The kitchen table isn’t far from the altar in Kathy and Tim Johnson’s home. A comfortable recliner and cozy couch share the living room with a wooden pew. Stained-glass windows cast colorful shadows across their bedroom.
Kathy and Tim Johnson sit at their kitchen table in Benedict on Feb. 18. The Johnsons live in the former Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. The high ceilings and stained-glass windows were overwhelming at first, but now they enjoy the unique features.
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Southminster United Methodist Church is at 2915 S. 16th St., the southwest corner of 16th and Otoe streets. An architecture firm is set to buy the building and convert it to office space and four market-rate apartments.
Beth Baldwin sits in a pew of the remaining New Visions church in Lincoln. Baldwin lives in the Southminster neighborhood, making it "doubly important" that the buyer was a good fit.
Kathy and Tim Johnson watch TV in their living room in Benedict on Feb. 18. The Johnsons purchased an old church that closed in 2020 and turned it into their home.
Kathy and Tim Johnson’s bedroom in the former Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church rectory in Benedict on Feb. 18 The church closed in 2020 after more than a century of worship.
Photos: Inside Lincoln's beautiful houses of worship
Westminster Presbyterian
The Westminster Presbyterian Church's newly renovated sanctuary.
St. Patrick's
Newly installed stained glass windows and stations of the cross help move the new St. Patrick's Catholic Church toward completion on Aug. 14, the day before the church dedication.
St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center
The Opus 8, made by the locally owned Bedient Pipe Organ Company, was formerly located in the Cornerstone Chapel and was moved into the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
First-Plymouth stars
“It’s not like people will think they are in a planetarium, but you can see all the stars,” the Rev. Jim Keck said about the constellation adorning First-Plymouth's ceiling.
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Catholic Church has a small gated room off to the left of the main entrance with a statue of St. Joseph and a baptismal font.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Organ builders from Bedient Pipe Organ Company install a new pipe organ in the upper cavity behind the crucifix and a mesh screen at the front of the church on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
First Christian Church
A Bedient pipe organ is in the First Christian Church chapel.
First Presbyterian Church
The current First Presbyterian Church organ includes all three organs used in the church. Each time a new organ was installed, the chancel was remodeled and enlarged to accommodate the new piece.
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church installed this statue of Jesus in the church in 1907. The statue was saved from a fire in 1925 when it was carried out by the pastor.
Sabah Mosque
The interior of Sabah, a mosque in the 1100 block of Furnas Avenue.
St. Luke United Methodist
Rod Scott uses a nail gun to attach wood trim around the final pane to be installed in 2004 in a stained glass window at the St. Luke United Methodist Church at 1620 Superior St.
St. Teresa's
The meditation garden at St. Teresa's Catholic Church.
Zion Church
John C. Friesen practiced on the new Zion pipe organ in 2011.
Salem Baptist
Salem Baptist Church in 2008.
Saint Paul United Methodist
A cross hanging over the pulpit is framed by organ pipes at Saint Paul United Methodist Church.
North American Martyrs
Sydney Arndt (left) and Jalyn Meyer watch Mass at North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church from the choir loft in 2004.
St. John the Apostle
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church.
First United Methodist Church
The stained glass dome at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-related symbols.
Christ Temple
A view of the renovated interior at Christ Temple Church.
St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center
A 72-panel stained glass window containing about 7,200 individual pieces of glass is a major focal point in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The window, called "Christ in the Heavenly Court," was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Megillat Lincoln is a relief sculpture at Tifereth Israel synagogue. The sculpture by Lincoln brothers Dean and Jay Tschetter, depicting the history of Jews in Lincoln and their ancestry, was a gift to the synagogue from the Max Neiden family.
St. Joseph Catholic
This stained glass window towers over the sanctuary in the new St. Joseph Catholic Church.
St. Patrick's
Murals were installed at the new St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Aug. 3, 2015.
First Presbyterian
A reredos titled "Christ - Teacher and Lord of All" is at First Presbyterian Church.
Zion Church
After Zion Church's original building was destroyed by fire, the church rebuilt.
St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center
The chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church was nearing completion in April at 16th and Q Streets.
Saint Paul United Methodist
New oak pews grace the sanctuary at Saint Paul United Methodist Church.
First-Plymouth
Abendmusik Chamber Players and ABENDCHOR performed "Messiah" in 2011 at First-Plymouth Congregational Church.
St. Patrick's
A finished pew rests in a press created for assembling the pieces in the new St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Aug. 9.
Churches
The sanctuary of First-Plymouth Church on Sunday will look much as it did on Thursday this week. The Lincoln church, with 4,000 members, will not reopen for Sunday services despite a statewide move to lift restrictions.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Holy Thursday 4.1
The Newman Center-St. Thomas Aquinas Church hosted in-person worship for Holy Thursday. One year after COVID shut the doors to in-person services, churchgoers again returned to the pews the week of Easter, the most important holiday for Christians.
First Plymouth Church
The sanctuary of First-Plymouth Church.
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