10 Missouri churches as seen from the road

cornerstone at Evangel College

Church buildings in the parts of Missouri we saw appeared to be less standardized than in some other states we've visited so far, ranging from dramatic to extremely plain, gothic to storefront. Here's a sampling, from Hannibal to Kansas City to Springfield to Mansfield; city, prairie, seminary, and Ozark roadside.

City on a Hill, somewhere in the Ozarks

Catholic Church in northern Missouri

First Church of the Nazarene in northern Missouri

in Grandview, Missouri

Colonial Presbyterian Church, Kansas City

Holy Trinity Lutheran, Grandview, Missouri

Church of God, 7th Day, somewhere in Missouri

Holy Rock Church, Springfield, Missouri

This isn't the church, just the chapel 

for Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Missouri