Comments on: Villa Ridge Christian Church

By: MilliGFunk

MilliGFunk — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:07:44 +0000

I don’t assume. Many of the towns I’ve traveled to and written about are actually quite poor. I read about and research many of these communities before or after I travel to them, frequenting the US Census website for median incomes, populations, etc. Many of these towns are relatively poor, according to available income data.

To be fair, I did not research the income in Villa Ridge, Missouri, but nor did I say that Villa Ridge was relatively poor – only that many of the towns I’ve traveled to that have historically and/or architecturally notable churches are, in fact, not affluent. In this post, by “relatively poor”, I meant family income in relationship to the size, architectural beauty, and cost of some of the churches I’ve seen. My apologies if my post was in any way offensive. I admire these old churches, and I find the communities who built them intriguing.

Richwoods, Missouri, for instance, has a beautiful old Roman Catholic church that is probably the single largest, most significant building in the community (Richwoods is an “unincorporated community”, not a town) – architecturally speaking. R

By: Karey

Karey — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:03:01 +0000

Why assume that small towns are relatively poor?

By: A Small Town Girl's Guide · Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church

A Small Town Girl's Guide · Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:20:47 +0000

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By: Lady Niko

Lady Niko — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:27:35 +0000

There are some pretty churches out here, I will say that.

I can’t wait for the weather to be nice again so I can go out & find some of the more hidden spots in the area.