Very enjoyable service, even if there was a members meeting at the beginning, interestingly they are changing their constitution and will no longer be a non profit corporation. This will enable them to decide who can come into the building, which in turn means they cannot be sued for refusing to marry people for whatever reason.
Since first visiting Phoenix we have been to this church three times and feel a special affinity with it, finding it peaceful, yet vibrant, as well as a beautiful place to worship.
As I am writing this I have found out that we have other things in common with it.
Frank Lloyd Wright conceived and drew the designs for the church in 1949-50, I was conceived and born in 1959, Sally born in 1950.
The church was never built for its original purpose, a seminary for a college in Phoenix, so the plans lay on the shelf for twenty years. The church was eventually built, completed and consecrated in 1973, which coincidentally was when our marriage was consecrated. Since then being a Lloyd Wright design it has stood the test of time, though its exterior has weathered somewhat inside it is bright, wonderful and exciting, a bit like our marriage.
http://franklloydwrightsites.com/arizona/1stchurch/1stchurch_photos.htm
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