My Mom was a member there growing up as a little girl. Very sad. There are many beautiful churches in St. Louis that have been destroyed by people. It is devastating and has impacted many. Someday I would love to see a documentary on the history of the churches in St. Louis. Many moved into areas to attend specific churches. The community revolved around the local Parrish.
Same here in Pittsburgh. The trouble is - the immigrants who built them are long dead, their descendants moved to the suburbs after WWII, the old Churches ceased to be the centers of their communities.
That is sad! Back before I knew better, many,many years ago, I went to a club that was in an old Catholic Church. I thought it was cool then. I’ve come a long way, thank the Lord!
Wow as a Muslim i find this sad ... a house of worship is consecrated ground meant only for worship, a place of safety, welfare and community in Gods name . How sad a place of Gods remembrance is defiled and belittled what next turn it into a pub or strip club. I pray it returns to a house of worship as per its intended purpose and that people use it to learn and teach be a haven for the vulnerable. A place of peace and tranquility where there is no fear and only love.
@@mistybustamante8906 I’m Muslim but I hate seeing abandoned churches, there’s a Baptist church in my town that doesn’t have any iconography that I love to visit to pray in, and speak to the church elders since it’s such a small group of people :) lovely people, I love Christian’s
It is not sad at all for a wicked demonic Catholic religious Church to shut it the doors but I do wish that some Bible Believers would start meeting and studying scripture as the Bible demands has to do. 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
@@anugrah1921 if you got your fate in any other person than the Lord Jesus Christ then you are demonic you call yourself a Catholic well then you're probably participated in transubstantiation praying to the sights I am believe that Mary is Holy alarm with countless other false and biblical claims of the Catholic Church either you trust the Lord Jesus Christ and are a Bible Believer or you are not and if you're not you're satanic just as bad as a little witch complete atheist read your Bible read your Bible read your Bible
Not only are they expensive to maintain, but sometimes politics rears its ugly head. I remember hearing a quote from an Episcopal official that would rather see an old church turned into a tavern than sold to parishioners who left their church.
Maybe the Episcopal official is confused about who it is that abandoned the faith, if it was the people wanting to stay true to God and His word or if it was the Episcopal officials pretending they can redefine sin as supposedly not sin.
@@YawnyCatBirdnah we still welcome them with open arms to pray with us to the father in jesus name we agree that we might have some differences with Protestants but we still support them and they are welcome to pray in any Catholic Church it’s actually funny but many Protestant friends of mine that are Protestant get married at our churches which is ironic but cool
That is SO NOT THE POINT. God doesn't have a problem with skating. For those who Believe no explanation is necessary, But, for those who do not, not explanation is possible.
@@briannall6232 I believe that God believes in joy. And also in the reuse of otherwise derelict spaces. I don't believe God is a black and white thinker. In fact, I'm suspicious that God thnks at all. God just loves.
Pretty ironic. In my neighborhood the _only_ church that is still being used as a church is the Catholic Church (St Cecilia), which was even able to renovate, whereas the other three other denominations have turned into condos, even though they've preserved their historical exteriors.
Absolutely shameful. If it's abandoned, fine, demolish it and build a skatepark in it's place. But to leave it as a church building and use it for such a frivolous purpose is disgusting and disrespectful. Shame on these people, what an awful thing to do to a former place of worship.
It's a product of the city not the life cycle of the church. City is crumbling people have moved away this is what happens when the municipality takes a different direction.
They are closing everywhere. My own church will be merging with another but the final decision on which one will close is still to be made. Both Churches do a great deal for the local community but with few members.
Skater kids are secretly guided by the Lord. I grew up a skater kid, so I now most kids in that demographic usually have rough home lives and don’t ever get Jesus given to them. Even with this church abandoned. These kids are here to come together, get away from their home lives, and have fun in positive spirits. It goes to show, no matter what we as humans choose to abandon. Jesus will never abandon his flock. His sheep will always be protected. And every child is born part of his herd.
