Church Canoe
Christine October 24th, 2009
This old country church has stood unused for a long while next door to my parents’ property at Proctor. My folks had a chance to buy it many years ago and now people in the valley occasionally will ask if they can use it for a wedding, but otherwise it stands empty. At least the sanctuary gets a good, sporadic cleaning that way although presently it looks a bit dusty. There is an outhouse in the back which is non-functioning. My brother and a friend put a new roof on it several years ago and a little paint… other than that, it has been as it always has over the long years.
These old buildings seem a bit sad to me; sometimes when I come in here I imagine to hear the singing of old hymns and the pump organ playing. The organ is in good shape and all the reeds still function just fine. This seems like a creative place to store the Red Raven for the winter, don’t you think? Somehow it brings just a little bit more life back into the church. An alternate title to this post could be: The Red Raven gets Religion.
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Christine – I always imagine that canoeing in the Red Raven is a religious experience – now I know why! Thought of The Raven when I saw some less fortunate canoes on my travels.
A blessedly safe place for the red canoe. And it’s a darling little church to paddle down the isle.
I can’t imagine a safer place for Red Raven over the frigid winter months! (-:
I love visiting old, abandoned churches. How cool is that, one in your family to visit, even paddle through. ;<)
Great pics Christine, glad I stopped in.
This just gives me such a warm, happy feeling… aren’t you all so lucky to have this in the family? Super cool…
This lovely church looks like it is expecting a congregation to come through the door tomorrow. It looks both immediate and timeless. Beautiful.
The Red Raven is mightly blessed.
That’s a wonderful image, and strangely, the canoe doesn’t look out of place, at least I don’t think it does. Would love to hear that old pump organ. I got a chance to play one (coincidently, in a small disused church) many many years ago. I still remember the sound and the feel of it. I was with some friends, and we sang a few old hymns, it was really something!
I have dreamed many times of buying an old church, to live in/art gallery. Maybe someday. Maybe this will happen to this one?
I like the alternate title!
I am with Tammie, I would love to have one. Over the years, I have seen several country churches turned into home and art shops.
Tell your folks I am jealous. Such a blessed place for the Red Raven to go on retreat!
I’m sure the Red Raven will be safe there.
Beautiful view through the church windows. How wonderful that your folks could purchase and protect such a lovely historic church.
What a surprise to come here and read about this! I love the old church and I hope and pray your family does continue to preserve and protect it! I can’t even imagine all the history that has happened here! Talk about “If walls could Talk!”