The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, TX

While visiting Hill Country in Texas, my husband and I stayed in Fredericksburg in a Hampton Inn and Suites on Main Street. The hotel was at the end of the busy downtown district and had a balcony that overlooked the hotel pool and the busy street.

A lovely evening photo of our Fredericksburg Hotel.

Just across the street was a great steak house, and next to the restaurant was a cute little white church. We decided to walk across the street for dinner and before going into the restaurant we stopped to look at the church. When we walked into the church there were two gentlemen sitting in the back of the church talking. As we were looking around they introduced themselves, and we had a great conversation with them about the history of the church.

The story of this little white church.

One of the gentlemen was a local surgeon that seemed to be spearheading the renovation of the church, and the other gentleman was actually doing the construction and the renovation. The surgeon told us stories of going to the church when he was young and it really sounded like this project was a labor of love. We just lucked out that they were there in the church and had it open for us to look inside. We were so grateful that they shared with us not only this wonderful little church, but also their knowledge and history about the church.

The look of the outside of the church is what drew us to visit. They have done so much work on getting it into the condition it is in today. The sidewalk on the side of the church was a Boy Scout project, and the boys did a great job. They have a new ramp and walkway in the front, with a really cool railing that is all new, and very well done. They are still restoring the church, so as of yet they have not been open on a regular schedule. The building has so much potential to hold meetings or weddings that it will be interesting to follow up on their progress to see what they end up doing with the building when it is complete.

An inviting entrance with its beautiful wood doors.

I love the design on the railing.

This is the walkway designed and built by the Boy Scouts.

The inside of the church is gorgeous. The floors have been done with re-purposed wood. The gentleman that we talked to that was doing the construction work actually make wood shutters for the windows and renovated the original pews. He was joking with us on how uncomfortable the pews were and insinuated that they made church goers wanting to stand more often during the service. He was correct! The pews were not very comfortable, but they were beautiful.

I love the rich wood tones on the floor and the pews are works of art.

The shutters were hand made by one of the gentlemen we met at the church.

The best part of the church for me was the original organ that was refurbished and placed in the front of the church. This organ is gorgeous and still works like it did back in the day. The gentleman in the church were joking with us that you had to be in great shape to play the organ because you had to constantly pump the pedals to play it.

This was my favorite part of the church.  I was encouraged to open the cover to the keys and I must say I was nervous to touch something so exceptional.

This little white church had its place in Fredericksburg's African American history, and thanks to the two gentlemen we met in that beautiful little church, it now has a place in Fredericksburg future.