It's sad but it's good to see the skatepark getting kids to skate which is great excersise and mentally stimulating to learn. It's better than being abandoned as it still helps improve the life of the people in the community by giving local young people something to keep them from being bored or getting up to something worse to fill their days.
@@roseg1333The disciples felt the same way about the Temple and Jesus said "Yeah, but it's all rotten on the inside and will be trashed by the Romans soon." (paraphrase mine)
St Louis was the 4th largest city in America in 1900 and 1910, and was the 8th largest when the population peaked in 1950. Since then, the population has fallen by two thirds. THAT is why the church closed, not because it was big and beautiful.
Just an abomination desolation. A secret place turning into a Skating rink. I hope The person realizes this is sacred ground and if it’s a Catholic Church, it’s more sacred because it’s been blessed
@@dnzswithwombats Yep, it was news to me to actually discover the apostolic churches that actually teach the sacraments. I'm not sure if I've even heard the word sacrament in any protestant church I've been to... Now I'm converting out of protestantism. Either into Orthodoxy or Catholicism.
It set on FIRE last month! Look it up. Sad all around. In the Middle East there are thousands of abandoned churches (Chaldeans/Assyrians) in the past 100 years of persecution
In France all churchs build before the 1905 state/church separation law were seized and therefor owned by the state and became historic monuments and preserved as they were. So strangely a law that was made against the church protected more that religious héritage than some more/still christianised countries. That not apply with churchs build after 1905.
I'm glad that the building is still being used as a meeting place in the community, in a way it's still serving its purpose. As much as it pains me to see beautiful churches empty, I do love seeing how the community reuses these buildings. The vet clinic I take all my pets to is in a former Baptist church, they put a small pew in each exam room and every room has a stained glass window. Some days when we would go for something maybe serious, I could feel the prayers that used to be sent up in the building. Very calming place.
So sad and I mourn with everyone mourning in the comments. Let us not forget in our mourning that the church is the people, the body of christ, not the building. Though of course this pains me too 😢
This is what happens when the descendants of the people who built these church no longer want to live in that neighborhoods. They abandon these neighborhoods. Then the dioceses do not want to sell these churches to other church bodies. The dioceses let these churches sit vacant so long until they go into a state of disrepair and are too costly for other church bodies to handle by then. In the area where I live, a brewery took over one of these churches. On the altar are three gigantic metal brew vats and the rest of the building had been converted into a restaurant connected to the brewery. It’s a thriving business. But still sad to look at the altar and see those big metal brew vats where the Mass used to be celebrated. Some of these churches are permitted to fall into such a state of disrepair until they must be demolished. I don’t understand why the dioceses don’t try harder to come up with solutions but would rather let these beautiful churches decay. SMH
I used to love going to church, before I became a Christian. Come and experience the love and bring a tin of beans to donate for spring harvest. Jesus is Alive!!! ⛪️💕🏃♂️💨🌍
Perhaps this is a lesson for church planters in the current century not to build elaborate, ornate churches unless the size of the community calls for it. Large, elaborate buildings are indeed expensive to maintain, and that funding could better go to active ministry. Nevertheless, we must also remember what Jesus said to Judas about the nard.
The size of the community DID call for it. St Louis was the 4th largest city in America in the 1900 and 1910 census, around the time it hosted the world’s fair. It was still the 8th largest when the population peaked in the 1950 census. For many reasons, the city has lost two thirds of its population since then (a slightly greater fraction than even Detroit!). Even without declines in religiosity, you would expect two thirds of the churches to close as a result.
You kick Jesus(Literally) out of your community, what did you expect would happen? The new tenants of that community brought forth multiple small churches molded in protestantism/relativism. Catholics left and the other catholics that stayed, chose(converted) to a God that suited their needs. It should be a trophy/monument to what Protestants in that area accomplished.
The altar should be removed. Lots of Catholic Churches are left behind. Not enough people. Not enough money. But shouldn't be disrespected since Our Lord was once there. Looks like a great spot for SSPX.
