| First Congregational Church of Austin | |
| Location: | 5701 W. Midway Place Chicago, Illinois USA |
| Coordinates: | 41.8886°N -87.7681°W |
| Built: | 1908 |
| Architect: | William Eugene Drummond |
| Added: | November 17, 1977 |
| Refnum: | 77000474 |
First Congregational Church of Austin, also known as Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ, is a historic church at 5701 West Midway Place in Chicago, Illinois. The church was built in 1905 for a Congregational assembly; it was later used by Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, and Church of God in Christ congregations. A Chicago building permit was issued on August 15, 1905 according to the Chicago Tribune of August 16, 1905. Architect William Eugene Drummond, a student of Louis Sullivan and a sometime employee of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the church in the Prairie School style; it is an unusual example of a Prairie School church and influenced Wright's Unity Temple which was designed after the original church burned on June 4, 1905.The one-story building consists of a tall central section with massive piers and a smaller section to either side. The entrance is recessed in the base of the central section; the doorway features lintels and posts that continue the building's rectilinear emphasis. Leaded glass windows are recessed in the spaces between the central section's piers.[1]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.