Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Location4461 28th St.,
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°20′16″N83°6′36″W / 42.33778°N 83.11000°W / 42.33778; -83.11000
Built1891
Architect Spier & Rohns
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 82002900 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982
Designated MSHSOctober 2, 1980 [2]

The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church located at 4461 Twenty-Eighth Street in Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The building now houses the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church.

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History

Parsonage adjacent to Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Rectory Detroit MI.jpg
Parsonage adjacent to Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
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School behind Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church

In the late 1800s, German-speaking immigrants began moving into southwest Detroit. [3] The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on Military Street was established in 1882 to service this influx of people. [3] The new congregation quickly swelled, and in 1890, the elders of Zion started a daughter congregation, commissioning the architectural firm of Spier & Rohns to design a wooden structure costing no more than $2000 to build. [3] This building is the only known example of a wooden church designed by the firm. [4]

The church was completed in 1891; a wooden parsonage was added the next year and a brick school was built in 1923. [4] The latter two building are included in the city historical listing, while on the church is on the National and state listing. [4]

The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1891; the congregation used the building until 1976, when they went defunct. The building was purchased by the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church in 1978. [2] The Motor City Baptist Church congregation was organized in 1967 by Rev. John W. Haynes and his wife Inez. [4]

Description

The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church is a wooden, Carpenter Gothic chapel. [2] It is frame construction with gables at the ends, a central tower, and vestibule in front. The original clapboard siding still clads the building, [2] although white paint has replaced the original cream-and-gold with red-and-blue accent [3] color scheme. Each side has five tall lancet-arched, stained-glass windows, and the eaves are trimmed with hollow curved brackets and a paneled frieze. [2] [3]

The interior is unusually well-preserved. [2] The interior walls feature vertical board wainscoting, with the area above covered in cream painted canvas. [4] The church organ is located on a rear balcony. [4]

The altar from Gethsemane is now used by Christ our Savior Lutheran Church in Livonia, Michigan.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine from the state of Michigan
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Motor City Missionary Baptist Church/ Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church from Detroit1701.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Motor City Missionary Baptist Church Historic District Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine from the city of Detroit