I could be wrong (🙄) but I believe there was an elderly priest trying to maintain the church and the structure by himself. Unless I am combining two tales into one, after the priest started to get attention and help, some thugs broke in and killed him. Or injured him severely. It has been a few years and this is a shadow of a memory. You could call the local bishop but he would have been getting pretty bad press for leaving an old guy alone like that. The other Catholic Churches, and Priests SHOULD know. Typically they keep up with and cover for each other in a city. But I have never lived in St. Louis and cannot speak for Priestly camaraderie there with any confidence.
Just heard from a friend that lives locally to this place that there was a fire there recently. Sad that even the sk8 group won’t be able to gather there
How sad. Its a testment to how christians are becoming a smaller group and can no longer maintain older buildings sometimes. Praise be to God that when my Anglican congregation saught to build a new building on a different site (what was our church hall in a 1920s building estate which was in much disrepair and we couldnt afford to maintain both sites) that we sold the victorian church in the city centre to another group of christians so it could continue to be a place of worship to God ❤. Even then, it was a hard decision for us to leave where our parish was founded. But it was not viable anymore - since the 1800s, the town centre has changed a lot. The people it was made for were brewery workers who lived at the site. But now the church is surrounded by shops and the people of the parish live on an estate some distance awy from the original building, yet it had no way of people parking there. It was also situated in a park, where people would think it funny to throw stones and smash the original stained glass. But the church is not the building but the believers.
That’s a beautiful old church. It’s a shame it’s being desecrated with broken windows and grafitti, although good I suppose if they can keep it a community meeting place. There’s an old German church in Cumberland, Indiana at 21 North German Church, Indianapolis, IN, that has also been abandoned. It’s sad when history like this and the community it represents slips away.
No sé inglés, pero las imágenes hablan por si solas, una demostración extremadamente triste de la secularización y de como hemos dejado la fe de lado, y en parte por el mal testimonio de unos pocos representantes clérigos de la Iglesia Católica Romana...no generalizemos 😢
So it was a place for community, the original community didn't need it any longer, and now it's again a place for community that is actively being used? Sounds like a win to me!
I understand the grief at seeing beautiful things gradually fade away. But what if this was neither bad nor good, but just the way of things, the natural cycle of life. Things come, things go, nothing remains. St. Louis and much of the midwest is known for decreasing populations. There is simply not a congregatition to maintain this beautiful church. Sad, sure. But bad? It doesn't have to be. On the other hand, as I drive around the parts of Texas where populations are booming, I see new churches sprouting up all over the place. New Catholic congregations that did not exist when I was growing up in CYO. Happy and good? Sure, if you want it to be. But is this not simply the change and shift of Life from one form to another? There is no birth without death. And new life springs from death's ashes.
I’m pleased that it’s last few years will at least be spent building community and bringing people together as it crumbles, instead of becoming just another abandoned building, only harboring those who wish to isolate themselves from others or are forced to isolate by others.
My Mom was a member there growing up as a little girl. Very sad. There are many beautiful churches in St. Louis that have been destroyed by people. It is devastating and has impacted many. Someday I would love to see a documentary on the history of the churches in St. Louis. Many moved into areas to attend specific churches. The community revolved around the local Parrish.
Can't it be declared a historical building? Should be made a church again.
I just read on Wikipedia that there was a fire 3 weeks ago
Same here in Pittsburgh. The trouble is - the immigrants who built them are long dead, their descendants moved to the suburbs after WWII, the old Churches ceased to be the centers of their communities.
Awe, that's sad. I would like to see it restored to an operating church.
I just read this church was destroyed by fire
If there was a congregation to people it, it would still be operating. At least it's getting use.
That hurts. All that history. The beautiful architecture. All the people who offered praise and worship to the Lord. So much lost.
It was burned down recently
@@clouds-rb9xtOMG
Probably for the best. So heartbreaking.@@clouds-rb9xt
I not religious but not maintaining such a beautiful building is a tragedy.
