New Saint James Zion Church

Hidden behind trees, almost invisible from the road, is the New Saint James Zion Church. It appears to have been abandoned for some time. The glass in the windows are broken and missing, and parts of the roof are gone. Looking in, the interior looks dark and ominous.





I wasn't able to find any information about the church, besides its name. When was it built? When was it abandoned?



It's like so many other forgotten places in the Delta. It must have once been a busy place, with weddings and songs. But it was left behind, and it is being taken over by nature's never-ending advances.





I made my way to the back of the building through some thick poison ivy and found the back door of the church was gone, which let me have a good look inside the church. The floor looked like it was in the process of slowly collapsing in on itself, so I didn't try to step inside.



And one last shot, looking back after wading through the sea of poison ivy around the old church.

St. Boniface

Tucked neatly away in Perry County is one of the prettiest churches in Arkansas - the St. Boniface Church.



The first church here was built in 1901, but it burned only a few years later in January of 1906. All of the church was destroyed, except for the hand-carved high altar that was saved from the flames. The current church was built within just a few months and opened in September of 1906.





And just on the edge of the church property is this dirt road, that heads through this tunnel of trees into some private property. I snapped this quick photo before heading back to the car to drive back toward Conway.