First Congregational Church

This was my church growing up in Winona, Minnesota.  It was the First Congregational Church.

My memories of this church are vivid.  I remember attending with my mom, and reciting the Lord's Prayer:

One of my favorite hymns, which we sang often, was Holy Holy Holy:

The Benediction was always this song:

Later, in Sunday School, studied the Old and New Testaments, and we memorized the 23rd Psalm:

In High School I taught Sunday School, and then my friend Lora and I decided to visit every church in Winona, and attend a service at each one.  We went to quite a few.  Of course, I now know they were almost all Lutheran and Catholic!  Not as diverse as we thought we were being.

Here is a link to a post about growing up in Winona.