While waiting for a phone call, I hopped in the car and drove around town for a bit. The Fannin County Courthouse stands tall downtown on the square stretching its story high has recently undergone a major restoration to regain its historic grandeur after a 1929 fire and subsequent modernizations. Downtown is not on my way home unless I take the scenic route and I often do. Sometimes, I’ll sit there in the later afternoon parked on the north side watching puffy clouds float by on a blue background and the sun warms its stone walls. But this time, I took took a right and headed West into a neighborhood where, I am certain, there is a church on every block. If you want to see a picture of the courthouse, go here.
I like churches and taking pictures of them. I also like praying over each one as I look at the design, the architecture. Many churches have windows, some don’t. Ours does not, but each church has a purpose and a reason. When I pray, I thank God for his love and his gift of Christ. I thank Him for those that designed and built the church, those that manage the property, those who teach, preach, and attend. I ask that God’s presence inhabit and consume this property.
Some churches have a historical marker in the front of the property. Bonham has a lot of history. Here are some photos I took Sunday.
New Home Baptist Church
Bethlehem Baptist Church
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
First Presbyterian Church
Newlife Church of God In Christ
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Sovereign Grace Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
First United Methodist Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Northside Church of Christ
One City Church
This is not all the churches in Bonham. The afternoon was leaning to evening and I needed to get back to my office. The phone never rang. I checked my calendar, messages, texts and decided I could head back. That’s what I did. May you find interesting places on your drives. There is art in everything and God is love.
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