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Rural churches play an important role in their local community. This week we feature images captured by our staff.Â
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Clouds filled with April showers gather over St. John Lutheran Church near Hastings.
A bright red door welcomes members of St. Marcus Evangelical Church, located near Rhineland in Montgomery County, Mo.
Forest Baptist Church in Franklin County, Ill., adorned its doors with wreaths.
The Macon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is located north of town, in Macon County, Mo.
Brashear Bible Church, located in Adair County, Mo., overlooks the fertile farmland of the North Fork Salt River bottom ground outside of town.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church is a historic building in Adair, Mo., in Adair County.
St. Martin’s Catholic Church rises above the rolling terrain of Missouri’s Rhineland. The historic church is located in Starkenburg, in Montgomery County, Mo.
The Jacksonville Christian Church is located in northern Randolph County, Mo.Â
New Hope Methodist Church is located in Millard, in Adair County, Mo.Â
Pleasant Hill Baptist church in southern Illinois overlooks a small cemetery.
The name stands out on New Hope church near Roanoke in central Illinois.
ST. DONATUS, Iowa — Bring a good pair of shoes if you plan to walk the Way of the Cross at St. Donatus.