Union Congregational Church (Avon Park, Florida)
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The Union Congregational Church, also known as Union Evangelical Church, is an historic Carpenter Gothic
style United Church of Christ
church building located at 105 North Forest Avenue in Avon Park, Florida
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Construction began in 1890 and the first services were held in the not quite completed structure on September 11, 1892. The church was built on land donated by the founder of Avon Park, Oliver Martin Crosby and his wife. Later the original crenellated bell tower
, one of the marks of Carpenter Gothic churches, was replaced with a steeple
, In 1989, the church was listed as in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press."
Union Congregational Church is still an active grace filled congregation. The church property extends through to North Butler Avenue and the congreation now uses 106 North Butler Avenue as its address. Bill Breylinger has been the senior pastor for over 20 years. Union is a place "Where You Matter To God." When a hand reaches out for help, the hand of Christ should be there to help, for this we are responsible.
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
style United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
church building located at 105 North Forest Avenue in Avon Park, Florida
Avon Park, Florida
Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population in 2009 at 8,824. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England.-History:...
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Construction began in 1890 and the first services were held in the not quite completed structure on September 11, 1892. The church was built on land donated by the founder of Avon Park, Oliver Martin Crosby and his wife. Later the original crenellated bell tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
, one of the marks of Carpenter Gothic churches, was replaced with a steeple
Steeple (architecture)
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure...
, In 1989, the church was listed as in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press."
Union Congregational Church is still an active grace filled congregation. The church property extends through to North Butler Avenue and the congreation now uses 106 North Butler Avenue as its address. Bill Breylinger has been the senior pastor for over 20 years. Union is a place "Where You Matter To God." When a hand reaches out for help, the hand of Christ should be there to help, for this we are responsible.