Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago)
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago | |
Gothic Revival | |
NRHP reference No. | 75000648 |
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Added to NRHP | September 5, 1975 |
The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago is one of the largest
History
The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago was formed on February 12, 1871, by the merger of Westminster Presbyterian Church and North Presbyterian Church.[1] The combined congregation dedicated a new church building on Sunday, October 8, 1871. The Great Chicago Fire began later that day and destroyed the young congregation's new sanctuary.
The congregation subsequently built a second building, located at the corner of Rush Street and Superior Street, which it dedicated February 1874.[2]
After nearly 40 years at that location, in 1912, the congregation built a new building on
Cram designed and built the sanctuary however the parish house, cloister, manse, and garth, which lie to the south along Michigan Avenue, were designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw.[3] The church building is the oldest structure on North Michigan Avenue, with the exception of the Chicago Water Tower, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
In 1884, the congregation worked with Rush Medical College to establish the city's Presbyterian Hospital[4][5]
Statistics
According to the PC (USA), in 2013 Fourth Church had 5,540 members, the second-largest Presbyterian congregation in the United States.[6]
In 2015 at Fourth Church, Quimby Pipe Organs installed a three-million-dollar instrument with five manuals, 143 ranks, and 8,343 pipes, the largest in the midwestern United States.[7]
Pastors
Shortly before the turn of the 19th century, Rev.
References
- ^ "Fourth Presbyterian Church: Governing Boards of Fourth Presbyterian Church".
- ^ a b c "History of Fourth Presbyterian Church". Fourth Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Fourth Presbyterian Church". ChicagoArchitecture.Info. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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- ^ "Rush History". Rush University Medical Center. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "2013 Comparative Statistics of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)" (PDF). 2014. p. 10. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Fourth Church Pipe Organ". Fourth Presbyterian Church. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Brachear, Manya A. (10 May 2010). "Pastor retiring from Magnificent Mile church". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "Biography of Reverend Shannon Johnson Kershner". Fourth Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
External links
- Media related to Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago at Wikimedia Commons
- Fourth Presbyterian Church