Classic San Francisco

A historic Landmark

The Church

Our historic Arts & Crafts chapel with its luscious garden is located in the picturesque Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco and provides an unforgettable setting for a wedding ceremony.

This National Historic Landmark is famous for its century-old tradition of celebrating beautiful ceremonies and is treasured by many. Each wedding is tailored to fit the unique needs of the couple and the friendly and experienced staff will provide unmatched service to ensure that your wedding day is a joyous and a memorable one.

church-entrance

photo: Anna Baklanova

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photo: Anna Baklanova

church-stained glass

photo: Laurie Passey

church-rooftiles

photo: Anna Baklanova

church-vestibule

photo: Marina Baklanova

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photo: Marina Baklanova

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photo: Augie Chang

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photo: Michelle Walker

church-garden

photo: Augie Chang

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photo: Anna Baklanova

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photo: Anna Baklanova

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The Building

” The building itself is a lesson — it teaches truth and honesty, this little tiled brick church at the corner of Lyon and Washington streets…”

Over one hundred years after those words were written by a newspaper reporter, the Swedenborgian Church still stands — flourishes, rather — in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

The spirit of the church arose from an appreciation of the beauty of nature, and a will to express that beauty as divinity itself.

Its creation in 1895 was influenced by an elite group of early California pioneers: the painter William Keith, naturalist John Muir, architect A. Page Brown, draftsman Bernard Maybeck, and most particularly by the Reverend Joseph Worcester, who would be its first minister.

Download the floor plan (PDF)

If you would like to know more about our weekly church
services, please visit www.sfswedenborgian.org