Tonight the congregation of Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church in Minneapolis will kick off a public fundraiser to help restore the sanctuary they've called home since 1988. The church is among the few remaining prairie school churches in the country. It was designed by architects William Gray Purcell and George Feick Junior in 1909. The architectural style was inspired by straight lines and simple forms of the midwestern landscape. Today, the church sits in a neighborhood that has weathered some tough times, but appears to be on the upswing. The church is just a few feet from Interstate 35 and the drone of traffic outside the building is pretty constant. The church is weather-worn, its paint is peeling, its windows are broken. But it's still a well-preserved example of classic prairie school design. Curator Jennifer Olivarez with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts gave me a tour of the church.