Series of Interviews with John Sears, Decendent of David Sears, the founder of Christ Church Longwood

Series of Interviews with John Sears, Decendent of David Sears, the founder of Christ Church Longwood http://www.unityboston.org/index.php?src=podcast&ref=Series%20of%20Interviews%20with%20John%20Sears,%20Decendent%20of%20David%20Sears,%20the%20founder%20of%20Christ%20Church%20Longwood en-us Accrisoft Freedom v6.6 About this Series of Interviews This a series of podcast interviews with John Sears, the great great grandchild of David Sears, who built Christs Church Longwood in Brookline, Massachusetts. Longwood church is currently the home of Christ Church Unity, and is headed by the Reverend Evrol Officer, as well as another member of the Sears family, Reverend Douglas Sears. Christ's Church Longwood, which is also known as the Sears Chapel, was built between 1854 and 1860 for David Sears and his family by the noted architect Arthur Gilman, and is based on forward-thinking ecumenical principles. It has always been interdenominational Christian church. The building was inspired by St. Peter's Northgate in Colchester, England, the ancestral church of the Sears family. It was built of Roxbury puddingstone, and features a large bell, stained glass windows by Doremus, and skylights which flood the sanctuary with natural light. There is also a beautiful original Hook organ. Cybele Elaine Werts cybelew@aol.com no no Christ, Church, Unity, Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts, John, Sears, David, History, Cybele, Elaine, Werts Building Christ Church Longwood: 26 Minutes. The last discussion covers the building of the church and the family crypt downstairs, and how the civil war affected that process, as well as the cost of building it. About this Series of Interviews This a series of podcast interviews with John Sears, the great great grandchild of David Sears, who built Christs Church Longwood in Brookline, Massachusetts. Longwood church is currently the home of Christ Church Unity, and is headed by the Reverend Evrol Officer, as well as another member of the Sears family, Reverend Douglas Sears. Christ's Church Longwood, which is also known as the Sears Chapel, was built between 1854 and 1860 for David Sears and his family by the noted architect Arthur Gilman, and is based on forward-thinking ecumenical principles. It has always been interdenominational Christian church. The building was inspired by St. Peter's Northgate in Colchester, England, the ancestral church of the Sears family. It was built of Roxbury puddingstone, and features a large bell, stained glass windows by Doremus, and skylights which flood the sanctuary with natural light. There is also a beautiful original Hook organ. http://www.unityboston.org/index.php?src=podcast&item=23 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Cybele Elaine Werts no no 26:00 Christ, Church, Unity, Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts, John, Sears, David, History, Cybele, Elaine, Werts David Sears and his Beliefs: 8.5 Minutes. The second interview looks at the forward thinking and often controversial beliefs of David Sears, who built the church during the civil war. He wrote his own Book of Common Prayer which was in itself controversi About this Series of Interviews This a series of podcast interviews with John Sears, the great great grandchild of David Sears, who built Christs Church Longwood in Brookline, Massachusetts. Longwood church is currently the home of Christ Church Unity, and is headed by the Reverend Evrol Officer, as well as another member of the Sears family, Reverend Douglas Sears. Christ's Church Longwood, which is also known as the Sears Chapel, was built between 1854 and 1860 for David Sears and his family by the noted architect Arthur Gilman, and is based on forward-thinking ecumenical principles. It has always been interdenominational Christian church. The building was inspired by St. Peter's Northgate in Colchester, England, the ancestral church of the Sears family. It was built of Roxbury puddingstone, and features a large bell, stained glass windows by Doremus, and skylights which flood the sanctuary with natural light. There is also a beautiful original Hook organ. http://www.unityboston.org/index.php?src=podcast&item=22 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Cybele Elaine Werts no no Christ, Church, Unity, Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts, John, Sears, David, History, Cybele, Elaine, Werts The History of the Sears Family: 16 Minutes. The first interview focuses on the history of the Sears family itself from the background of founder David Sears to that of his decedents, John Sears and Reverend Douglas Sears, a co-minister at the church. About this Series of Interviews This a series of podcast interviews with John Sears, the great great grandchild of David Sears, who built Christs Church Longwood in Brookline, Massachusetts. Longwood church is currently the home of Christ Church Unity, and is headed by the Reverend Evrol Officer, as well as another member of the Sears family, Reverend Douglas Sears. Christ's Church Longwood, which is also known as the Sears Chapel, was built between 1854 and 1860 for David Sears and his family by the noted architect Arthur Gilman, and is based on forward-thinking ecumenical principles. It has always been interdenominational Christian church. The building was inspired by St. Peter's Northgate in Colchester, England, the ancestral church of the Sears family. It was built of Roxbury puddingstone, and features a large bell, stained glass windows by Doremus, and skylights which flood the sanctuary with natural light. There is also a beautiful original Hook organ. http://www.unityboston.org/index.php?src=podcast&item=21 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Cybele Elaine Werts no no Christ, Church, Unity, Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts, John, Sears, David, History, Cybele, Elaine, Werts