Church of the Advent (Farmington, Minnesota)

{{short description|Historic church in Minnesota, United States}}

{{about|the Church of the Advent in Farmington, Minnesota|other uses|Church of the Advent (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Church of the Advent

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| image = Farmington-Advent.jpg

| caption = The church from the north in winter 2008

| location = Farmington, Minnesota

| coordinates = {{coord|44|38|20|N|93|8|33|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Minnesota#USA

| area =

| built = 1872

| architect = Richard Upjohn; John H. Thurston

| architecture = Carpenter Gothic

| added = December 31, 1979

| refnum = 79001225

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The Church of the Advent built in 1872 is a historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 412 Oak Street, in Farmington, Minnesota, in the United States. On December 31, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Church of the Advent is still a functioning parish serving Dakota County, Minnesota and surrounding areas. The 1872 church building, which seats only 70 people is used as a wedding chapel,[http://adventmn.com/weddings.html Episcopal Church of the Advent - wedding chapel] while larger worship services are held in the Michael and Lisbeth Sly Room built in 1976.[http://adventmn.com/history.html Episcopal Church of the Advent - history] The rector is the Rev. Elaine Barber.