'Our' little church - How Great Thou Art
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325345)
Rockingham, Australia
October 20, 2019 3:40am CST
While in Wandering, Western Australia, at the weekend, we paid a visit to the little church whose roof we painted many years ago. You can catch up here: https://www.mylot.com/post/3312580/wandering-back-to-wandering. The church was unlocked so we stepped into the cool interior.
There were a few up-to-date newsletters on the cupboard at the back and we learnt that the parish was anxious to procure their own rector but funds were scarce. We also learnt that the nearby and equally tiny Marradong Church was being restored but wouldn’t be ready for the baptism of a local baby and the ceremony would now take place under a tree in the churchyard.
After a short deliberation, Vince took the liberty of playing ‘How Great Thou Art’ on the pedal organ. We then replaced the cloth over it and took our leave.
Sharing the collage with Vince is the outhouse/thunderbox/toilet which is a short distance from the church.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Oct 19
Wow, when I first saw your title, and then the photo, I thought the outhouse was the church you were going to write about. I was thinking, "hey, it's a church of one!"
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Oct 19
@JudyEv There would be some intimate worship going on in an outhouse-sized church! It would just be you and God. Well, assuming God would want to visit an outhouse!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 Oct 19
Lovely photos.
Nice idea of baptising the baby under a tree in the churchyard.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Oct 19
@JudyEv
Its not very usual is it really?
It would have been before.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Oct 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 The early settlers would have seen of baptisms under trees.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Oct 19
Whoa that's neat but I was glad the little "house" depicted was not the Church! haha!
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 19
@MarymargII There is a tiny church in Bunbury too. I think it holds about 10 people.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
29 Oct 19
@JudyEv It's funny there's a little country church I remember a few hours north of here in Ontario that is almost that small. It's a funny little landmark that people visit.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 19
@JohnRoberts @topffer The toilet or the organ, John?? 
The church would perhaps hold about 65-70 but the toilet only one!! 
The church would perhaps hold about 65-70 but the toilet only one!! 2 people like this
@snowy22315 (169629)
• United States
20 Oct 19
Did he play that from memory or was the music available? Quaint little church.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I am sure he rocked that song!! Great picture.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
20 Oct 19
LOL... I thought the same thing. There is a tiny church in Apsley Ontario that draws a crowd... but that one up there would be even tinier lol!!!
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 19
A good lesson for me to be more clear about what I'm saying. 
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Oct 19
That was nice to visit. I did think the outhouse was the church.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 19
Oh sorry! I guess I just thought most might have read the previous post about it.
@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
20 Oct 19
there is something about hearing a piple organ or any organ play
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
21 Oct 19
@JudyEv i love the sound they make!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Oct 19
I am not close to our church but my wife is although she refused to be a member of the women's volunteer group.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
20 Oct 19
It is nice to see such a church you once helped.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 19
I think the organ is always associated with religious music.
