Parish Church of St Helena's in Beaufort, SC

   This Episcopal Parish was established by Act of Assembly June 7, 1712. The first known rector, William Guy, conducted early worship services in homes of settlers. The parish suffered greatly during the 1715 Yemassee Indian attack; constructed the present building in 1724(enlarged 1817 & 1842);  and was given communion silver in 1734 by John Bull, a captain in the militia. According to local tradition,

White Plains Baptist Church, Mt Airy, NC

Church and burial site of the famous "Siamese Twins" Eng and Chang Bunker. Located in northwest North Carolina just south of Mount Airy.

Sunday Sermon

It is only fitting that Sunday's photos are churches.

This church is St Luke's, also known as "Old Brick", in Isle of Wight, Virginia. It is America's only original Gothic church and the oldest existing church of English foundation. Construction on this church is believed to have begun in 1632 due to a date found on a brick during a renovation.

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been declared a national shrine.

Sunday Sermon

I am changing yet again. I've decided against going by the subject dictated on the websites that I had been visiting and entering their contests. It seemed like it was doing me no good at all as far as critics, traffic or even regular visitors. So I'm going back to doing my own thing. I will be going by a certain subject according to the day of the week. Sunday is only fitting to be churches that I have photographed.

Today's church is Cummings Chapel. It was established in 1858. I am not certain if this chapel is original, but it is a log structure and is one of the oldest surviving log chapels in East Tennessee. It is located on Cummings Chapel Road, south of Old Newport Hwy, east of Sevierville in Sevier County, Tennessee. Adjoining it is a cemetery containing a few hundred graves.