That is sad! Back before I knew better, many,many years ago, I went to a club that was in an old Catholic Church. I thought it was cool then. I’ve come a long way, thank the Lord!
Wow as a Muslim i find this sad ... a house of worship is consecrated ground meant only for worship, a place of safety, welfare and community in Gods name . How sad a place of Gods remembrance is defiled and belittled what next turn it into a pub or strip club. I pray it returns to a house of worship as per its intended purpose and that people use it to learn and teach be a haven for the vulnerable. A place of peace and tranquility where there is no fear and only love.
Amen!. It's like they are stomping on God's Altar. I would cry if I seen that.
@@mistybustamante8906 I’m Muslim but I hate seeing abandoned churches, there’s a Baptist church in my town that doesn’t have any iconography that I love to visit to pray in, and speak to the church elders since it’s such a small group of people :) lovely people, I love Christian’s
Pains me to see a church abandoned.
It's a sad event anytime a church closes its doors!
Good thing this one is still being used for fostering community of some sort!
It is not sad at all for a wicked demonic Catholic religious Church to shut it the doors but I do wish that some Bible Believers would start meeting and studying scripture as the Bible demands has to do.
2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
@@knappingrkso you're calling us Catholics who believe in Jesus our Lord and Savior demonic? that's some claim.
@@anugrah1921 if you got your fate in any other person than the Lord Jesus Christ then you are demonic you call yourself a Catholic well then you're probably participated in transubstantiation praying to the sights I am believe that Mary is Holy alarm with countless other false and biblical claims of the Catholic Church either you trust the Lord Jesus Christ and are a Bible Believer or you are not and if you're not you're satanic just as bad as a little witch complete atheist read your Bible read your Bible read your Bible
Not only are they expensive to maintain, but sometimes politics rears its ugly head. I remember hearing a quote from an Episcopal official that would rather see an old church turned into a tavern than sold to parishioners who left their church.
Maybe the Episcopal official is confused about who it is that abandoned the faith, if it was the people wanting to stay true to God and His word or if it was the Episcopal officials pretending they can redefine sin as supposedly not sin.
@@dnzswithwombats it's also sometimes denominations are bound by book of disciplines and said rules
@@philnaegely True.
Roman Catholics have a similar attitude toward parishes where its members create or join a new denomination, I think.
@@YawnyCatBirdnah we still welcome them with open arms to pray with us to the father in jesus name we agree that we might have some differences with Protestants but we still support them and they are welcome to pray in any Catholic Church it’s actually funny but many Protestant friends of mine that are Protestant get married at our churches which is ironic but cool
How sad to think that that building was once consecrated for the glory of God.
How do you know God doesn't love skating?
That is SO NOT THE POINT.
God doesn't have a problem with skating.
For those who Believe no explanation is necessary,
But, for those who do not, not explanation is possible.
@@briannall6232 I believe that God believes in joy. And also in the reuse of otherwise derelict spaces. I don't believe God is a black and white thinker. In fact, I'm suspicious that God thnks at all. God just loves.
That is so depressing. I dont know how anybody can own a building like this and not feel shame
A metaphor for American Catholicism: historic, beautiful, elaborate, falling apart.
Have you been to mass lately? It’s almost the opposite: modern, hideous, simplistic, and entrenched-a phase that will soon pass, I think.
This is heartbreaking!! Lord, have mercy!!
it is heart breaking. there are still a lot of christians in Saint Louis
Pretty ironic.
In my neighborhood the _only_ church that is still being used as a church is the Catholic Church (St Cecilia), which was even able to renovate, whereas the other three other denominations have turned into condos, even though they've preserved their historical exteriors.
Somewhere you just made a future St. Louis church planter say "hold my skateboard".
As someone who helped revitalize a skateboard ministry in Montana, amen to that hah
Absolutely shameful. If it's abandoned, fine, demolish it and build a skatepark in it's place. But to leave it as a church building and use it for such a frivolous purpose is disgusting and disrespectful. Shame on these people, what an awful thing to do to a former place of worship.
