Covenant Presbyterian Church (Chicago)

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Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago, nicknamed the White Cathedral, is the current home of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in the Bucktown neighborhood. It sits at 2012 W Dickens Ave, Chicago, and is famous for its white exterior and Gothic design.

History in brief
- The building was originally the Cathedral of All Saints of the Polish National Catholic Church. It was dedicated in 1931 during the Great Depression and designed by John G. Steinbach. The church is a narrow cross-shaped structure with two 135-foot towers and a 54-foot-high central section.
- All Saints began in 1895 when a group of St. Hedwig’s parishioners split away amid tensions with church leadership. The group formed the Polish National Catholic Church’s cathedral in Chicago.
- In 1981 the core group began worshipping as All Saints Cathedral, and in 1982 the church became part of the Presbyterian Church in America as Covenant Presbyterian Church.
- Covenant PCA purchased the building in December 1993.

Current use and community
- Covenant PCA has about 400 members and has planted two daughter churches: Lincoln Square (2007) and Austin-Oak Park (2017).
- The interior features Gothic-style art and a notable Saint Cecilia stained-glass window on the facade, with an Italian-made main altar donated by the ladies’ rosary sodality.

This building remains a prominent Chicago landmark, visible from the Kennedy Expressway along with other historic Polish churches.