This week 2nd Presbyterian’s Partners for Sacred Places committee met for module III training at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park,  IL. It was a great turnout by many member churches and synagogues from around Chicago.

As a special treat, after lunch we got to have a tour of the sanctuary led by their pastor.

Did you know:

• Unity Temple was the first poured concrete structure to be started (but due to the scale of the project, not finished)
• The church does not feature a steeple, but rather stained glass windows to remind us that “God is among us.”
• Steel pieces originally embedded in the concrete for strength, today actually cause problems when rusting by increasing in size up to 9x and creating cracks in the concrete.

All very interesting.  2ndPresbyterian has a lot in common with Unity Temple, including location in the Chicago area and a famous architect as well.  I encourage you to join us Sundays at 11:00 or during the week for tours.