A Tale of Two Sacred Spaces: Walking Tour of St. John's Lutheran & St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

Wed Mar 25 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm UTC-04:00

2216 Peach St, Erie, PA 16502-2819, United States | Erie

Jefferson Educational Society
Publisher/HostJefferson Educational Society
A Tale of Two Sacred Spaces: Walking Tour of St. John's Lutheran & St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
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Back by popular demand, the JES will offer a follow-up to its successful series of tours of Erie church buildings of July 2024 and July 2025. Once again, our guide will be Dr. Michael DeSanctis, JES Scholar-in-Residence and Gannon University Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts and Theology. This time, participants will tour two churches in the city of Erie: St. John's Lutheran Church, once home to a large German-American congregation; and, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, a building also dear to Erie's German-American population just on the opposite side of the block and a place where The Bread of Life Community worships. The tour will focus on the connection between aesthetic and spiritual experience as embodied in the language of church architecture and leave participants with a better sense of the important role Erie's places of worship continue to play in the life and culture of the city.
Please Note: Participants should be able to do light walking. The two churches are located on adjacent streets, approximately two blocks apart. Check-in will take place at 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, and the tour will begin at 10 a.m.
Location: St. John's Lutheran Church (2216 Peach St., Erie, PA 16502) and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (147 W. 24th St., Erie, PA 16502)
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25, 10AM-12:30PM
Admission: FREE
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