| In
December, 2000 WXXI-TV featured some of the most exquisite and
historically significant churches, synagogues, temples and mosques
in the Greater Rochester area. Houses of Worship, produced
by WXXI in collaboration with the Landmark Society of Western
New York, is a local documentary about the architecture and historical
events that helped shape each faith community, and Rochester as
a whole.
A fascinating
tour of some of the notable religious structures in and around
Rochester, Houses of Worship will explore more than 15
structures in Albion, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Geneva, Penn Yan,
and Rochester. Key figures, such as George W. Pullman of railway
car fame, and renowned architect Louis Kahn will be highlighted.
Houses of Worship views the architectural
endowments, the history of worship communities, the dynamics
of faith that impel the congregants and the common themes that
unite all the diverse communities. The story told in very human
terms, through anecdotes, observations and recollections by
clergy and lay people alike, has beautiful images and a soundtrack
rich in ecclesiastical music.
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