Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Church of the Holy Spirit
University Area Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 7, 2022
1. Church of the Holy Spirit Marker
Inscription.
Bishop Daniel Tuttle conducted Missoulas first protestant service in 1870. The bishop noted in his journal that in the rough-and-tumble community, formerly called Hellgate, both the devil and the Holy Spirit were at work. When Reverend George Stewart established the parish in 1877, Bishop Tuttle gave a $500 gift from a New York donor to build a chapel. The donor requested Church of the Holy Spirit as its name. It was more than appropriate. A brick church located at Broadway and Adams replaced the tiny chapel in 1884, and a Fort Missoula officer procured a stained glass window to embellish it. By 1915, the congregation had outgrown the small church. Under Reverend H. S. Gatley, Whitehouse and Price of Spokane designed this impressive Gothic style church and parish hall. H. H. Kirkemo designed the rectory, completed in 1933. Renowned stained glass artist Charles Connick of Boston designed the altar window in 1947, memorializing the ten parishioners who died during WWII. The 1884 window, reinstalled in the nave, recalls the long service of this historic neighborhood landmark.
Location. 46° 51.849′ N, 113° 59.781′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is at the intersection of South Sixth Street East and Gerald Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South Sixth Street East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 South 6th Street East, Missoula MT 59801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roxy Theater (within shouting distance of this marker);
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
