Grassy Hollow, photo by smalltowngirl
It seems that on every hike I take and in every new town I explore I find several lovely old churches to photograph. This Sunday’s church is Grassy Hollow Southern Baptist Church, located in Washington County, Missouri.
Grassy Hollow Southern Baptist, photo by smalltowngirl
Grassy Hollow is a quaint, white, frame church not far off of Missouri Highway 8 on Grassy Hollow Road. The nearest “town” is Shirley, Missouri. Shirley isn’t registered with the U.S. Census, so I assume that it’s a community rather than a town.
I forgot to look for an established date on the church’s foundation, but according to mogenweb.com, the adjacent cemetery dates back to at least the mid-1970s. Not exactly historic (to my knowledge), but typical of Missouri’s smaller, rural church buildings. And it looked very pretty in the snow. One of my favorite features of Grassy Hollow Southern Baptist was the simple wooden cross atop its steeple.
Simple Steeple, photo by smalltowngirl
Service Times, photo by smalltowngirl
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Grassy Hollow Southern Baptist Church is located on Grassy Hollow Road/Washington County Road 604 near Reed Lumber Mill 10 miles west of Potosi, Missouri. From Potosi, take Missouri Highway 8 roughly ten miles west, and turn onto County Road 604. The church is a few miles down on your left. Grassy Hollow also includes a small cemetery.
There are so many small churches in this area… It’s pretty amazing the structure and architecture of the insides.. very pretty. I can’t wait to shoot an open door small church wedding.. WOW the endless opportunities there!
I was raised in Shirley MO, but now live outside of Bourbon MO. There are some awesome churches way out here in the middle of nowhere. Check them out if you get the chance. They look like they’re back in time a couple hundren years.