to NRHP:	August 03, 1982
NRHP Reference#:	82002905[1]
MPS:	Religious Structures of Woodward Ave. TR
Governing body:	Private

The St. John's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a church in Detroit, Michigan located at 8715 Woodward Avenue. It was built as the North Woodward Congregational Church.

[edit] History

The North Woodward Congregational Church was built in stages, with a small chapel on the site of the present church constructed as early as 1907. The construction of the main sanctuary began in 1911 and was completed in 1912.^[2] Sections were added, with the most recent, the church house, being added in 1929.^[2] By the 1950s, the congregation had substantially moved out of Detroit, and the building was sold to the St. John's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church congregation.^[3] This congregation had been organized on July 8, 1917, as St. John's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.^[3] A State of Michigan historical marker commemorates this church.^[3]

[edit] Building

The architect retained by the Congregationalists was Hugh Clement. He designed a Gothic red brick church with limestone trim, having Prairie and Arts & Crafts influences.^[4] The building is lower than many Gothic churches, as it lacks a bell tower or lantern.^[2] The historical site also includes nine associated row houses along Gladstone Avenue.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External Sites

• St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

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