The United House of Prayer for All People

The United House of Prayer for All People was part of the 1960s Dixwell Redevelopment Plan, but the church was not constructed until 1980 by Edward E.Cherry, an African American architect from Hamden who had previously aided in the design of other buildings for the Redevelopment Plan. This $1.1 million church was inspired by a modernist, California style and faces east on a very popular shopping street of Dixwell Ave. It is very easy to spot the United House for All People by its very large 3 red and green crosses which are suspended above its porch at its entrance. Since its construction, the church has served as a place that united the people of the town and today is part of a regional church that has 130 congregations.