Community Of Christ Temple — Attraction in Independence

I went here to go see what this place was all about. Only one person in the family didn't want to to go in and see inside. They missed out on how this place was built and how it became. It was through an individual that turned everything in a direction that I won't say. But honestly my opinions don't matter right here anyway. The sculpture is very cool. Although it was different how I saw they ran the church. It's enough to probably... Well it's was different from my church entirely. But it was fun to learn about another building from another faith. I give my respect to the building and how it looks. Other than that I probably won't be back to see it again. I will stick with...

Shout out to Joey for giving us a tour! We arrived and were disappointed to see that they only did tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays AND that you had to book two weeks in advance. Luckily another tour was finishing up and we were invited in! Definitely an interesting and artistic building, although if you’re expecting it to be like an LDS temple you might be let down. Nevertheless, our tour guide was fun to talk to and I appreciated getting an insight into a different religion. If you’re from out of town, I’d recommend at...

Magnificent French Casavant organ with a beautiful facade. The chamade (horizontal) trumpets speak declaratively out into the room. The mutation stops (numbers with fractions like nazard 2 2/3rds) on this organ are quite piquant. Lovely set of strings too. I was privileged to play a toccata and fugue by Buxtehude on this organ. It was a dream come true! I invite everyone to attend the weekly organ recitals given at 2:30 pm every Sunday afternoon. It's a delight to both the...