Chapel by the Lake

Printed by permission by Gwyn of Juneau Daily Photo

The log chapel was constructed in the mid-1950's. One of our three Sunday services is held in this picturesque and popular tourist site. In addition to the log chapel, the Chapel by the Lake campus includes a main sanctuary, fellowship hall, education wing, and quarters for the pastor's family.

Old Arizona Mission

Printed with permission by Sharon of Phoenix Daily Photo

This is Mission San Jose de Tumacacori, established on this site sometime after 1751 after nearby missions dating back to 1691 were destroyed and abandoned. This is one of the many missions established by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, the explorer, cartographer, and Franciscan priest who is responsible for the chain of missions running from within Mexico to northern California. This mission was abandoned by 1848 and began its fall into disrepair until 1908 when the area was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. Restoration continues today although very slowly. In 1937 a museum was built at the National Monument which later became a National Park.

The mission is located in Southern Arizona between Tucson and the border with Mexico. Photos don’t really do it justice. It is one of those places you need to see in person in order to enjoy its beauty.

Summerfield Methodist Church--Alabama

I got this idea from 'ramblin' round' at www.selmaala.blogspot.com


Organized before 1837, first under charge of Charles McLeod and next, Asbury H. Shanks. Contract for present building was let October 23, 1844; dedicated October 5, 1845. Greenberry Garrett was Presiding Elder of Summerfield District. Original building committee composed of Greenberry Garrett, A. H. Mitchell, T. B. Goldsby, John Paulling, George A. B. Walker. Original trustees were George Childers, Noel Pitts, John Paulling, David Mims. Here worshipped Bishop J. O. Andrew and other prominent Methodist leaders and educators. This church absorbed the congregation at Childers Chapel, south of this site, where a Medthodist congregation existed as early as 1824. Location: Dallas County

Historic Church

Salem First Methodist Episcopal Church ca. 1878
Salem First United Methodist Church is a Methodist congregation and historic church in Salem, Oregon, United States. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its original name, First Methodist Episcopal Church of Salem, in 1983. First United is the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains, and is a designated United Methodist Heritage Landmark. It is one of the few high-style Gothic Revival churches outside of Portland, and has one of the rare tall spires left standing in the state.


I got this beautiful Church from A. Lawson of Salem,Oregon daily blog diary.

Old Adobe Church

Walker S. (http://washaw.wordpress.com) allowed me to use his photo.

This is The Old Adobe Church in Old Town, San diego, Ca

On November 21, 1856 the Old Adobe Church was dedicated with the new name--Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin. Mass is celebrated daily.

Cathederal of the Nativity-BVM--Juneau Alaska

A Brief History of Cathedral Of the Nativity,
of the Blessed Virgin Mary


The first Catholic Mass on Alaskan soil was celebrated by two priests doing survey work with a Spanish fleet.

On Ascension Day, May 13, 1779, at Bucareli Bay (near Craig, Prince of Wales Island), Fr. Juan Riobo records: "I sang a Mass of Thanksgiving for the safe voyage...a little Indian girl was baptized."

In 1872, Rome placed the Alaskan territory under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Victoria, BC, the closest diocese. Bishop John Seghers of Victoria made his first visit to Alaska in 1873. He established St. Rose of Lima, the first Catholic parish in Alaska, in Wrangell on May 3, 1879, just 100 years after the Spanish priests had been here. Fr. John Althoff, a diocesan priest of the Victoria diocese, was appointed pastor, with missions in Sitka and Juneau.


There has been a continuous Catholic presence on this same block of Fifth Street since 1885, when Fr. John Althoff was assigned to pastor the growing mining community in the silverbow Basin. Fr. Althoff's little church, built in 1886, was replaced in 1910 with the present structure. It became a Cathedral in 1951 when the southern and southeastern parts of the Vicariate of ALaska were split off to become the Diocese of Juneau.

When the Archdiocese of Anchorage was split off in 1966, the Cathedral of the Nativity continued as the cathedral church for the Diocese of Juneau, comprising Southeast Alaska from Yakutat down to the Canadien border.

In the city block bound by Fifth, Harris, Sixth and Gold Streets, you will find the Cathedral church, rectory/office, and parish hall and education center as well as the Crimont Buisness Center housing the chancery office and Catholic Community Service.

Sent to me by Gwyn at http://juneaudailyphoto.blogspot.com/

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Juneau, Alaska

Sent to me by Gwyn in Juneau, Ak.

In 1894 a varied yet single-minded group of people joined together to build a church. Native Alaskans, Serbian miners, towns people, Orthodox and Non-orthodox took up the call for the building of a Russian Orthodox Church in the young but energetic town of Juneau, Alaska. The result was St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church.