Eero Saarinen was picked to design this church, located a bit away from downtown. It features a 192-foot spire with a cross on top. Saarinen had done a number of great works, including Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo. He wanted something that would force people to expend some effort to worship God, so you have to go up a flight to get to the church.
It was difficult to decide whether to use an interior or exterior shot for this blog, but I went with the inside. The panels of the exterior guide your eyes upward, and skylights are used to provide illumination. It's rather breath-taking - and it cost about $1 million to build in the early 1960s.
Sadly, Saarinen - a Finnish-American - died just after finishing the plans for this structure. This was his last project - finished right after his St. Louis Arch.
A staff member saw us walking around the building on a Sunday afternoon and invited us in for a look at the place. We couldn't thank her enough.
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