What a Church Should be Like
In 1955, 43 Columbus residents joined together and formed the North Christian Church.
As, the congregation grew, they needed a new place of worship. They formed an Architectural Committee to find just the right person to design a building perfect for their community and growing congregation.
Many famed architects were interviewed by the committee. Each candidate toted along sketches and photos. One of the architects was none other than Eero Saarinen, architect of St. Louis Gateway Arch and Washington Dulles International Airport. Eero recently designed Irwin Union Bank and Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, and worked with his father, Eliel Saarinen, on the design for First Christian Church.
The committee was pleasantly surprised when Saarinen simply brought a notebook, asking what the church should be like – not just what it should look like. In 1959, the congregation selected Saarinen.
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