Union Church--Pettis County

 

A view inside the Union Church in rural Pettis County, during a glorious moment of late afternoon sunlight in mid-December.  This church has been on my list to photograph and document for seven or eight years now, and I was fortunate to find it in such good condition and with such beautiful afternoon light.

Church in Grand Pass, Missouri

 

During a December road trip I took some time to visit a church in the small village of Grand Pass, Missouri.  I had arranged to tour the inside of the St. Luke United Church of Christ, and spent some time photographing the well-preserved interior and exterior of this more than 100 year old structure.

Lost bird

I came across this lost cemetery decoration on the edge of a cemetery in northern Linn county, Missouri.  I was looking for a rural church that used to stand next to the cemetery, but the church was gone and only a belfry and some tombstones remained.

Riggs Union Church, Boone County

A friend and I went out photographing on a very hot Memorial Day afternoon this year.  I didn't want to go far, so we stuck to Boone County and photographed some of the rural churches that I have either overlooked or given short shrift on previous outings.  The Riggs Union Church was a location that I have had on my list to return to since my first trip there back in 2003.  I wasn't disappointed.  The exterior has been refinished (i.e. vinyl siding), but the interior retains some authenticity.  This was photographed with my D700, a camera that despite its age knows what to do with subdued, interior light.