It's a product of the city not the life cycle of the church. City is crumbling people have moved away this is what happens when the municipality takes a different direction.
They are closing everywhere. My own church will be merging with another but the final decision on which one will close is still to be made.
Both Churches do a great deal for the local community but with few members.
As a Catholic my heart is in my stomach seeing these images. 😢.
Skater kids are secretly guided by the Lord. I grew up a skater kid, so I now most kids in that demographic usually have rough home lives and don’t ever get Jesus given to them. Even with this church abandoned. These kids are here to come together, get away from their home lives, and have fun in positive spirits. It goes to show, no matter what we as humans choose to abandon. Jesus will never abandon his flock. His sheep will always be protected. And every child is born part of his herd.
Amen amen! 🙏🏻
Crazy how the church just burnt down a few days after you posted this
Really what happened? 😯
What a gorgeous building and sad... always love your videos, though!!
This only reflects the fall of society. Holy people peaceful society. Holy religious holy people. As the church declines so does the culture.
Hahahahah...nope.
Calm down there grandma it’s not like all churches are closing. It’s just a single one
Someone should restore this to a proper church.
It's sad but it's good to see the skatepark getting kids to skate which is great excersise and mentally stimulating to learn. It's better than being abandoned as it still helps improve the life of the people in the community by giving local young people something to keep them from being bored or getting up to something worse to fill their days.
I agree with you on this.
The church burnt down this week
I disagree it’s holy ground and should be treated as such
@@roseg1333The disciples felt the same way about the Temple and Jesus said "Yeah, but it's all rotten on the inside and will be trashed by the Romans soon." (paraphrase mine)
@@roseg1333 The GROUND is holy ground. Where is there NOT holy ground?
You should really check out St.John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury,NC it’s really beautiful architecture!
sucks to see sucha beautiful church no longer running, but cool to see such neat skatepark. looks like something out of a video game
This will continue to be the norm for most churches going forward.
I'm glad it's still a community building.
St Louis was the 4th largest city in America in 1900 and 1910, and was the 8th largest when the population peaked in 1950. Since then, the population has fallen by two thirds. THAT is why the church closed, not because it was big and beautiful.
It is a tragedy.
Heart wrenching.
Did you see this caught fire? The skate community is raising funds to rebuild.
Just an abomination desolation. A secret place turning into a Skating rink. I hope The person realizes this is sacred ground and if it’s a Catholic Church, it’s more sacred because it’s been blessed
That's interesting that you say Roman Catholic places are "more sacred".
@@dnzswithwombatsIt is because it has been blessed. Protestants dont believe in the sacraments and dont perform them.
@@KillerofGods News to me.
@@dnzswithwombats Yep, it was news to me to actually discover the apostolic churches that actually teach the sacraments.
I'm not sure if I've even heard the word sacrament in any protestant church I've been to... Now I'm converting out of protestantism. Either into Orthodoxy or Catholicism.
@@KillerofGods You're very informed, I can tell.
As tragic as it is, it's very fitting for the area it's in and I would have expected nothing less.
That’s honestly rad, I’d love to skate in a giant ornate church
Have you checked out St Francis de Sales Oratory in St Louis?? Absolutely stunning!!
St. Louis, please pray for us..
It set on FIRE last month! Look it up. Sad all around. In the Middle East there are thousands of abandoned churches (Chaldeans/Assyrians) in the past 100 years of persecution
It's a gorgeous building.
😢💔 So sad. My heart breaks seeing this.
So disgusting. Ashamed of my Church.
That’s absolutely sad…
In France all churchs build before the 1905 state/church separation law were seized and therefor owned by the state and became historic monuments and preserved as they were. So strangely a law that was made against the church protected more that religious héritage than some more/still christianised countries. That not apply with churchs build after 1905.
This is a tragedy. It is also the fault of the church for driving people away instead of bringing them in.
