Coventry Cross Chapel was moved from its original site in Smith Valley, Nevada, to its present location in Minden, in Octoberof 1954, to become the town’s first church. Before that, local Episcopalians worshipped in members’ homes and other buildings.
While in Smith Valley, the Chapel was given the carved stone Tudor Cross which had stood on the porch of the Cathedral of St. Michael (Coventry Cathedral) at Coventry, England. Honoring the gift, the Chapel became "Coventry Cross Episcopal Church."
The rose quartz cross stands about three feet high and is carved with 28 Tudor roses with points terminating in a large blossom. It stands on the rood beam over the altar. At some point in its history it was stained brown to match the beam.
The mantel of the fireplace (the original heat for the church) came from 14th century Malmesbury Abbey in England; the left corner stone of the fireplace is from a first century Roman wall at St. Alban's; and the right corner stone is from 17th century St. Paul's in London.
The new parish hall modifies and expands the one built in 1958.
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