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Lutheran, and a field
I spotted this nice little church in my wanderings last spring – that limestone tower was what first caught my attention.
Then I saw how the careful lawn was keeping that field at bay, which for someone who’s more theologically competent than I am might be significant.
And, as I always do when I stop at these country churches, I checked to door in hopes it was unlocked. There have only been a couple of times when I found an open door – this one in Megargel, Texas, and this place in Driftwood, Texas; this place was locked up.
But the disappointment of not being able to see inside was tempered by another look at how the Lutherans keep the lawn.
Uhland, Texas
photographed 5.10.2013
Through that glass, brightly
If you manage to find Puerto de Luna, keep going until you cross the Pecos River, then take the first turn to the right. After a bit, you’ll see a tiny church on the right side of the road. The sign over the door says Santa Inez.
It was closed up the day we were there.
But I shot this through one of the windows, looking straight across the tiny sanctuary and out the other side.
Puerto de Luna, New Mexico
photographed 9.21.2013
April 18
Go to Pecos, New Mexico. Find the highway that leads north to the Pecos Wilderness. Drive for a while – I don’t know how long – and you’ll find this church on your left. If you time it just right, you’ll be there in early afternoon, in the summer, and those clouds that bring afternoon rains will be building up. But even if the sky’s clear, you should stop and look around.
El Macho Church
in the Pecos Canyon
San Miguel County, New Mexico
photographed 8.14.2004
April 5
In Throckmorton, there are no more Lutherans from the looks of Sunday morning at the church.
There were, however, a lot of cars at the Baptist church.
Throckmorton, Texas
photographed 3.25.2012
February 25
Boarded up church, somewhere along Main Street
Hale Center, Texas
photographed 2.23.2012
