Pasadena was founded by
Methodist farmers who were fleeing the harsh winters and tough farming
conditions of Indiana. They bought the land here as a group and
relocated their entire midwestern community to Pasadena. One goal
of the original city plan, was to have one church -- preferably a
Methodist one -- at one mile intervals throughout the city. No
resident was to be more than a half mile -- an easy walking distance
--from a church.
Today, while there are not
churches at one mile intervals throughout the city, there are many
churches in diverse architectural styles. On this page is a
sampling of the Pasadena churches.
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St.
Andrews Catholic church, on Raymond near Old Town Pasadena,
combines a Renaissance campanile (bell tower) with a classic
Romanesque church. The bells in the tower ring on the hour
and can be heard for miles. |
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This
gothic church is Westminster Presbyterian Church, located high
up the hill on Lake Street at the boundary between Pasadena and
Altadena. |
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Just
uphill and across the street from Westminster Presbyterian
Church, is the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church.
These two church are landmarks in the city. |
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The
Holliston Community Church on Colorado Blvd. near downtown has the appearance of being one of
the original churches built in Pasadena in the late 1800s.
It now serves a Korean-American community. |
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