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. It was designed by the firm of Purcell & Feick before

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became a partner of the firm. The congregation was an offshoot of First Presbyterian Church and was named after the Reverend David Stewart. The main portion of the church is organized around a cube-shaped auditorium with light provided by a wall of eastward-facing green-tinted windows. It has a narrower section with a deep balcony that extends to the south. Decoration is relatively modest, consisting mainly of wood strips in geometric patterns. The exterior is faced in brick and stucco. The church was listed on the

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in 1978. In 1988, Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church bought the building and raised over $2 million for restoration and renovation.

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External links

"The Architecture and Design of the Prairie School: Stewart Memorial Presbyterian Church"
on Minneapolis Institute of Arts
"Stewart Memorial Presbyterian Church/Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church"
on City of Minneapolis
"Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church: Minneapolis, Minnesota Case Study"
by Maianne Preble on the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota {{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 20th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Baptist churches in Minnesota Churches completed in 1910 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Churches in Minneapolis National Register of Historic Places in Minneapolis Prairie School architecture in Minnesota Presbyterian churches in Minnesota Purcell and Elmslie buildings