Congregational
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church in
Duluth
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,
Minnesota
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. The current building at 2310 East Fourth Street has
English Gothic
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architecture.
History
Major Luman H. Tenney and his wife led the foundation of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in 1870. In January 1871, Reverend Doctor Charles Cotton Salter of
New Haven
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,
Connecticut
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became the first pastor. The
parish
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ioners built a modest wooden structure at 2 East Second Street that was dedicated on July 16, 1871.
Pilgrim Church's second building, used from 1888 to 1915, was designed by William H. Willcox and Clarence H. Johnston, Sr, also at East Second Street and Lake Avenue.
Duluth architects Frederick German and
Leif Jenssen
Leif Gøran Jenssen (born 19 March 1948) is a former Norwegian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the light-heavyweight class. The estimated cost of construction was $100,000. The first service was held at this building on September 24, 1917.
Architecture
Stained glass windows
The church has five paired memorial
Tiffany glass
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windows created by
Louis Comfort Tiffany
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from around 1918 to 1923.{{Cite web, title=Pilgrim Congregational Church » Tiffany Windows, url=http://pilgrimduluth.org/tiffany-windows/, website=pilgrimduluth.org, access-date=2020-05-24 Three of these bear his signature, but the other two are believed to be authentic as well.
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There are two additional paired memorial windows that imitate the style of Tiffany glass.
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Behind the altar, there is a large stained glass window created by
Odell Prather
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and dedicated in 1979.
Organ
The church's
organ
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* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
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