Church Architecture

Church Architecture

A photo album of Lens4aneEye at ClickaSnap.com
by Robert Carlson

 


I am not a particularly religious person. That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the structures old and new, in use of abandoned, in good shape or dilapidated. Every building once held services and help mold the faith and emotions of its congregation. 

 

Church in Braddock, PA
Men have built towering cathedrals to their gods and built humble houses of worship with  whatever resources and labor they could muster. 

Men come and men go. The Earth abides. This paraphrase is derived of Ecclesiastes. Church buildings come and go, too,and the faith abides.

 

My collection of church imagery combines the love of a place with the memories of the people who prayed, sang, laughed and cried. They wed, baptized and said their final goodbyes inside these halls and chapels. 

 

Church in Costa Rica
Mountain Top in Costa Rica

A building is after all only a structure of wood, glass. Steel and masonry until the people endow it with meaning and godly purpose. When they are done with it, it becomes once again a mere secular construction which still resembles a church. The sadness felt when seeing a burned out shell or the broken arches of the church walls is akin to the feelings of loss felt with the passing of loved ones. 

 

Some buildings get repurposed as antique shops, cafes, and community centers. Others stand alone in fields or at the edge of the forest and become entombed in vegetation. Still others are turned into micro-breweries and restaurants. Their fates are a matter of location and intrinsic enduring value. 

 

Repurposed Church on US 30
The rites of deconsecration are used to make the transition from religious to secular status. While some properties undergo specific actions, many are merely abandoned and become de facto deconsecrated. Either way, the church-looking structure is no longer a church. 

 

My travels afford me the opportunity to add to my albums of every subject.  Look for my updates or subscribe and be notified when new content is published. Meanwhile, the link below points to my ClickaSnap album of Church Architecture. Give it a look.


My Church Architecture Album link


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