Archinect
Steve Upham

Steve Upham

Houston, TX, US

anchor

Our Saviour Lutheran Church

This 4-level octagonal church was designed to be a "Southern German, Post-Reformation Lutheran 'cathedral' with a Texas flair". The entire structure was built on an artificial hill so that the basement level would be above the high water table. The sanctuary is on three levels - with two stacked wrap-around balconies. The soaring structure is 100' to the tip of the ceiling, which supports a suspended crucifix that is almost double life size. The raised choir and orchestra area features a 40-rank tracker pipe organ.

Crosspointe designed the liturgy furniture (pulpit, altar, baptistry). The narthex features a life size bronze statue of Martin Luther.

Crosspointe also designed seven other buildings on the Our Savior campus - including the parish hall, parochial school classroom, media center, gym, cafeteria, administrative offices, and daycare building.

 
Read more

Status: Built
Location: Houston, TX, US