Advent Lutheran Church is a church affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City. The church building was designed by the architectural firm of William Appleton Potter (1842–1909).
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Town or city | New York, New York |
| Country | United States of America |
| Construction started | 1900[1] |
| Completed | 1900[2] |
| Cost | $70,000[1] |
| Client | Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Advent of 634 Park Ave[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | brick and stone masonry, slate roof |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Appleton Potter of 160 Fifth Ave[1] |
Description
The church is a double-height brick and stone structure over a basement. It has a pitched slate roof, and is notable in having all of its stained glass in the nave and clerestory designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and manufactured by his Tiffany Studios, which was also responsible for the ceramic mosaic behind the altar, the sanctuary lamps, the pews, and the painted decorative organ frontal pipes in the front of the sanctuary. The nave and clerestory windows, which feature St. Paul preaching at Athens and Christ returning in glory with angels, breaking swords beneath them and ushering in a reign of peace.[2]
Tiffany windows restoration campaign
The Tiffany windows restoration campaign, titled "Shining God's Light - the Tiffany Windows Project", has been ongoing since 2007, raising funds for a one-million-dollar complete restoration of all the Tiffany windows.[2]
Social programs
Advent Lutheran has for many years run a soup kitchen in company with nearby Roman Catholic St. Gregory's Church, on West 90th Street, which lacks the facilities to house the kitchen itself.
References
- ^ a b c d Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- ^ a b c Official Website Church History (accessed 25 Dec 2010)
- Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 207.