{"id":536,"date":"2014-01-01T19:35:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T01:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/?p=536"},"modified":"2014-09-04T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T17:04:43","slug":"a-lost-lutheran-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/forlorn\/?p=536","title":{"rendered":"A Lost Lutheran Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date of Visit: July 14, 2012<\/p>\n

Sometimes when I walk into abandoned structures, the vast grandeur is almost overwhelming. \u00a0It seems inconceivable that a structure built with such immense effort, and skill, and care, could be allowed to rot away. \u00a0Church sanctuaries are among the most tragic because there is a special degree of difficulty in these buildings and one would have thought that the people who attended these churches would have cared enough about them to keep them inhabited? \u00a0 It’s easier to understand when the congregation that originally inhabited the church has vanished from the area; however, in the case of this spectacular 1895 Lutheran church, the declining congregation decided to move to a smaller building next door, and have inexplicably allowed the magnificent church to decay right in front of them. \u00a0I understand that the cost of heating and maintaining such an immense structure would be prohibitive, but to not even ensure that it’s boarded up or protected from the elements? \u00a0And rumor has it they really just want to tear it down and are allowing it to decay to justify the demolition. \u00a0Now that’s\u00a0<\/em>a sin!<\/p>\n

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