In our community we have many churches with storied histories going
back to the days of Abraham Lincoln in Postville. In a world where
few people traveled outside the parish or county lines, Sunday
services were a major community event, providing invaluable
community information in addition to spiritual guidance.
Today's neighborhood churches continue to touch the lives of
people in many ways. Churches have been the homes to our
celebrations of the baptism of our children; in them we have
rejoiced with newlyweds and have said goodbye to loved ones. Many of
us over the years have used these houses of worship for Scout troop
meetings or for concerts or recitals. All of us have walked by these
magnificent structures countless times and have come to love the
beauty and dignity of the buildings.
Nine of these historic churches will be open to share the inner
beauty of the buildings as well as the stories of their
congregations.
Tickets are $5, available in advance at the Lincoln Public
Library, or they can be purchased the day of the tour at Lincoln
Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St., and First United Methodist
Church, 302 Broadway St.
The Lincoln Historic Homes and Buildings Commission was started
by Mayor Elizabeth Davis-Kavelman to protect, preserve and raise
awareness of our historic and beautiful structures. The commission
sponsors a home tour every two years in conjunction with the Lincoln
Art & Balloon Festival and hopes to have additional church tours to
tell the stories of more of our historic churches in the years to
come.
[Text from file received from
Judy Conzo]
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