Near the tip of the thumb along the Lake Huron shoreline is the historic town of Huron City. No one lives in the former town but it is not a ghost town. It has been converted into a museum consisting of several historic buildings. One of them is this historic church that served as the methodist church for the town since it was built in 1882.

The windows are covered up for the winter, I guess I will have to go back and visit in the summer. you can find out more about the historic village on their website HERE.

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I saw this old stone church north of Hubbard Lake. I don’t know anything about it other than it looks as if it has been a while since a service was held inside.

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I see several old historic churches in Michigan and some of them are made with fieldstone. The church in Olivet really surprised me with the huge rocks used to construct the church. If you look at the front door you can get an idea of how large the boulders were used in the construction. If you have ever tried to move or lift a rock that large you know how heavy they are. It is impressive that they were able to lift them that high without modern hydraulic equipment.

The historical marker next to the old church gives a little bit of history of the old building. It reads:

The First Congregational Church grew out of the evangelical movement that swept the country during the early nineteenth century. The congregation and its anti-slavery and temperance societies were organized in 1845. Temperance activities continued into the 1930s. Dedicated in 1894, this is the third building used for worship. In 1968 the church became the Olivet Congregational Church, United Church of Christ.

When this church was dedicated on June 20, 1894, the Olivet Optic called it a monument to the “self-denial, self sacrifice and loyalty to the cause of religion” shown by the citizens of Olivet. Milwaukee architect Henry F. Starbuck designed the Ionia sandstone, Richardsonian Romanesque Church. The 3,000-pound bell was cast in Baltimore and George Androvette of Chicago provided the stained glass windows.

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Michigan has several historic churches. Some are enormous gothic style churches with huge stained glass windows and tall steeples that reach towards heaven. Some are smaller wooden churches in rural northern Michigan where they proudly sit among nature’s beauty. I have seen many churches on my travels around the state but not many of them surprise me like this little white chappel in South Lyon. It stands in the Historic Village Park along with an old schoolhouse and the whiches hat depot. ( more on that in a future post ). I stopped to see the depot but was taken back by the proud little standing quietly nearby. I took a few pics then walked up to see what was written on the plaque near the front doors.

To my surprise, I read that the chapel is a Sears and Roebuck mail-order portable chapel.  I was aware that Sears sold kit homes but not chapels. It makes sense now that I think about it since it is basically a house with a steeple. I guess it gives new meaning to “House of worship.” The chapel was built on East Liberty Street in 1930 and then moved to the Historic Village in 2000.

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I saw this old church in Allegan with a historical mark proudly displayed in front of it. I always stop and take pics of the Green and yellow historical markers and read them. This one reads:

On June 15,1858, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was organized; its parish was admitted into the Diocese of Michigan two years later. Built in 1866-1869, this Gothic structure was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and first used for Divine Service on Palm Sunday, March 21, 1669. Bishop McCoskry performed the rite of consecration on April 8 of that same year. In 1886 the parishioners purchased the present tracker organ, which is still in use, and one of the few such organs left in this state today.

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I was passing through the town of Lexington and I saw this majestic stone church. It is St. Denis Catholic Church and construction was started in 1880. It took two years to complete and it was dedicated in 1882. It still stands on M-25 looking toward Lake Huron and it’s hard to miss the incredible stonework as you drive past it.

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Michigan has some large historic stone churches with steeples that seem to reach endlessly into the sky. This is not one of those churches but it has enormous country charm. According to the sign posted out front this is the God’s Little Acre Wayside Chapel. I had to stop and get a pic of this cute little church outside of the mid-Michigan town of Blanchard.

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