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Stained Glass Cross, photo by MilliGFunk Photography Each time I drive through Coffman, Missouri to visit Crown Valley Winery, Chaumette Winery, or Charleville Winery, I pass a small white frame church that sits on a humble little Ste. Genevieve County hill. There’s not been a time that I’ve driven past this church that I haven’t noted [...] 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 [...] St. Louis, MO, photo by smalltowngirl SO…there’s this giant bell mounted on a brick and concrete pedestal in front of the First Baptist Church of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and I’m not sure why. Granted the bell looks super-cool (up close, especially), but there’s no plaque or sign indicating what the significance of the bell is. The bell has [...] Marvin Chapel, photo by smalltowngirl When I got off of US Highway 67 to drive into the town of Bonne Terre, I saw a sign for a United Methodist church five miles away in the opposite direction of the town. I took a detour to check the church out. Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church sits on Missouri [...] Villa Ridge Christian Church, photo by smalltowngirl One of the things I love most about my wanderings in rural Missouri is the moment when I happen accidentally upon a beautiful, old, country church. Missouri’s churches have stories to tell; stories of weddings, funerals, and stories of community. I’m always amazed that the people of these tiny, probably [...]
When I was a little girl, I went to preschool at the school associated with this church. I have clear memories from inside the old brick school building, and I remember thinking to myself that it would be cool to grow up and come back to the school when it was very, very old.
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