winner of old churches
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Congratulations MT girl.I love old churches and the stories behind them.The church I put into the contest is about three miles from our place,surrounded by farm land.It was built in the early 1900's,and used until early 70's as a Luthern church.Greg was confirmed there 
Around ten years ago it was taken over by a group of people that loved the church,so now is called Pleasington,for the area its located.Lots of volunteer work went into the renovations,it was totally redone,hardware floors redone,windows,new siding and shingles.The basement was redone, a wheelchair ramp put in. The cemetary was always well looked after and is soo interesting to walk through.There are now weddings and funerals,reunions taking place.In June an old fashioned chicken supper and church service is held,and in Dec.a Christmas service,nieghbors from all over get together around three pm for singing hymns,Christmas songs,Harp music,stories,Santa at end...then downstairs for a pot luck coffee.The bell is rang as people pull up to the church....this beautiful church is truly a wiiner to me.
Around ten years ago it was taken over by a group of people that loved the church,so now is called Pleasington,for the area its located.Lots of volunteer work went into the renovations,it was totally redone,hardware floors redone,windows,new siding and shingles.The basement was redone, a wheelchair ramp put in. The cemetary was always well looked after and is soo interesting to walk through.There are now weddings and funerals,reunions taking place.In June an old fashioned chicken supper and church service is held,and in Dec.a Christmas service,nieghbors from all over get together around three pm for singing hymns,Christmas songs,Harp music,stories,Santa at end...then downstairs for a pot luck coffee.The bell is rang as people pull up to the church....this beautiful church is truly a wiiner to me.ranchwife
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all of the pix were great and the voting was a tough choice!! Congrats, MTGirl!!!
Lilly--loved the interior of the church in your pix....tell us about the "where" and "how" of this place!!
Lilly--loved the interior of the church in your pix....tell us about the "where" and "how" of this place!!
MTgirl
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"Holy" smokes! Thanks everyone! There sure are some beautiful churches out there that grace us. Thanks for sharing the history of that church, Mrs. Greg; what a lovely place. 
The church I chose to enter was the Bethany Lutheran Church. I live in the middle of nowhere, but if you go 30 miles NW on gravel further into the middle of nowhere you find this beauty sitting atop a small hill miles from anything. While I was taking some photographs of it I learned some information from a plaque next to it. This church dates back to the early 1900s which is pretty old for Montana and is actually listed in the National Registry of Historical Places. By the looks of it, you can tell it is vacant now and has been for some time. I sure do wish walls could talk though. I really enjoyed the contest this week. I would not have gone exploring or learned some history about this area without it. Thanks again everyone and well done; beautiful churches!
Here is another picture of the church as you approach it.
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The church I chose to enter was the Bethany Lutheran Church. I live in the middle of nowhere, but if you go 30 miles NW on gravel further into the middle of nowhere you find this beauty sitting atop a small hill miles from anything. While I was taking some photographs of it I learned some information from a plaque next to it. This church dates back to the early 1900s which is pretty old for Montana and is actually listed in the National Registry of Historical Places. By the looks of it, you can tell it is vacant now and has been for some time. I sure do wish walls could talk though. I really enjoyed the contest this week. I would not have gone exploring or learned some history about this area without it. Thanks again everyone and well done; beautiful churches! Here is another picture of the church as you approach it.
the_jersey_lilly_2000
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This church was built in 1850 by Mr Lilly's ggg grandfather on his mothers side, his ggg grandfather on his daddy's side. Along with many others that were ancestors. They settled this area and there was no church. All the logs were sawed at Keisler sawmill, which belonged to his ggg grandfather. The pews were all logs that were cut and sawed by his ggg grandfather too.
When your sittin inside and you look up at the ceiling you can see hand prints on all the boards. It's a really neat feelin you get when lookin up there and knowing that all those handprints were made when the church was built.
Very well maintained. Never has had any major remodeling done. It had electricity put in sometime in the 60s, along with a/c and heat that was put in underneath. It's had paint jobs over the years and new shingles put on the roof. Other than that, it's exactly like it was in 1850.
Here's a couple more pictures.
Every 3rd Sunday in August since the church was built they've had what they call, "Homecomin" Dinner on the grounds after church and tons of decendants of the original Church members come and bring a covered dish. It's set up on tables outside and you can just walk and graze all afternoon.
When your sittin inside and you look up at the ceiling you can see hand prints on all the boards. It's a really neat feelin you get when lookin up there and knowing that all those handprints were made when the church was built.
Very well maintained. Never has had any major remodeling done. It had electricity put in sometime in the 60s, along with a/c and heat that was put in underneath. It's had paint jobs over the years and new shingles put on the roof. Other than that, it's exactly like it was in 1850.
Here's a couple more pictures.
Every 3rd Sunday in August since the church was built they've had what they call, "Homecomin" Dinner on the grounds after church and tons of decendants of the original Church members come and bring a covered dish. It's set up on tables outside and you can just walk and graze all afternoon.
the_jersey_lilly_2000
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Congratulations MT Girl I really liked your photo....everyone sent in great pictures!!!!
MTgirl
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Thanks for the history behind that church, Lilly! That's great how it is still used and kept up. I really liked your picture of the inside....seeing those handprints from so long ago must be quite special!
Robert
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I couldn't decide on entering the old picture of the old church or the new pic of the new church.
Our little town is celabrating its 100 year anniversary this year, so my mother was making a picture history book of the church and had this picture that was taken in 1908 (church was built in 1906) I really liked the arched windows, much nice than the square ones on the new church.
Our little town is celabrating its 100 year anniversary this year, so my mother was making a picture history book of the church and had this picture that was taken in 1908 (church was built in 1906) I really liked the arched windows, much nice than the square ones on the new church.