The Painted Churches in Schulenberg TX

The paintings inside a “Painted Church” are something you need

to experience first hand. . .there’s no explaining

the feeling that comes over you as you

stand gazing at the amazing artwork on the ceiling. . .

repeating “wow” over and over.

We spent the day exploring them all with

Rick and Janice, and Ed and Debi. . .

 

however. . .in Schulenberg. . . where German and Polish Bakeries abound,

with fabulous kolaches, we must fuel up before the touring begins. . .

The Kountry Bakery fit the bill perfectly. . .

then on to the Chamber of Commerce Downtown

for a driving map and brochure before the tour begins. . .

with a short drive through town to enjoy the historical homes. . .

note the stained glass windows on the second story,

and though it doesn’t show in the pic

all the first story windows are beautiful leaded glass.

The churches are spread out in various small communities

around Schulenberg. . .with this Historical “Piano Bridge”  built in 1885

(named because of the noise the planks made as they were driven over)

being on the way to our first stop at the church in Dubina. . .
Rick’s truck looks really great sitting up there, doesn’t it?

Here’s the part we didn’t realize. . .

AFTER we had driven OVER  the bridge, parked up ON the bridge to get pics. . .

walked AROUND the bridge exploring it. . .we drove on the the first church,

and discovered this sign. . .isn’t that great. . .glad we saw it afterwards. . .yikes!

The church in Dubina is not open to the public. . .

however, you can go into the vestibule,

and peer through the gates. . .so it wasn’t a total loss.

What we heard as the reason for it being locked

is that some of the statues and paintings

are inlaid with real gold. . . sounds like a plausible explanation.
(not sure of the validity)

this is the church at Freyberg. . .it is not as intricately decorated on the inside. . .

however, it is my favorite. . .it’s what I think of when I picture a country church!

It was a wonderful day, spent with friends,

ending back at Schulenberg for a late lunch

at the Country Smokehouse. . .

We saw several more churches on our tour. . .

I did not take pics of them all, as Dave and I had done this tour before. . .

you can read that story and see those pics here

read Ed’s story and see his pics here

If you’re in the area, you gotta do this tour. . .

Til next time,

Janice and Dave