El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Newest Church Under Way
Is For the Congre-
gationalists.

n HURCH building continues to
keep pace with commercial build
ing in El Paso. When the First
Congregational church, which is now
being built, is completed, all of the
regular congregations of the city. with
but one exception. will be housed in
their own places Of worship The Con
gregaUOnal church has been holding
its meetings in a theater downtown
while il arranged TO erect a building
on its lots at the corner of Williams
and Rio Grande. The project was
financed by the assistance Of the bust
ness men of the congregation and WORK
has already started on the first wing
of what will be one of the most at
tractive church edifices in FL Paso
when it is completed. The first unit
will cost $4,000 and is being built so
that II may be added 10 without spoil
ing the lines of the building.
Big New Church.
The Calvary Houston Square Baptist
church. a union of the Calvary Bap-
list and the Houston Square Baptist
churches. is planning TO erect $4,000
church structure on the corner OF
Ange and Montana streets, where the
Houston Square chapel IS now located
The design Of the new church has NOT
been decided upon, as the building
committee is now arranging the de-
tails for the purchase of the necessary
site and for the financing of the plan,
but the members OF the committee say
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full churches in the city.
New Jewish SynaEOgs.
The Jewish congregations Of FL Paso
are equally progressive in the matter
of building church structures Inc
congregation of Temple Mt Sinai has
had the plan of building a large church
under consideration for several months
and II is probable that the North ore
gon street property viii be disposed
of and a fine church building built
elsewhere. The congregation of B'ni
Zion has decided to erect a building
on North FL Paso street in the 500
block This viii cost $4,000 and work
viii be started on it this fall
To Erect Mexican Mission
The mission field has not been over
looked in FL Paso. The northern
Methodist church has arranged to build
a mission in FL Paso for the Mexican
work The building Will cost SSOOO
and will be located on Tays and Sec
ond streets.
The women of the city. cooperating
with the salvation Army, are planning
a number of substantial subscriptions
have already been received for the
New AIturu Church.
The Altura Park mission Of the
First Presbyterian church is to be
built within the next two months It
is to be erected on the unit plan. The
first unit Of the building viii cost
$4,000 and VIII be constructed 50 Nildt
it may be added to as the congrega-
ton grows.
The Austin chapel of the First Chris
tan church was completed and dedi-
Gated recently and provides a place OF
worship for the congregation Of the
First church living in northeast Fl
Paso.
City OF Churches.
jEl Paso is known throughout the
southwest as the city of churches. All
Of the church buildings are substantial,
artistic structure. The Westminster
Presbyterian church was the last one
to be completed It is built of brick
with a finish of pebble dash and has
a tile roof It is located on Rio Grande
street and IS one Of the most attractive
of the local church group The church
of St Clement, on Montana street con-
tinues TO be one Of the most beautiful
in the city. It is of dark gray. vol
canic stone and has a parish house in
connection in the same style of arch
itecture and building material The
First Presbyterian. the First Baptist,
the First Christian. the Catholic and
the Methodist church buildings in the
city would be a credit to cities Of many
times the population of FL Paso.