Crystal Cathedral opens with promise and glass
Garden Grove California photo feature details the Crystal Cathedral called the little glass shack by some and the most important religious building since Notre Dame. It is nearly finished awaiting only an organ lighting and sound systems and underground rooms. The first event was a benefit concert with Beverly Sills at $1,500 a seat for a debt free opening. Sills called the structure breathtaking.
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Dick Kleiner
Garden Grove
Calif
NEA
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Crystal Cathedral
Beverly Sills
Crystal Cathedral rises in Garden Grove with glass star design
The Crystal Cathedral, designed by New York architect Philip Johnson and funded by Dr. Robert Schuller, rises in Garden Grove as a glass four point star structure. It seats about 3,000, uses a unique glass ventilation system, and will house a grand Hazel Wright Organ combining pieces from Avery Fisher Hall and Rafetti Italy.
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Cathedral of Notre Dame
New York
Philip Johnson
California
Crystal Cathedral
Garden Grove
Robert Schuller
Garden Grove Community Church
Hour of Power
Dr. Schuller
Glass Shack
Santa Ana
Hazel Wright
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
Rafetti
Italy
Watch night services planned across churches New Year Eve
Community churches announce watch night services on New Year’s Eve with varied programs. Elm Street Baptist Church Murphysboro hosts a 9 p.m. service featuring Rev. Rick Hitt and Wayne Pieper Ayneway with gospel magic amid pre service 8 p.m. film showings.
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Elm Street Baptist Church
19Th and
Elm Streets
Murphysboro
Baptistemple
Illinois 13
Williams Street
Rick Hitt
St. Louis
Wayne Pieper
Ayneway
Creek Nation Pentecostal Church
Zeigler
United Missionary Baptist Church
Buncombe
The
Immanuaiites
Old Pentecostal Church of
Royalton
Jack Ragan
Jasper
Graham says Reagan can give moral leadership to country
Evangelist Billy Graham, longtime friend of presidents, endorses Ronald Reagan as a man of integrity and moral leadership. He notes Reagan is not an extreme ideologue and cites hopes for arms control, peace, and dialogue, including support for SALT discussions and gradual disarmament.
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Graham
Reagan
George W. Cornell
New York
Billy Graham
Ronald Reagan
Montreal
N.C
Poland
Carter
California
Lusitanian Church Joins Anglicans in Portugal
The Lusitanian Church of Portugal becomes a full member of the Anglican Communion joining 24 national churches and 65 million members. The ceremony included bishops from many countries and marks the church with 3,000 members in 17 congregations around Lisbon and Oporto.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Anglican Communion
U.S
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Murdale
Carbondale
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China
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Master Charge
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Southern Illinois’ Great Store
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Walnut St
Steeleville
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Equal Housing Lender
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