Smallest Church

After stopping at Goeken Park last week, I drove on to The Smallest Church in the World, west of the town of Festina….

The tiny church’s official name is St. Anthony of Padua Chapel….

I have visited here several times before, but had never before noticed the 1885 in the upper reaches of the entryway….

Once inside the chapel, I signed my name in the guestbook below this memorial window….

Then, I prayerfully sat for a few moments in one of the pews (even though I’m a Baptist-raised Missouri Synod Lutheran, not a Catholic)….

Behind the small church is a correspondingly small cemetery.    

A farmer was harvesting corn in the field next door.  His combine is coming into view in the right of the photo.  (I was hoping he wouldn’t see me aiming the camera his way.)