Cover ( Top Left ): Members gather outside of First Indian Presbyterian Church in Kamiah , ID - the oldest Protestant church in continuous use in Idaho and a community hub for the Nikessa village on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation . Photo : Courtesy of the congregation
Cover ( Top Right ): Organ Stops , a free-to-watch program by Opera Philadelphia , celebrates some of Philadelphia ’ s historic pipe organs and features the Opera Philadelphia Chorus , performing here at Wharton- Wesley United Methodist Church . Photo : Rec . Today
Cover ( Bottom ): The National Cathedral in Washington , D . C ., the sixthlargest Gothic cathedral in the world , is undertaking a $ 16 million earthquake repair project , supported in part by the National Fund for Sacred Places . Photo : Joe Alonso / Washington National Cathedral
Inside Cover : First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh is the oldest surviving institution of any kind in Pittsburgh , PA . The congregation identifies as a “ church in the heart of the city with the city in its heart .” With nonprofit partner Outreached Arms , First Presbyterian serves weekly meals to food-insecure neighbors , distributes food , toiletries , and clothes to about 2,000 individuals or families each year , and collaborates with Point Park University to provide the city ’ s unsheltered population with safe gathering spaces . Youth chamber music ensembles also utilize the church as a practice space . With support from the National Fund for Sacred Places , First Presbyterian will complete roof repairs to ensure that the church can continue safely hosting religious services and community programming . Photo : Jesse Belfast
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