I'm not religious at all, but this is one beautiful church. It's a true testament to both amazing architecture and Flint's storied history.
St. Paul's was built in its current location in 1872 and designed by notable Gothic church architect, Gordon Lloyd. The Gothic-style facade is made up from stones carried over sledges hauled over drawn ice along the the Flint River well over a century ago. St. Paul's initial structure was erected elsewhere in the the city in 1817.
Architecturally-speaking, this particular church takes the cake. I think it not only rivals First Presbyterian, located just across the street, but rather surpasses it in terms of sheer beauty. From the gorgeous stonework and design of the intimate chapel to the stunning stained glass panels, arched doorways and intricate woodwork, this one is a work of art.
Once you walk inside, you realize that it's much larger than it looks from outside appearances. It has a formal dining room that hosts receptions, a small lounge area, a kitchen and much more. In fact, for the past couple of years, the church has been participating in the city's monthly Art Walk (second Fridays of the month from 6-9 p.m.), along with Greater Flint Arts Council, Buckham Gallery and even First Presbyterian Church.
They've actually hosted some pretty nice art exhibitions there as of late, usually paintings and photography, while music plays in the background. It's often a friendly crowd featuring most of the locals hobnobbing their way through Art Walk. We usually try to check out the monthly art walk receptions here as often as possible. There's never the high pressure pitch from the church members hosting events here to join their church or " or "come to worship services, get to know the Lord better," either, so that's nice. In other words, no one has ever has me if I've found Jesus or anything like that.
I wish my husband and I had chosen this church over the one we did for our wedding when we got married. Sigh. I can just think of how the pictures would have turned out now if we had... read more