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.
