Church of Our Saviour, Friend of Children facts for kids
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Church of Our Saviour, Friend of Children
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 Location in Michigan
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| Location | North Shore Rd., Payment Settlement on Sugar Island, near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
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| Built | 1856-57 |
| Built by | Michael G. Payment |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002831 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 08, 1982 |
The Church of Our Saviour, Friend of Children is a special old church. It is also known as Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church. You can find it on North Shore Road, on Sugar Island. This island is close to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. In 1978, it was named a Michigan State Historic Site. Later, in 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it is an important historical place.
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History of the Church
Building a Community on Sugar Island
Michael G. Payment was born in Montreal in 1814. When he was 13, in 1827, he moved to Detroit. There, he started working in business. He became good at managing cargo shipments. This job involved trading goods with Native American people.
In 1845, Michael Payment moved to Sugar Island. He started a small community there. People called this place "Payment's Landing" or "Payment Settlement." He traded with the local Ojibwe people and built a successful trading post.
A Church for the Settlement
Starting in 1853, a bishop named Frederic Baraga often visited Payment's settlement. In 1856, Bishop Baraga bought wood. He asked Michael Payment to build a church in the settlement. Payment agreed and built the church. It was finished in 1857.
Michael Payment moved back to Detroit in 1874. However, church services continued regularly at the church. The church closed its doors in 1953. But in 1982, it reopened for summer services. Today, this church is the only building left from the original Payment's Landing settlement.
What the Church Looks Like
The Church of Our Saviour, Friend of Children is a single-story building. It is made of wood and sits on a foundation of fieldstone, which are natural stones. The outside of the church was first covered with clapboard, which are long, thin wooden boards. Later, weatherboarding was put over the original siding.
The church has a gable roof, which is a roof that slopes down on two sides. At the top, there is a square belfry with a pyramid-shaped roof. Each side of the church has three windows. One end of the church has an entry portico, which is a porch-like entrance. Above the portico, there is a simple wooden cross.
