Zion Lutheran Church, designed by Oregon’s most famous architect and the first modern sacred space in Portland, will celebrate its 75th anniversary May 3 with an organ recital and open house.
The free event, from 2 to 3 p.m., will also have presentations on the building’s timeless architecture by Pietro Belluschi, one of Oregon’s most revered and awarded citizens.
The church with a copper-clad spire captured attention from the start and influenced houses of worship across the nation. On its dedication day in May 1950, 7,000 people walked through the copper entrance doors to tour the vaulted building in Southwest Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood…