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The Facilities of Colonial Church
The Meetinghouse
The Pilgrims believed the church was the people, not the building.
The place of assembly for worship, town meetings, or (in our case)
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The Governor John
Carver Common
Named for the first Governor of Plimoth Plantation
and the New England town center, this intentionally broad place
becomes the crossroads and gathering area for our common life.
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The Ann Bradstreet
Hearth Room
A Puritan woman whose controversial poetry broke
new ground for literature and women's rights, her room is our
center for the daring thought of seminars and women's ministries.
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The William Bradford Administration Building
The Pilgrims' second Governor and chronicler of
their early life, Bradford's name graces the offices for several
of our ministries.
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The Dwight L. Moody Volunteer Receiving Room
This great evangelist cared about reaching out to people. A center of
volunteer work, this is also where many, including new members, babies
and their parents, are received into our welcoming arms.
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The John Woolman
Quiet Room
Named for an early Quaker who witnessed for peace and prayer, this room hosts
prayer meetings and meditative services.
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The Pilgrim Way Bookshop
Our ministers' academic gowns speak of our high valuing of education. Come here to
stretch your knowledge.
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The Pastor John Robinson
Great Hall
The pastor whom the Pilgrims of the Mayflower left behind counseled them that "God
hath yet more truth and light to break forth from His Holy Word." This
place of eating and meeting allows us to be open to the light.
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The Abigail Adams Kitchen
Abigail Adams, wife of our second president, was equally at home running the
farm and speaking up for women's suffrage. Similarly, much ministry is enabled
by the hard work within this kitchen.
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The Samuel Sewall
Music Center
Named for the "strong-voiced male" judge who "lined out" the
hymns for the Old South Church in Boston. From his lead comes our own Thanksgiving
Day style of hymn singing.
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The Sarah Pierpont Edwards Sunday School Building
Mother and progenitor of a staggering number of ministers, lawyers, doctors,
judges, college presidents, homemakers (and Aaron Burr), Sarah's knowledge
of children and God makes her name good to remember within the halls of learning
for our youngest Pilgrims.
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The Jonathan Edwards
Youth Center and Lounge
America's premier philosopher and leader of the Great Awakening welcomed, with
his wife Sarah, many young people into their home to learn of the Christian
life. It is our aim for the same to happen in this center composed of offices,
gymnasium, and lounge
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The Gathering Rooms
These four rooms, the site for our Sunday Morning Adult Communities,
follow the Pilgrims away from the stained glass in favor of a clear view of
the world. The rooms are named in honor of the following:
- Gathering Room I - Timothy Dwight - Jonathan Edwards' grandson,
President of Yale College and author of the hymn, "I Love
Thy Kingdom, Lord."
- Gathering Room II - Thomas Hooker - Founder of Hartford, Connecticut,
Congregational minister, and inspirer of America's Constitution.
- Gathering Room III - Ann Hutchinson - Ruffled the feathers of Puritan
divines by her emphasis on "the inner light." She is beloved by Quakers.
- Gathering Room IV - Roger Williams - After trekking through the
winter forests to found what is now Rhode Island, by faith he called
the city "Providence". The founder of America's Baptist tradition.
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The John Eliot Library
Named for the Puritan "Apostle to the Indians" who patiently and
lovingly visited the Algonquin people to learn their language, teach them of
Christ, and translate the Bible for them. We intend it to be, in his spirit,
a center for learning and Biblical study.
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The Samuel and Gideon
Pond Fellowship Room
In 1836, two Congregational laymen came as missionaries to Minnesota and
ministered to Sioux Indians, teaching and doing New Testament translation
for them. Their cabin and chapel was on the site of the present St.
Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on the east shore of Lake Calhoun. Later,
they were ordained as Presbyterian ministers. While they came fifty years
after the American Revolution, they were pioneers out of the Pilgrim Spirit
and are a vital part of our Minnesota heritage. The lovely room for gatherings
of youth and adult "fellowship" groups,
looking out upon beautiful ponds, seemed a natural for the Pond
brothers.
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The Founders
Fireside Room
Institutions live by the vision of their founders. Colonial Church's founders
dreamed of a faith company that would care about and serve the community. A
great deal of that happens in this room.
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The John Winthrop South Common
The first Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony told his people, "We are
as a city set upon a hill, with the eyes of the world upon us". We welcome
the world from this vantage point.
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The New England Covered Bridge
In the National Historic Register as one of only three covered bridges in Minnesota,
this hand-built structure symbolizes our aim to be a bridge to the community
and to the world.
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