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The Highland Park Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian congregation in Highland Park, Illinois. The church traces its origins back to 1871. In meetings in 1871, the Highland Park Religious Association, a group of twenty people of various religious denominations, met in Highland Park, Illinois to decide what type of church to organize in their community. They took a vote and decided to found the Highland Park Presbyterian Church.〔PLAN CHAPEL DEDICATION IN HIGHLAND PARK:Church Facility Seats 110 Persons. (1961, November 2). Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963),p. n6. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987). (Document ID: 612435432)〕 The congregation was formally organized June 2, 1871, with thirty-three charter members.〔(A Brief Historical Sketch of Highland Park Presbyterian Church (1929) )〕 Initially meeting in Central Hall of Highland Park (a site now occupied by Highland Park State Bank), the congregation dedicated their first church building in 1874. That structure was replaced in 1911 by the present "modern gothic" structure furnished with a pipe organ having 1,754 pipes, at a total cost of $100,000. The church is at 330 Laurel Avenue.〔() The Fourth church: 1911, Volume 4, Issue 8 - Page 15. "Highland Park Presbyterian Church". Retrieved December 8, 2010〕 The manse was erected in 1900, with additions in 1918 and 1923.〔 A chapel seating 110 persons, along with a parlor and educational rooms was dedicated in 1961.〔 A Rogers/Rufatti hybrid organ with 30 ranks of pipes as well as electronic components was dedicated in 2004. By the church's 75th anniversary in 1946, membership stood at 1200. Membership by 1996 stood at 400.〔Felknor, Bruce L., "The Highland Park Presbyterian Church: A history 1871-1996." The Church, 1996.〕 The Pastor of the church is David A. Perkins.〔() Highland Park Presbyterian Church website. Retrieved December 8, 2010〕 ==Notable members== *Elisha Grey, 19th century electrical inventor, and competitor with Alexander Graham Bell for credit for inventing the telephone. Grey demonstrated his telephone invention in the church in 1874.〔 *Jim Tilmon, the fifth African American to become a US airline pilot, and a meteorologist and aviation expert on WMAQ-TV TV station in Chicago who also appeared nationally on NBC news programs.〔() The History Makers. Retrieved December 8, 2010〕〔Highland Park Negro Gives Black Viewpoint. (1969, June 15). Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file),p. n14. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987). (Document ID: 614108242).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Illinois)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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