{"id":712,"date":"2015-02-02T13:42:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T13:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=712"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:30:02","slug":"emmanuel-church-newport-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/emmanuel-church-newport-rhode-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Church, Newport, Rhode Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_712' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_712=new _2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_712');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_712=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_712');\n}\nif  (typeof _2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_712=new _2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_712, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_712=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_712, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/');\n}\npano_0_712.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_712.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_712.addListener('fullscreenexit', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = contentOverflow;\n\t}\n});\n\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height: 16px;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014_06_17_Emmanuel_Church_Newport_RI\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in 1841 by three women who wanted to make the Episcopalian faith available to all who wished to attend, <a title=\"Emmanuel Church\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanuel_Church_%28Newport,_Rhode_Island%29\" target=\"_blank\">Emmanuel Church<\/a> began with humble \u201ccottage meetings\u201d in local homes, which had quickly grown to eighty-eight parishioners by 1849. In 1855, the first structure was built to house the Emmanuel Church, and as the parish grew, a new and more permanent building was erected in 1901 and completed in 1902. Designed by <a title=\"Ralph Adams Cram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Adams_Cram\" target=\"_blank\">Ralph Adams Cram<\/a> of the architectural firm, Cram, Goodhue &amp; Ferguson, its current stone structure is built in the Gothic Revival style referencing the shape of a Latin cross. At the front of the church above the choir seats are oak carvings of faces that represent people of all ages, means and abilities\u2014symbolizing the entire community the church wishes to serve. 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