March 27, 2016

Bay View Baptist Church-on right 

                                              2701 S. Logan Avenue
                                                                      (Link 2.) 

Bay View Baptist Church (demolished)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2701 S. Logan Avenue

(Link 3-page 32)

Bay View Baptist Church sat on the corner of South Logan Avenue and East Russell  Avenue, just a short short block up from S. Kinnickinnic Avenue, the main street through the area of Milwaukee known as Bay View.  It was dedicated in 1894 and was open until the late 1950's when a new church was built at 3800 S. Howell Avenue. (Link 1.)

"‎Greg Schultz‎ to at Facebook page Bay View Vintage Wisconsin posted 3/18/16

"The Bay View Baptist Church existed at 2701 S. Logan from 1894-1969, ...  (Facebook, Greg Schultz.)

             Exterior of Bay View Baptist Church

              with Llewellyn  Library to the right
                             on Russell Avenue

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Link 1: "Bay View Baptist Church : seventy-fifth anniversary, 1892-1967 / [Mrs. Minnie May Lewis]" at

 http://uw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/dlSearch.do?vid=MIL

Link 2: "Image of America, Bay View" by Ron Winkler, Page 32 Photo at https://books.google.ca/books?id=WBJbJbobx_8C&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=Bay+View+Batist+Church,+Milwaukee+Wisconsin&source=bl&ots=z5ZfdwyN76&sig=tuBve4WzFPm1iOfLwAbxRZVELww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVtITtuMrKAhVE8WMKHexCC0IQ6AEINTAF#v=onepage&q=Bay%20View%20Batist%20Church%2C%20Milwaukee%20Wisconsin&f=false 

Link 3: https://ca.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs-1&type=wmds_5301_CRW_CA&p=2701+Loga

                                                               

• Reference: Title: 
            Bay View Baptist Church : seventy-fifth anniversary, 1892-1967 / [Mrs.                   Minnie May Lewis]
•           Author: Minnie May Lewis Mrs.
•           Subjects: Bay View Baptist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Anniversaries,                 etc; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Church history
•          Publication Information: Milwaukee, Wis. : The Church 
•          Format: 17 leaves : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm. 
•          Notes: Cover title.; "Mrs. Minnie May Lewis, church history."--Leaf 1.; 
•         "Present church: 3800 S. Howell Ave., dedicated June 1, 1958, first church:
•          2701 S. Logan Ave., dedicated Dec. 16, 1894."--P.[1] of cover. 
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St. Clara's in Claraplatz

St. Clara's Church
Basel, Switzerland

Sanctuary of St. Clara's

The parish of St. Clara includes quite Kleinbasel. Here live 6,700 Catholics from over 100 nations. Every weekend meet more than 1,000 in 7 different religious services in the churches of the parish. More than 300 meet regularly in different groups: Small Christian Communities, altar servers, neighborhood groups, choirs, clubs, worship groups, prayer groups, youth associations, groups of visitors, English-language community .... Since 2007, there are in our parish territory a small monastery with four priests from India (link: Homepage Karmelitenkloster Prophet Elias).

For parish includes four churches:

• Parish: St. Joseph
• City Church St. Clara
• Quartier churches: St. Michael and St. Christopher" (Link 1.)

Sanctuary Doors and

Stained Glass Windows Above

Sanctuary Stained Glass Windows

Candles with Holy Family

Christ Mosaic

Wreath of Life

Christmas Nativity in the 

Sanctuary Chancel

Photos: Taken by RW with his i Phone while living and working in Basel 
                Switzerland.

Link 1: http://www.st-clara.ch/kleinbasel/?ueberuns  (translation)
Link 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

                                                                                                             March 13, 2016

St. Martinskirche

Bleichmattstrasse 4600

Roman Catholic Church St. Martinskirche

Olten, Switzerland

Olten

(Link 2.)

"Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.

"Olten's railway station is within 30 minutes of Zürich, Bern, Basel, and Lucerne by train, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.

" From the 2000 census, 6,803 or 40.6% were Roman Catholic, while 4,262 or 25.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church." (Link 1.)

Interior Dome

(Pininterest Image)

"Local tradition has it that Martin Luther himself delivered a 10-minute s speech here in the 1520's, whether his presence turned the tide against Catholicism or merel encouraged the existing Protestant congregation is unknown.  The existing church building was constructed in 1491 on the foundations of its predecessor; Augusto Giacometti created the stained glass windows in 1919." (Link 2.)

Sanctuary-Right Side

( Google Resource)

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Photos: Taken by RW with his i Phone while living and working in Basel                  Switzerland. Link 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olten Link 2: http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ca/chur-st-martinskirche-st-martin-s-church-graubuenden.htm Prayer God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

Roman Catholic Church, Nativity of Mary

Roman Catholic Church, Nativity of Mary
Muri, Sins, Switzerland

Muri, Sins, Switzerland

(Link 1.)

"Sins is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Sins has an area, as of 2009, of 20.3 square kilometers 7.8 sq mi.... 5.65 sq mi  is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.37 sq mi  is forested...0.75 sq mi... buildings or roads....Sins has a population (as of December 2014) of 4,216.

Railroad Sign for Sins

"From the 2000 census, 2,350 or 71.6% were Roman Catholic, while 415 or 12.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church." (Link 1.)

Entrance to Nativity of Mary                "Historical background of the church Nativity of Mary "The parish Sins introduces the Municipal House (originally the seat of the administration of the monastery Engelberg) and the Lower Kaplanei the historic "core" of the civic community represents. Sanctuary and Chancel Central Altar Altar at Right of Chancel Altar at Left of Chancel Pulpit at Lest of Chancel Rear of the Sanctuary Ceiling of the Sanctuary "The parish Sins to be an ancient parish by tales and legends and in 1245 first mentioned. But you suspected rightly that already have a 990 Mary's Church stood on this site. The original parish stretched from Risch (ZG) to Rickenbach (at Merenschwand) and included the towns Auw (incl. Rüstenschwil) Mühlau and Abtwil. "1493 Dedication of a new church by Coadjutor Bishop of Konstanz. From this building is still the tower basement and the tabernacle obtained. 1608 Completion of the expansion and renovation work and dedication 1633 Parish Sins comes into the possession of the monastery Engelberg (Fathers exercised until 1849 as pastor and governor in Sins). 1638 Parish Auw separates from Sins. 1712 Church during the First Villmerger war theater of war and will be damaged heavily. 1748 Parish Abtwil is independently 1753 New inauguration of the church dedicated to "Mary's Birth" by the coadjutor of the diocese Konstanz 1770 Installation of a large organ 1866 Engelberg Abbey omitted "Kollaturrecht" at the parish Sins. 1876 Consecration today six tower bells 1878 Mühlau 1906/07 First total renovation 1964/68 Interior Renovation; in addition, the 7th bell is hung in the tower. 1997/99 Outdoor Renovations "(Link 2.) ****** Sanctuary Statue Sanctuary Statue Holy Water Urn ********** Photos: Taken by RW while living and working in Basel Switzerland Link 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sins,_Aargau Link 2: http://www.pfarrei-sins.ch/fuer-sie-da/index.htm (translation) Prayer God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)