Boston Avenue United Methodist Church – Tulsa, OK

The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, and completed in 1929, is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1999. It has 15 floors.

The design of the US$1.25 million edifices is credited to two individuals: Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff. Robinson was an art teacher at Central High School in Tulsa, and eventually was chair of the art department at the University of Tulsa. Robinson sketched the original ideas for the church. Bruce Goff, formerly one of her high school students, and the architect in 1924–1926 of her home and studio, then took the sketches and came up with the design for the church. Officially, the architecture firm credited is Rush, Endacott, and Rush where Goff apprenticed (from age 12 and became a partner in 1930).

There is still some debate over who was more responsible for the building. The church credits Adah Robinson with the design of this building, while Goff experts maintain that it is clearly his design. The definitive book on the subject, Tulsa Art Deco says of that issue that "it is not the purpose of this book to offer a resolution to that controversy."

The original building consisted of a semicircular auditorium, a soaring 225-foot (68.5 m) tower, and a wing containing classrooms. The soaring straight lines of the tower provide physical, visual, and philosophical linkage to the Gothic Cathedrals of past ages as well as allowing the designers to indulge in the Art Deco celebration of the vertical.

A stone from the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church is one of the stones embedded in the walls of the Chicago Tribune Building, along with over 100 others picked from historic buildings and famous sites from around the world.

The Boston Avenue Church contains a 105 rank Möller pipe organ, dedicated in 1962 at 72 playable ranks of pipes and expanded in 1986. The organ was further modified in 1995 by Daniel Angerstein. In 1999 a new Trompette-en-chamade was added. A complete stoplist for the organ can be found on the Organ Page for the Boston Avenue Church.

The church was built by W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation.

The Church seeks to be a thoughtful Christian community that connects all people with God's unconditional love. A historic, theologically progressive church located in downtown Tulsa, the congregation is invited to think deeply, grow spiritually, and love generously. They offer rich and meaningful worship, nourishing fellowship with others, and numerous missions and justice opportunities.

At Boston Avenue, they offer several ways you can help make a difference. Whether it be around the corner, or across the globe, there are many opportunities to serve others.