First Christian Church, Mooreland, IN

Last weekend I went to visit some family in Mooreland, as a group of us were walking back from the car show i stopped and took pictures of this church. There are a total of three churches in town but I only had the opportunity to photograph this one, I will try and make it back for the other three and spend more time with my family. 

Located in the heart of the town on the corner of Broad st. and High St. this is where my cousin and his family attend church. I showed off this project to family on my iPad, and they all enjoyed the work and praised my efforts (but they are family they have to say stuff like that), but none the less this post is for my cousin. 

The church has some really nice stained glass windows all around the church, but has no website where I could pull more information off of.

A small favor, if you like the site and want to support me: please go to the facebook page and 'like it' it would mean a lot, thanks.

Calvary Baptist Church

Located in Noblesville on the corner of 9th St and Cherry St. what you see is what you get...well minus the truck in the front of it. 

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Christian Church (Updated)

Holy Trinity is just remarkable, the size and beauty of this building blew me away. As I driving up to it a smile and genuine sense of awe hit me, and didn't leave until well after I left.

Located in Carmel at the corner of 116th st and Shelbourne Rd. the church has over 2,000 members!

The church has roots dating back 1910, during the years of 1919-1959 they were located at North West St and W Ohio St, moved to N Pennsylvania St. and E 40th St. then to it's current location of the Byzantine temple which opened in 2008.

As I was outside taking photographs I spent a few minutes talking to Father Gounaris, he was on his way out so the conversation was brief, but he showed an interest in what I was doing (or at least he pretend quite well), and asked me to e-mail the church about the site.
Update:
I got an email from Father Gounaris about the site, he invited me to come to by and take some photographs on the inside.

This is the view looking right up over that massive golden dome, which is located right in the center of the sanctuary.

The interior of the church is very warm and inviting, the detail is everywhere even in the columns, as I was arriving the bells were chiming the hour mark, and inside there was some beautiful music playing that filled the sanctuary, which made gave it great feeling while I was photographing.
I must admit while the sights and the beauty of this church is very very impressive, I know very little of this faith. While I did take several religious study courses in college, it has been a while so I am rusty, and Greek Orthodox is not something I have came across before. So while there are some very beautiful and interesting sights in this church I would have a hard time telling you what everything is, and I didn't want to bother the Father with a lot of questions. It's just more motivation to hit the books and do more research!

The photos above are from the social area of the church.

I want to send a special thank you to Father Gounaris not only for taking time out of his day to let me in and giving me permission to photograph inside, but also the kind words about my site.

I recommend if you are by the area swing by this temple and take in, it truly is an amazing site. My photographs do no not does this place justice.

A little information on the site of the church from 1919-1959 is located here.

The website for the church is located here.

All Souls Unitarian

Located on 56th St. and Channing Rd. just east of I-465 on the north east-side of Indianapolis is All Souls Unitarian.

I was headed to friends house on July 4th for a cookout when I went up to his area of town a little early to take photos of churches in the area. As I was taking pictures a lady who was doing work outside the church asked me if I was with a sign company (the questions I get from people when they see me outside taking photos are pretty wide ranging), I said no and told her about the site and what I was doing. She said i didn't want to photograph the church sign because it had seen better days and they are replacing it soon. I replied I will email the church with the site information, and when you get the new sign I will be more than happy to drive back up and update the post....as you can see I am a bit late getting to it.

The church has a history dating back to 1903 and the current location has been home since 1959! Their website contains a wealth of information on the unitarian faith, the history of the church, sermons, and much more. They have a memorial garden located on the grounds that I didn't see and a pretty neat interior, so hopefully I can go back and they will allow me to shoot some inside.

Their website is located here.

Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation

Judaism makes it's first appearance on the site, with the Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation it is located on Hoover Rd. right next to the Jewish Community Center. 

The congregation itself has a history dating back to 1906, their website contains a very lengthy history and background of group and their journey through the city. 

The building has some very pretty stained glass windows, I tried to take some photos but they didn't come out very well. I will try and see if I can get permission to take some pictures inside.

If you click to see the full size you can get a good view of the design of the window.

Thanks goes to my friend David for recommending this location
The website for the synagogue is located here.

Greater New Hope Church

Look closely at the two signs, I took a picture of each side, thought that was kind of clever.

Located directly across the street from Augusta Christan Church (see previous post), this building is newer than the one across the street as it was opened in 2005.

The church has been around 1981, and has had the same pastor through out that entire time. They started in a small house with only 6 members, and how have their new building that houses classrooms, a book store, and a full service kitchen.

please excuse the slightly crooked photos, I took these when I started this project.

The church's website is located here.

Augusta Christian Church

Located off of 71st street just eats of Rodebaugh Rd. is Augusta Christian Church, and thats about all I know, while they have a website it doesn't contain much information. 

 

If I come across anymore information I will be sure to update this post.

The website for the church is located here.