Union Grove Baptist Church looks like the typical brick and white-steepled church in the American south. However, Union Grove Baptist has the distinction of being located behind a tobacco field on Highway 150 and Union Grove Road in northwest Guilford County. Therefore, for today's Sacred Sunday, we have combined salvation and sin in one photo!
The website for the church is very informative with respect to church events, beliefs, and mission. Unfortunately, they don't have a page telling about the history of the building and the congregation. Otherwise, we would share more.
By the way, we're pretty sure the church does not own the tobacco field!
Just lighting a cigarette...
Posted by: cieldequimper | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 07:29 AM
P.S.: it's a really nice photograph, lovely composition.
Posted by: cieldequimper | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 07:30 AM
A modern-day cemetery? What a statement this is! JTM
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Interesting comments above! Beautiful foreground of green lush plants
with the pretty little church in the background.
As always it is what human beings do with those plants or their lives that make them good or evil...
Posted by: Janis | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 01:04 PM
I like the title of this post. ;-) Perfect!
Posted by: East Gwillimbury WOW! | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 04:16 PM
Great shot! A real symbol of today's struggle over good and evil. The spirit is willing but the body is weak!
Happy Sacred Sunday!
Posted by: FA | Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 07:09 PM
That´s what tobacco looks like...beautiful photo. The church is growing from the field and everything is full of life.
Posted by: chrome3d | Monday, August 31, 2009 at 12:57 PM
You asked about possible other Sacred Sunday posts. I just happen to stumble on www.magnoliadailyphoto.blogspot.com (Jackson Daily Photo) who had two posts of Churches on August 16 and 23. There seemed to be a pattern emerging, but they didn't continue this past Sunday. However, there is potential that they might join us in a Sacred Sunday awareness. Father Adam
Posted by: FA | Monday, August 31, 2009 at 03:09 PM
Holy smokes!
Posted by: Dina | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 04:39 AM
Dina's comment is PRICESLESS!
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Thursday, September 03, 2009 at 06:46 AM
Dina's comment is PRICELESS, too!
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Thursday, September 03, 2009 at 06:47 AM