When the wall to your church collapses onto the sidewalk and street, there’s no need to stop holding services. With a pile of bricks and an i-beam laying across the sidewalk and into the street, the name of the church, the pastor, and the service schedule was simply painted on a once interior wall. As singing and sounds of “praise God…” blared from speakers of a church across the street, pedestrians walking along the sidewalk either climbed over the pile or walked into the street without so much as a pause to consider the somewhat strange situation. It is a testament to what can be considered “normal” in the city of Detroit.
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Prayer Mission Baptist Church
Published December 12th, 2009 in god, faith, decay, storefront churches, small churches, dysfunctional, church, urban, photos, urban living, Michigan, poverty, religion, photography, christians and Detroit. 0 Comments25th Street Church of God in Christ, and Kwame gets a job
Published February 12th, 2009 in god, faith, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, abandoned, decay, religion, Michigan, christians, photography, photos and Detroit. 0 CommentsJust in case you ever wondered, or speculated about the relationship between big business and politics, here’s an article that will only confirm what you thought. Not that I believe we should deny people of second chances, but really, who would hire a convicted mayor?
New Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Published January 20th, 2009 in god, faith, decay, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, cold, urban, religion, Michigan, christians, photography, morning, photos and Detroit. 0 Comments
Additions to the Map of Abandonment
Published January 7th, 2009 in storefront churches, abandoned, small churches, church, dysfunctional, decay, urban, poverty, Michigan, economy, photography, photos and Detroit. 0 CommentsAnd apparently Detroit’s credit rating has reach junk status. My only question is, “it wasn’t junk status before?”
Kingdom Living Ministries
Published January 3rd, 2009 in god, faith, decay, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, cold, urban, religion, poverty, Michigan, photography, photos, winter, morning and Detroit. 0 Comments
Happy New Year
Published January 1st, 2009 in god, faith, recession, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, decay, cold, religion, poverty, Michigan, photography, photos, urban, morning and Detroit. 0 Comments
Jesus Christ Apostolic Church
Published December 30th, 2008 in god, faith, recession, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, cold, urban, poverty, Michigan, photography, photos, winter, morning and Detroit. 0 Comments
Christ Divine Love Baptist Church
Published December 29th, 2008 in god, faith, decay, worship, storefront churches, church, small churches, urban, winter, religion, poverty, Michigan, christians, photography, morning, photos and Detroit. 0 CommentsPart of a series on Detroit’s small churches.
Christian Center Church
Published December 19th, 2008 in worship, god, storefront churches, small churches, church, faith, morning, religion, Michigan, christians, photography, photos and Detroit. 0 Comments
The Motor(less) City’s map of abandonment
Published December 17th, 2008 in housing, industry, abandoned, faith, god, church, storefront churches, decay, industrial, poverty, urban living, religion, photography, urban, photos and Detroit. 0 CommentsA map of abandoned houses, small churches and other Detroit scenes:
Blue markers represent abandoned houses.
Red markers represent houses that no longer exist.
Yellow markers represent renovated houses.
Green markers represent small churches.