The Peoples Church of East Lansing building (which surrounded the sanctuary on two sides). Following the fire, the interior of the sanctuary was remodeled in a more contemporary style, including the creation of a prominent stained glass window above the Chancel. During reconstruction an addition was also built to house new church offices. While no longer, in some sense, "the" university church, The Peoples Church of East Lansing remains a prominent congregation in the Greater Lansing-East Lansing area. The Peoples Church of East Lansing is the officially supported campus ministry to Michigan State University for both the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the United Church of Christ.
Lansing v. Smith Lansing v. Smith Lansing v. Smith, 4 Wend. 9 (1829), is a case decided by the Court of Appeals of New York which is relevant to eminent domain law. The case held that: People of a state are entitled to all rights which formerly belong to the King, by his prerogative. In "Lansing v. Smith", a statute of New York authorized the construction of a basin in the Hudson at Albany, and erections whereby the docks, etc., of the plaintiff were rendered inaccessible by vessels. Despite this harm, it was determined that the act, although it provided no compensation for