First English Lutheran Church was founded in 1879
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
. The building was designed by Archimedes Russell and built in 1911. It is significant for its mission-inspired architecture.
The church's mission statement says that it is "a safe, spiritual haven for sharing the truth and love of the gospel of Jesus Christ" and that they "welcome all people regardless of race, creed, color or sexual orientation for worship and community services," that they "respect the needs of a changing world, maintain a history of our Lutheran roots and heritage, recognize our God given talents, especially the gift of music, grow as we reach out to serve our neighbors, friends of FEL, as well as each other," and that they "hope, trust and pray that we might fulfill God's mission to share our many blessings."
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1998.
References
External links
First English Lutheran Church website
Churches in Syracuse, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Churches completed in 1911
20th-century Lutheran churches in the United States
Mission Revival architecture in New York (state)
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