World's Smallest Church
"As far as I know it's the smallest church in the world. People have to stoop over to get into it," says James McNeilus, Marble Rock, Iowa, who built a tiny 4-seat church that sits on a hill on his property overlooking a river.
The miniature church is built from native limestone. Bright ruby red marbles are recessed in..........
World's Smallest Church AG WORLD Ag World 17-2-18 "As far as I know it's the smallest church in the world. People have to stoop over to get into it," says James McNeilus, Marble Rock, Iowa, who built a tiny 4-seat church that sits on a hill on his property overlooking a river.
The miniature church is built from native limestone. Bright ruby red marbles are recessed into the cross, roof, and floor of the church. A rock with a red cross painted on it sits next to the church. It symbolizes the rock that was rolled away from the tomb of Christ.
McNeilus says he built the church be-cause he wasn't able to fmd a church that suited him. He says his 4-seat church can hold all the Christians found in most churches.
The small church has no collection plate, no altar and no pastor. The ceiling is so low that people have to bend down when they sit on the 100-year-old chairs. Pamphlets with some of McNeilus's writings are on the chairs. "It's just a nice place where people can go in, sit down and concentrate on their own," says McNeilus.
Someone visits the church almost every day. Some just look from their cars. Others get out and take pictures of their children by the church.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James McNeilus, 202 7 Sacred Carp St., Marble Rock, Iowa 50653 (ph 515 397-4471). (Excerpted from Agri News, Rochester, Minn.) To read the rest of this story, download this issue below.
Here's the followup info for this story: Company: ~ Name: James McNeilus 202 7 Sacred Carp St City: Marble Rock State: IA Zip: 50653 Phone: 515-397-4471
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1993 - Volume #17, Issue #2
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