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	Churches: Charismatic CityChurch Tip Rating:

By mrclay2000 on April 18, 2003

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CityChurch interior and
altar (from the balcony)

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Non-denominational, the CityChurch attracts followers through its charismatic approach to the scriptures. An Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice and our own District Attorney are said to be members. Though damaged in the 1995 bombing, federal dollars helped to restore the interior to a somewhat pretentious but functional appearance, if you can overlook the gilt capitals to praise its wonderful acoustics. The CityChurch offices are directly south of the church on 10th street. An official there will be happy to show you the interior of this 1910 structure.

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	Churches: Under the Golden Lamps Tip Rating:

Updated By mrclay2000 on March 29, 2003

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CityChurch at night

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As I said, the CityChurch does not sufficiently illuminate the gilt on its dome, but the cylindrical base is lighted as well as the smaller cupolas. At only six blocks north of the Oklahoma City National Memorial on Robinson, whether you're visiting by day or night, this is a handsome structure in our downtown area.

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Address: 136 NW 10

Phone: 405/232-3232

Directions: 6 blocks north of Oklahoma City National Memorial on Robinson Ave. Note: Robinson is a southbound one-way street. Take a parallel street (Harvey or Broadway) northbound until you see the dome.

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By mrclay2000 on March 29, 2003

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First Baptist Church

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Just two blocks north of the CityChurch, one of my favorite churches in the city takes up an entire block. The First Baptist Church is one of the largest religious structures in the city. Though mere size may be accounted no merit in itself, and its interior judged to be stark and uninspired (so to speak), its nave is decorated with a substantial row of stained-glass windows. Overall, the structure is one of few downtown churches with true Gothic pretensions.

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Address: 1201 N Robinson

Phone: 405/232-4255

Directions: 8 blocks north of Oklahoma City National Memorial on Robinson (a southbound one-way street).

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	Churches: Under the Golden Dome Tip Rating:

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City Church

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The CityChurch (built downtown in 1910) is unique among Oklahoma City churches, with its white facade, heavy entablature and gilded central dome. Two smaller cupolas flank the main feature, and though these illumine at night, the lighting on the central dome is meager at best. By day, the corinthian capitals and the stately front staircase glow with the brightness of the noonday sun, making this prominent structure stand out in all its original glory. The interior unfortunately is strictly functional, and in no way complements the outward appearance.

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Address: 136 NW 10

Phone: 405/232-3232

Directions: 6 blocks due north of Oklahoma City National Memorial, on Robinson Avenue. Note: Robinson is southbound one-way. Take a parallel street (Harvey or Broadway) northbound until you see the dome.

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Updated By mrclay2000 on April 18, 2003

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rose window, south facade

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As usual, the stained glass windows of the First United Methodist Church (specifically the rose windows) are more dynamic when viewed from the outside, especially after dark, than they appear from the interior. Like many churches and businesses in the downtown area, the tragic events of April 1995 led to an infusion of federal rebuilding dollars, leading the church not only to reconstruct its lost windows, but to expand manifold the original house of worship.

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Address: 131 NW 4

Phone: 405/239-6493

Website: www.firstchurchokc.com

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main sanctuary and pipe
organ over the altar

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This enormous complex covers an entire city block, but though the Gothic towers and other architectural flashes seem to suggest a rich interior throughout, many of the hallways and reading rooms are walled in unadorned sheet rock, and the cafeteria in the basement is among the most homely of soup kitchens. Of special interest to the visitor however is the main sanctuary, complete with its 1910 stained glass (north side), its tremendous 1989 pipe organ (to mark the 100th anniversary of the congregation here), and the great wooden beams that shape and support the high ceiling.

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Address: 1201 N Robinson

Phone: 405/232-4255

Directions: Entry is effected under the awning in the center of the southern facade

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	Churches: Crypt at First Baptist Tip Rating:

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chapel, First Baptist Church

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For the chapel (i.e. the other portion of the First Baptist Church to boast stained glass), you'll have to con a church official to walk you through the basement cafeteria and into a smaller, rectangular chamber. The chapel has no especial character or design in itself, but its 1950s era stained glass windows are better Biblical storytellers than the golden orbs in the main sanctuary.

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Address: 1201 N Robinson

Phone: 405/232-4255

Directions: stop by the church offices to register before running amok through the chambers

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By mrclay2000 on April 18, 2003

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First Lutheran Church

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Another early church on Robinson Avenue, which gained the reputation of "Church Row" in the first quarter of the last century, is the First Lutheran Church, like St Joseph's farther south a temple in Gothic style. The "church" (i.e. its people) was founded here in 1902, but building did not begin on this structure until 1911. On April 22, 1913 -- the first '89ers Day following its grand opening -- a century chest was buried at the site, to be opened April 22, 2013.

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Address: 1300 N Robinson Avenue

Phone: 405/235-1013

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By mrclay2000 on March 29, 2003

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First United Methodist
Church

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Directly east of the Oklahoma City National Memorial stands the First United Methodist Church, which has occupied this site since the Land Run of 1889. For a congregation dedicated to remaining an urban church, the disappearance of the family from the city to the country in the 1960s saw the church's toughest period until 1995, when the bomb that destroyed the Murrah Building displaced the congregation for three years. The church has since been essentially rebuilt and significantly enlarged.

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Address: 131 NW 4

Phone: 405/239-6493

Directions: due east of Oklahoma City National Memorial

Website: www.firstchurchokc.com

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stained glass, St
Joseph's Cathedral

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If you never make it to Oklahoma City, your life will not necessarily be less enriched, but if you do come here and miss the interior of St Joseph's Cathedral, you can thank yourself for missing the best stained glass in the city.

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Address: 307 NW 4

Phone: 405/ 235-4565

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