Beautiful building & architecture
I'm glad that the building is still being used as a meeting place in the community, in a way it's still serving its purpose.
As much as it pains me to see beautiful churches empty, I do love seeing how the community reuses these buildings. The vet clinic I take all my pets to is in a former Baptist church, they put a small pew in each exam room and every room has a stained glass window. Some days when we would go for something maybe serious, I could feel the prayers that used to be sent up in the building. Very calming place.
Wikipedia says there was a fire 3 weeks ago
No it is not it’s being desecrated
So sad to see old church become like that
So sad and I mourn with everyone mourning in the comments. Let us not forget in our mourning that the church is the people, the body of christ, not the building. Though of course this pains me too 😢
This is what happens when the descendants of the people who built these church no longer want to live in that neighborhoods. They abandon these neighborhoods. Then the dioceses do not want to sell these churches to other church bodies. The dioceses let these churches sit vacant so long until they go into a state of disrepair and are too costly for other church bodies to handle by then. In the area where I live, a brewery took over one of these churches. On the altar are three gigantic metal brew vats and the rest of the building had been converted into a restaurant connected to the brewery. It’s a thriving business. But still sad to look at the altar and see those big metal brew vats where the Mass used to be celebrated. Some of these churches are permitted to fall into such a state of disrepair until they must be demolished. I don’t understand why the dioceses don’t try harder to come up with solutions but would rather let these beautiful churches decay. SMH
I used to love going to church, before I became a Christian. Come and experience the love and bring a tin of beans to donate for spring harvest.
Jesus is Alive!!!
⛪️💕🏃♂️💨🌍
Perhaps this is a lesson for church planters in the current century not to build elaborate, ornate churches unless the size of the community calls for it. Large, elaborate buildings are indeed expensive to maintain, and that funding could better go to active ministry.
Nevertheless, we must also remember what Jesus said to Judas about the nard.
The size of the community DID call for it. St Louis was the 4th largest city in America in the 1900 and 1910 census, around the time it hosted the world’s fair. It was still the 8th largest when the population peaked in the 1950 census. For many reasons, the city has lost two thirds of its population since then (a slightly greater fraction than even Detroit!). Even without declines in religiosity, you would expect two thirds of the churches to close as a result.
Gorgeous building
Very sad but as Catholics we only have ourselves to blame. Please pray for those who are lapsed to come back into communion with Christ and his church
You kick Jesus(Literally) out of your community, what did you expect would happen? The new tenants of that community brought forth multiple small churches molded in protestantism/relativism. Catholics left and the other catholics that stayed, chose(converted) to a God that suited their needs. It should be a trophy/monument to what Protestants in that area accomplished.
Why this breaks my heart.. 😢
How sad I am catholic it’s hurtful seeing what they made of a church regardless of how old it is.😢
The altar should be removed. Lots of Catholic Churches are left behind. Not enough people. Not enough money. But shouldn't be disrespected since Our Lord was once there. Looks like a great spot for SSPX.
I want tacos.
Right?!
When the true $%^& hits the fan, and it will, people will need to flock. This would be beautiful. Please restore as a Landmark!
That’s crazy that looks kinda exactly like my church
I’d rather this burn down than be turned into a skating park. Tragic!
It was.
This really shows the amount of respect people have for religion nowadays (None!) its sickening.
I could be wrong (🙄) but I believe there was an elderly priest trying to maintain the church and the structure by himself. Unless I am combining two tales into one, after the priest started to get attention and help, some thugs broke in and killed him. Or injured him severely. It has been a few years and this is a shadow of a memory. You could call the local bishop but he would have been getting pretty bad press for leaving an old guy alone like that. The other Catholic Churches, and Priests SHOULD know. Typically they keep up with and cover for each other in a city. But I have never lived in St. Louis and cannot speak for Priestly camaraderie there with any confidence.
I live in St. Louis. I wonder how something like this could be used to get people comfortable with going to church...
😢this sad and heartbreaking 💔 .
