We went to look at the sanctuary and what has changed at Gethsemane Lutheran. The congregation will be merging with Grace Episcopal also in Manchester about a half-mile away. I was reminded of the joke from the many formal dialogues that the denominations engaged in during the 70s and 80s. The Episcopal-Lutheran dialogue was coyly nicknamed the Lutepisc Dialogue. Funny to Swedes and Norwegians, anyway.
There is some memorabilia out on display in the narthex, including every confirmation picture. We did not stay long. We snapped some pictures of the sanctuary, which is little-changed over a century, with dark wood beams and wall columns against the off-white walls. We took pictures of a few of the stained glass windows that date from the late 40s, including those given by my Nordstrom and Lindquist ancestors. I always liked this window and preached the children's sermon from it at least twice. It is the Parable of the Sower, and if you look closely you can see that the whole story is in the window.
The building has been sold to an Assembly of God congregation.
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