The Churches of Grand Rapids

[fotoman311]

That's a beautiful Church. The tower looks very much like one of the towers at St. Andrews. Where is this church? I'd like to do a photoshoot of it when the weather warms up.

See response #44:

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.ph...st&p=885979

I actually visited this church at Christmas through Lowell. It's pretty cool.

[AvtpeasK]

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Lakeside Dr. by Michigan has approved its expansion plans which include adding a nice bell tower and making it look more traditional.

[Quercus]

Does anyone have any interior shots of Fountain Street Church? I had a tour of it today but unfortunately I did not have a camera with me. It's gorgeous!

[Veloise]

Does anyone have any interior shots of Fountain Street Church? I had a tour of it today but unfortunately I did not have a camera with me. It's gorgeous!

Isn't it, though?

Not many building pics on our website, but I did find one showing most of the sanctuary.

http://www.fountainstreet.org/static/pdf/weddings.pdf

Here are some on Google Images.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&...mages&gbv=2

Come back. Event series: http://www.fountainstreet.org/content/view/168/235/

Sunday service 11 am.

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[fotoman311]

This is why I like Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=...urch&m=text

[fotoman311]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brookepenning...l-grandrapidsmi

Another flickr photo that's pretty awesome. Very dark and foreboding. Anyone know what church this is? I would post it directly, but he doesn't have the Creative Commons marked on it, and I'm not going to step on anyone's toes with images and such.

[Kayak1]

FilmMaker: That was a stunning picture of St. Patrick's in Parnell. I am thinking of making your pic my computer wallpaper. Keep up the good work.

Here is the view from the steeple at St. Patricks in Parnell.

[GVSUChris]

This probably isn't the best place to post this, but has anyone noticed all the scaffolding surrounding Saint. Mary's Church right at 131/196? Sounds like they are doing an extensive restoration to their church. It's such a beautiful church I'm glad they're doing this!

[joshleo]

I am always find it interesting what doesn't get people's attention on this forum. I looked to see if this was mentioned but i don't think it was. 

 

First United Methodist is losing their tower because it was too expensive to maintain:

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/first_united_methodist_churchs.html

 

been going on for a while now but guess no one seemed to mention it.

[joeDowntown]

Wow, that sucks. I can see the church from out of my office window and always assumed they were doing maintenance/renovations. 

 

What a disappointment!

 

Joe

[GRDadof3]

I am always find it interesting what doesn't get people's attention on this forum. I looked to see if this was mentioned but i don't think it was. 

 

First United Methodist is losing their tower because it was too expensive to maintain:

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/first_united_methodist_churchs.html

 

been going on for a while now but guess no one seemed to mention it.

 

 

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think there's shortage of church steeples downtown. If they couldn't afford it...

[RegalTDP]

It's a shame, but hopefully the "post-tower" building retains some character. That being said, 'tis only bricks and mortar. Even if they had an extra $2 million lying around, it would be better spent elsewhere.

[GR_Urbanist]

I've been following the deconstruction of the tower for weeks. It was one of my favorite buildings. But, I do understand that the church could not afford to keep it and it was unused, also a potential danger from erosion due to it not being weatherproof.

 

 

 

 

  

 

So this is more of an issue of public saftey and not just wanton descruction of a historic building. Sad still. I'll miss the days when the sun would rise directly behind the building, through the windows.