THE WAYFARERS CHAPEL

When the Chapel was built in 1951 it stood alone like a precious jewel on a deserted dusty knoll overlooking the blue Pacific. It was soon to be known as "the glass church" after its most prominent architectural feature.
The completed Chapel was dedicated as a memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg, 18th century theologian and scientist. His spiritual illumination of the Bible is the basis for its sponsoring Christian denomination, the Swedenborgian Church.
Today, what you are looking at is not a glass church but a "tree chapel." Chapel architect Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned American architectural pioneer Frank Lloyd Wright, had been inspired by the cathedral-like majesty of the redwood trees in northern California. The redwood trees that surrounds the Chapel are forming living walls and roof. Since its dedication in May 1951, millions of visitors have toured the Wayfarers Chapel and its surrounding gardens.