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At Milwaukee’s Big Red Church, the elders are the ministers

Calvary Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee survived not by recreating its past but by trusting its elders, partnering with its presbytery and opening its historic building to the community.

A sanctuary with people in it

Photo courtesy of Calvary Presbyterian Church

MILWAUKEE — Just a few blocks west of the convention center where the 227th General Assembly gathered, the steeple of Calvary Presbyterian Church rises above Wisconsin Avenue.

Constructed in 1870 in the Gothic Revival style, the church is known throughout Milwaukee as “the Big Red Church.” Its towers, arches and deep red exterior bear witness to another era, when downtown congregations were filled with the families whose names now...

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