Irving Park United Methodist Church opened in the 1950s at a time when the Irving Park and Kirkwood neighborhoods were expanding. It is located at the corner of West Cone Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue on three acres. Not only do they have a thriving congregation, they host a boy scout troop and many other groups. The above photo is of the sanctuary one Saturday morning when one person was inside, possibly the preacher or the music director preparing for Sunday service. The stained glass windows were so beautiful and cast a warm glow in the sanctuary. The windows are an abstract design, as opposed to windows that teach about the Bible. The church looks very different when filled with people. With or without people, however, it is lovely.
Happy Sunday!
THANKS for sharing another photo from the church I grew up in. Need to update your date info. Although the Western NC Conference of the Methodist Church started talking about a new church in this area in the mid 1950's. West Irving Park Methodist was not formed until 1962. The members first meet at Joyner Elementary School. The current land where the church is was originally drawn out for houses, but the developers sold the new church the property and the first building was finished in 1964. The "West" was later dropped from the name and the sanctuary you photographed opened in 1980. My parents were charter members, we were the 2nd family to move into the 2700 block of Lafayette Ave in 1962. THANKS again for ALL your daily photos of around GSO.
Posted by: Nollie W. Neill, Jr | Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 08:51 PM