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The church stands on land donated by [[T. B. Walker]], a trustee of the church. Walker also donated [[:File:Art Gallery-20100817.JPG|several paintings]] to decorate the Sunday school.<ref name=Lathrop /><ref name=Abbe>{{cite news|author=Abbe, Mary|title=Art lover T.B. Walker: Where it all began|date=9 April 2005|url=http://www.startribune.com/1375/story/33833.html|work=Star Tribune|publisher=Avista Capital Partners|accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> His wife, [[Harriet G. Walker]], was a member.<ref name=MNHS>{{cite web|author=Peterson, David B. (processor)|url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00093.xml|title=Biographies of the Walker Family in T. B. Walker and Family Papers|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=2007-11-02<!--, 2009-11-26-->}}</ref>
The church stands on land donated by [[T. B. Walker]], a trustee of the church. Walker also donated [[:File:Art Gallery-20100817.JPG|several paintings]] to decorate the Sunday school.<ref name=Lathrop /><ref name=Abbe>{{cite news|author=Abbe, Mary|title=Art lover T.B. Walker: Where it all began|date=9 April 2005|url=http://www.startribune.com/1375/story/33833.html|work=Star Tribune|publisher=Avista Capital Partners|accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> His wife, [[Harriet G. Walker]], was a member.<ref name=MNHS>{{cite web|author=Peterson, David B. (processor)|url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00093.xml|title=Biographies of the Walker Family in T. B. Walker and Family Papers|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=2007-11-02<!--, 2009-11-26-->}}</ref>


In 1993, the congregation became a reconciling ministry that specifically welcomes [[LGBT]] members ([[lesbian]], [[homosexuality|gay]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reconciling Ministries–LGBT|url=http://hennepinchurch.org/learning/reconciling-ministries/lgbt|publisher=Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church|accessdate=August 22, 2010}}</ref>
In 1993, the congregation became a reconciling ministry that specifically welcomes [[LGBT]] members ([[lesbian]], [[homosexuality|gay]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reconciling Ministries–LGBT |url=http://hennepinchurch.org/learning/reconciling-ministries/lgbt |publisher=Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church |accessdate=August 22, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112185539/http://hennepinchurch.org/learning/reconciling-ministries/lgbt |archivedate=November 12, 2010 |df= }}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
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Completed in 1916 and measuring 238 feet from the sidewalk to the top of the spire, at the time it was the second tallest building in Minneapolis.<ref name=Lathrop /> Only the clock tower of [[Minneapolis City Hall]] was taller.<ref name=Lathrop /> The exterior face is soft gray [[Indiana Limestone|Bedford limestone]].<ref name=Lathrop /> Gustavino tile lines the interior to absorb sound.<ref name=Lathrop /> The pews, altar and balconies are built of [[Quercus alba|white oak]].<ref name=Lathrop />
Completed in 1916 and measuring 238 feet from the sidewalk to the top of the spire, at the time it was the second tallest building in Minneapolis.<ref name=Lathrop /> Only the clock tower of [[Minneapolis City Hall]] was taller.<ref name=Lathrop /> The exterior face is soft gray [[Indiana Limestone|Bedford limestone]].<ref name=Lathrop /> Gustavino tile lines the interior to absorb sound.<ref name=Lathrop /> The pews, altar and balconies are built of [[Quercus alba|white oak]].<ref name=Lathrop />


In 2006, [[Hammel, Green and Abrahamson|HGA]] designed a new entry for the church that won an IES/IIDA Twin Cities Waterbury Award for outdoor lighting design.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.hga.com/experience/henn_meth_lighting.html|publisher=Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA)|accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref>
In 2006, [[Hammel, Green and Abrahamson|HGA]] designed a new entry for the church that won an IES/IIDA Twin Cities Waterbury Award for outdoor lighting design.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards |url=http://www.hga.com/experience/henn_meth_lighting.html |publisher=Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) |accessdate=August 24, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130090518/http://www.hga.com/experience/henn_meth_lighting.html |archivedate=January 30, 2009 |df= }}</ref>


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Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church is a church across the Virginia Triangle (Hennepin Avenue/Lyndale Avenue) from the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its address is 511 Groveland Avenue.

History

Lowry Hill tunnel for I-94. Walker Art Center is at right.
Today the church and its chapels occupy a full block on Hennepin

The church was organized as Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in 1875 by about ninety members of Centenary church, which at the time was the only Methodist church in the city.[1] The Quaker church organized the Sunday school.[1]

During the 1960s, the ground around the Lowry Hill I-94 tunnel was frozen with special refrigeration equipment to protect the church from structural damage in case the tunnel walls should collapse during construction.[2]

The church stands on land donated by T. B. Walker, a trustee of the church. Walker also donated several paintings to decorate the Sunday school.[2][3] His wife, Harriet G. Walker, was a member.[4]

In 1993, the congregation became a reconciling ministry that specifically welcomes LGBT members (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people).[5]

Design

New entrance designed by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson

The architects Hewitt and Brown designed the church in English Gothic style, and modeled it after Ely Cathedral.[2] Edwin Hawley Hewitt, who had earlier built St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral nearby on Hennepin Avenue, was a design partner who traveled to England to see Ely Cathedral before this church was built.[2]

Completed in 1916 and measuring 238 feet from the sidewalk to the top of the spire, at the time it was the second tallest building in Minneapolis.[2] Only the clock tower of Minneapolis City Hall was taller.[2] The exterior face is soft gray Bedford limestone.[2] Gustavino tile lines the interior to absorb sound.[2] The pews, altar and balconies are built of white oak.[2]

In 2006, HGA designed a new entry for the church that won an IES/IIDA Twin Cities Waterbury Award for outdoor lighting design.[6]

44°57′59″N 93°17′15″W / 44.9664000°N 93.2876000°W / 44.9664000; -93.2876000[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Neill, Rev. Edward D. (1881). History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis. North Star. p. 466. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lathrop, Alan K. and Firth, Bob (photographer) (2003). Churches of Minnesota: an illustrated guide. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-8166-2909-9. Retrieved August 19, 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Abbe, Mary (9 April 2005). "Art lover T.B. Walker: Where it all began". Star Tribune. Avista Capital Partners. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  4. ^ Peterson, David B. (processor). "Biographies of the Walker Family in T. B. Walker and Family Papers". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  5. ^ "Reconciling Ministries–LGBT". Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Awards". Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
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