mt. moriah mourning
Mt. Moriah Methodist Church congregation has depleted and mournfully closed their doors, leaving a small sanctuary and fellowship center abandoned. The following are excerpts from my exploration inside the building that reached out to me, yearning to tell their stories once more. Discovered artifacts also combine to paint the reality of rural population decrease, societal change, and the abandonment culture of Appalachia. History is so much more than dust and rust, and a church is so much more than a building. Captured in Parkersburg, WVa.
Legion
hot seat
gimme a light
check for the safe
a paper's weight
adulteration
gatekeeper?
communal crush
remains in order
the gathering
this is the church, this is the steeple
coerce
and the plagues fell
faithful stack
suited for this
thursday morning