The largest church in the denomination, and one of the most influential in the city. Its membership includes some of the wealthiest and most prominent of the citizens of Minneapolis. The church is always foremost in the activities of the religious element of the community. The church was organized in 1857 with 18 members. From 1875 until the summer of 1907 a church edifice at Eighth St. and Nicollet Av. was occupied and was one of the landmarks of the city. This building was sold early in 1907 and a new building was erected on Groveland Av. between Nicollet Av. and Vine Pl. This is one of the most beautiful and completely equipped churches in the city.The material used on the exterior of the church is seam face granite from St. Cloud, Minn., with trimmings of buff Bedford limestone from Indiana. The principal frontage is on Groveland Av. The parish house is at the left, next Nicollet Av. Between the parish house and the church proper and farther back from the street is the chapel,with the cloisters connecting the two.
The church proper, seating about a thousand, is cruciform in plan, with a vestibule running across the full width, at the rear of nave, and a gallery over the vestibule. The chapel is rectangular and is covered by an open trussed Gothic roof. With the gallery it will seat about 500 people. Opening from the chapel is the parlor, which in turn connects with the corridor of the parish house and other smaller rooms. The office and minister’s reception room and the library are all on the main floor of the parish house. In benevolences and charities Plymouth Church has a remarkable record. An important branch of the church work is in the line of city missions and settlement work. Rev. H. P. Dewey, D. D., is pastor.
-Hudson’s Dictionary of Minneapolis and Vicinity, 1918