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Prairie churches were often among the first permanent structures in a frontier town—sometimes built by people who hadn't even finished their own houses yet. The buildings served as spiritual centers, but they served civic and educational functions, too.
| "Stand
at the crossroads and look; Ask for the ancient paths, Ask where the good way is, And walk in it, And you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16 |
As Ferenc Morton Szasz
wrote in CH issue 66: How the West Was Really Won, "Modest though
they might have been, these churches and Sunday schools served as bulwarks
of social stability. Not only did they provide venues for regular services,
their rooms held a variety of social gatherings as well, thus functioning
as training grounds for political democracy."
Understanding this legacy, Morse Church strives to reflect the best aspects of
the community spirit embodied in the prairie church of yesterday.
Read more about Prairie Churches at 's Christianity Today newsletter:
Ferenc Morton Szasz is Regents’ Professor of History at the University of New Mexico and the author of Religion in the Modern American West. More...
Morse Church - 15431 Quivira Road - Overland Park, KS 66221 - 913.681.2525
