Trinity Lutheran Church (Queens)

Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 31-18 37th Street in Astoria, Queens, New York. It was designed by John William Cresswell Corbusier and overseen by architect George W. Conable (1866–1933). It was built in 1926 and is a one-story Collegiate Gothic style building. It is constructed of brick faced with coursed rubble aplite trimmed in cast stone. The front elevation features a recessed entry with a large window above, framed by two spires with ornate turrets. The interior is in a Gothic plan of nave and transepts.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Music

The church owns a 1927 Skinner pipe organ, which is still operational and used during Sunday services. The church also has a handbell choir which rings hymns, peals and processionals. Other musical activity at the church includes a choir, piano, cello and musical saw.

References

External links

• Media related to Trinity Lutheran Church (Queens, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
• Trinity Lutheran Church: Long Island City
• Handbell ringing at Trinity Lutheran church: Long Island City