Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Boston)
The Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic church building in Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . Designed by the architect Alexander Rice Esty and built in 1860, the building belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and was the first building to be built on Newbury Street (now 15) in the then new Back Bay district. The founder of the church was Frederic Dan Huntington .
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The American artist Frederic Crowninshield designed the central window in the chancel of the church in 1899 , which shows a scene from the book Pilgrimage to Blessed Eternity by John Bunyan in which piety , an allegorical figure from the first part of the book, the Pointing the way to the land of Immanuel .
Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel
The Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel , consecrated in 1924 , is an architectural gem . Much of the furnishings, including the altar , the stained glass windows , the lectern and most of the statues, were designed by the Scottish architect Ninian Comper in neo -Gothic style. The chapel is dedicated to the married couple Leslie Lindsay and Stewart Manson , who were married in the church in 1915 and died just ten days later in the torpedo attack by the German submarine SM U 20 on the RMS Lusitania .
Church work
At the beginning of the 20th century, the community was very successful with its charity program, known as the Immanuel Movement , and helped establish a variety of support groups for mental disorders , including alcoholism . The members of the Emmanuel Music group regularly perform Bach cantatas that are coordinated with the church year .
In a cross-denominational cooperation with the Jewish community Boston Jewish Spirit , among other things, joint church services and sermons are organized for the other community.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 21 ′ 7.8 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 26.3" W.