First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (1910) — Vancouver, BC
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N 49° 16.821 W 123° 05.502
10U E 493330 N 5458625
An impressive brick church with a tall steeple that towers over Lord Strathcona School across the street. Originally built as a Lutheran church in 1910, today it continues on as a church.
Waymark Code: WM10R16
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/14/2019
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The Strathcona neighbourhood is where for over 100 years new immigrants from around the world came to settle and establish themselves in Vancouver.
Jewish, Chinese, Ukrainian, Swedes, and more nationalities found this neighbourhood to be a multicultural experience.
In recent years the neighbourhood has changed as it faces challenges with the impoverished community that lives along Hastings Street, one block north. Strathcona started to become a community that many people ignored and the City of Vancouver wanted to bulldoze for an urban freeway network.
In the past two decades, the community has been gentrifying as younger people want to live close to the downtown core. And the First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a reflection of this shift. The Swedish community left Strathcona and ultimately sold the building to a Korean gospel church. Then again it changed hands for an evangelical Christian community who continue to worship in the church today.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1910
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Lutheran
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Street address of Church:
431 Princess Avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6A 1V3
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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