New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - Photos Decor Detail

New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Suspended above the center of the sanctuary is a massive metal and glass chandelier, with backlit panels, memorializing the names of parents, spouses, and other family members of the building's founders, painted in an ornate script.

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Decorative detail

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Beautiful light fixture above the baptism pool

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Ornate woodwork everywhere

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Two winged lions, carved in stone, flank the entrance and sit on a string course that sits a tall story above ground.

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

The first floor features an arcaded, triple entrance with engaged, Ionic columns; above the entrance is a grouping of four windows, similarly arcaded, and separated by slender, Solomonic columns.

A U-shaped, cantilevered balcony curves around the second story on three sides.

Another look at the chandelier

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New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - Photos Decor Detail

New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church