Just heard from a friend that lives locally to this place that there was a fire there recently. Sad that even the sk8 group won’t be able to gather there
How sad. Its a testment to how christians are becoming a smaller group and can no longer maintain older buildings sometimes. Praise be to God that when my Anglican congregation saught to build a new building on a different site (what was our church hall in a 1920s building estate which was in much disrepair and we couldnt afford to maintain both sites) that we sold the victorian church in the city centre to another group of christians so it could continue to be a place of worship to God ❤. Even then, it was a hard decision for us to leave where our parish was founded. But it was not viable anymore - since the 1800s, the town centre has changed a lot. The people it was made for were brewery workers who lived at the site. But now the church is surrounded by shops and the people of the parish live on an estate some distance awy from the original building, yet it had no way of people parking there. It was also situated in a park, where people would think it funny to throw stones and smash the original stained glass. But the church is not the building but the believers.
That is sad. They should bring it back to being an active catholic church. How disrespectful for it to be a kids hangout with skateboarding
It was burned down
Hopefully it will bring joy and people to Jesus.
I don’t like that they turned a place of holy rest and worship into a recreational facility for kids. Disrespectful.
I appreciate what you’re doing!
If there was a way to maintain it and skate it that would be awesome.
This church just burnt down
That made me physically nauseous to see
so depressing...but at least it didn't turn into a bar
I work in a repurposed cathedral.
That’s a beautiful old church. It’s a shame it’s being desecrated with broken windows and grafitti, although good I suppose if they can keep it a community meeting place.
There’s an old German church in Cumberland, Indiana at 21 North German Church, Indianapolis, IN, that has also been abandoned.
It’s sad when history like this and the community it represents slips away.
No sé inglés, pero las imágenes hablan por si solas, una demostración extremadamente triste de la secularización y de como hemos dejado la fe de lado, y en parte por el mal testimonio de unos pocos representantes clérigos de la Iglesia Católica Romana...no generalizemos 😢
I'm surprised with the growth of the traditional Latin Mass this would not attract Catholic trads.
So it was a place for community, the original community didn't need it any longer, and now it's again a place for community that is actively being used?
Sounds like a win to me!
You couldn't really call the building originally a "community center." Stuff means stuff, right?
@@PatrickKQ4HBD Sure. I also didn't call it a community center.
Wow that could be historical. They should make it a school
Thanks for sharing
Beautiful church soooo sad
I can show you a lot of abandoned Missouri churches.
Pretty sad tbh. That's the kind of decay and mindset you expect in areas like that. Ty dems.
I understand the grief at seeing beautiful things gradually fade away. But what if this was neither bad nor good, but just the way of things, the natural cycle of life. Things come, things go, nothing remains. St. Louis and much of the midwest is known for decreasing populations. There is simply not a congregatition to maintain this beautiful church. Sad, sure. But bad? It doesn't have to be. On the other hand, as I drive around the parts of Texas where populations are booming, I see new churches sprouting up all over the place. New Catholic congregations that did not exist when I was growing up in CYO. Happy and good? Sure, if you want it to be. But is this not simply the change and shift of Life from one form to another? There is no birth without death. And new life springs from death's ashes.
Dude if you’re in MO come to KC and visit St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church
This makes me absolutely sad.
Matt, are you from St Louis? I’m just a couple hours away, and would love to get together for coffee sometime if you’re local!
I guess maintaining the building was too Laborius.
Shredding for Jesus!!
Very very sad. Heartbreaking
Disgusts me actually
You need to check out libenthal ks and Victoria ks two beautiful catholic churches.
Keep turning your back on God and ignoring your Sunday obligations and soon you’ll never see a church anywhere.
I’m pleased that it’s last few years will at least be spent building community and bringing people together as it crumbles, instead of becoming just another abandoned building, only harboring those who wish to isolate themselves from others or are forced to isolate by others.
I wonder why it was abandoned in the first place
This is offensive... RCs are terrible at looking after buildings in their care...
That is very sad to see