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Ride to Church Archive
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Ride to “Church” in Culpeper, Virginia
Posted on December 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday’s ride to “church” comes to Doves & Serpents from Matthew Crowley of Culpeper, Virginia. Matthew writes, “Sundays for our little family are often days for outings, particularly to locations in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia we live at the foot of. […] -
Walk to Church in the Czech Republic
Posted on December 4, 2011 | 4 CommentsToday’s “ride” to church comes to us from Nathan, Claire’s brother, who writes: ; My sister Claire asked me to submit a “Ride to Church” episode for her blog. So, here it is. Near our house in the Czech Republic there is a “place of […] -
Walk to School
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church is actually a Walk to School–and it comes to us from Amanda in England. Amanda asked whether we’d be willing to run a series of photos of her and her children’s walk to school because she considers their school to […] -
Ride to Affirmation Conference in Kirtland, Ohio
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from Hugo Salinas of Oxford, Ohio, who shared pictures from the annual Affirmation conference in September. Hugo writes: On September 16-18, some 110 LGBT Mormons, along with partners and friends, gathered in Cleveland & Kirtland for our […] -
Walk to Church in Australia
Posted on November 13, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from Queensland, Australia, courtesy of Spunky from The Exponent. Unfortunately, some of Spunky’s pictures were smaller than others. When I asked her to re-send them, she told me the terrible news that her home had been broken […] -
Ride to Haun’s Mill
Posted on November 6, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church isn’t actually a ride to church at all, but is a ride to a sacred, hallowed space in Mormon history: Haun’s Mill. Reed writes: “I try to make a trip/pilgrimage to Haun’s Mill every year on the anniversary of the […] -
Walk to Church in NYC
Posted on October 30, 2011 | 7 CommentsIn September, Brent and I and my siblings all flew to New York City for a whirlwind trip to attend a party celebrating my aunt’s wedding to her partner of more than forty years. The party took place at the Unitarian church my aunt attends–All […] -
Ride to Church in Boise, Idaho
Posted on October 23, 2011 | 7 CommentsToday’s (bike) ride to church comes to us from Michael C., who writes: “My family and I have lived in Boise, ID for almost 16 years. We’ve been in the same house for the entire time. We love our neighborhood and our location; close to […] -
Ride to Church: Hike to Diamond Fork Hot Springs
Posted on October 16, 2011 | 9 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church (=Diamond Fork Hot Springs) comes to Doves & Serpents from Chris, who writes: I currently live in Orem, Utah. Every Sunday for “church” I travel either up the mountain or out into the desert. It is a religion for […] -
Ride (Walk) to Church in Madrid, Spain
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 3 CommentsToday’s Walk to Church comes to us from Dayna, who has been kind enough to let us publish a couple of her poems: My husband and I spent a month in Spain this past summer leading a study abroad group. We were situated in downtown […] -
Walk to Church in Arlington, Virginia
Posted on October 2, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s Walk to Church comes to us from Elizabeth, Erin’s dear friend, who lives in Arlington, VA. ; My husband and I, pre-children, actually chose our first church based on its proximity to our house, and our ability to walk to it. We were unhappy […] -
Ride to Church in Macedonia
Posted on September 25, 2011 | 12 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from Jessawhy, today’s guest for The Exponent and Doves and Serpents Blog Swap. “Hi, I’m Jessawhy, I live in Mesa Arizona with my husband and three sons and I blog at The Exponent. Two weeks ago I went […] -
Ride to Rocky Mountain Retreat
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No CommentsToday’s ride to church comes to us from Paula, our favorite Ride to Church veteran. ; I have one last Ride to Church, a ride to The Rocky Mountain Retreat, a yearly ritual for me. Eighteen years ago, a group of my friends and I […] -
Church Walk/Ride in Austin, Texas
Posted on September 11, 2011 | 1 CommentWe recently took a family trip to Austin, Texas. Oddly, I have spent nearly 30 years living in Texas and have only been to Austin once, to visit a BYU roommate en route back to BYU. So we headed out on a Wednesday and spent […] -
Ride to Church in Vlora and Old Dukat, Albania
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s stunning Ride to Church comes to us from my friend Eralda, who took these pictures in Albania (her home country). Eralda took pictures in two different cities and writes: One is from my way to the Catholic church in Vlora, my hometown that is […] -
Ride to Church in Queens, NY
Posted on August 28, 2011 | 11 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from my very smart and beautiful 16-year-old niece, Synneve. This post has been all queued up and ready to go for a couple weeks–long before Hurricane Irene was on the horizon. So I decided to run it today […] -
Pauli’s (Train) Ride to the Rocky Mountains
Posted on August 21, 2011 | 8 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from Pauli from Highlandlake/Mead, Colorado. ; I haven’t attend formal church services now for over 10 years. Instead, I find my spiritual connections in the countryside that surrounds my rural home in Highlandlake/Mead, Colorado and the mountains to […] -
Stephanie’s Walk to “Church”
Posted on August 14, 2011 | 4 CommentsToday’s “Ride to Church” comes to us from Stephanie Durden Edwards of Missouri. Stephanie writes: ; My Sundays used to look and feel a whole lot different than they do now. Rushing around to have lesson materials ready, wrestling toddlers into dress shoes […] -
Ride to Church + in Snake River, Idaho
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s post comes to us from Sean whose personal blog can be found here: www.inlimine.blogspot.com To fully enjoy Sean’s ride, you have to read the text (below the slideshow) while clicking through the pictures. ; Most of my life, I live in a suburb […] -
Ride to Music and the Spoken Word
Posted on July 31, 2011 | 7 CommentsToday’s Ride to Music and the Spoken Word comes to us from Katrina Barker Anderson, who took pictures of her family’s ride to Music and the Spoken Word in Salt Lake City in conjunction with a Mormon Stories conference in June 2011. ; -
Trek
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 3 CommentsMormons all over the U.S. (and elsewhere, perhaps) gathered yesterday to celebrate Pioneer Day–commemorating the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Our ward (= congregation) had a picnic and potluck […] -
Claudia’s Ride to Church in Moelv, Norway
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 20 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us all the way from Claudia (Faithful Dissident) in Moelv, Norway. Claudia writes: Almost nine years ago, I moved to Moelv, Norway. This town is located in the heart of Norway’s breadbasket of Ringsaker commune. A […] -
Walk to Church/Synagogue in Krakow
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 9 CommentsToday’s Walk to Church/Synagogue comes to us from Jacob Baker, who recently attended a conference in Krakow, Poland. This is sort of cheating because Jacob didn’t really take these pictures for Doves & Serpents, but kindly consented to let me use them after I Facebook-stalked […] -
Erin’s Ride to a 10-Day Silent Vipassana Course
Posted on July 3, 2011 | 5 CommentsOur beloved Erin just wrapped up a 10-day silent vipassana meditation retreat, or as some people call it, “meditation boot camp.” Hopefully she’ll tell us more about it here later. For now, some pictures of her ride to the retreat center in Dallas: -
JaneAnne’s Ride to Church in Portland
Posted on June 26, 2011 | 16 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from the West Coast–Portland, Oregon. JaneAnne writes: “I live in Willamette Heights, Northwest Portland, Oregon, and attend church in Beaverton. Although I mostly grew up in Salem, Oregon, my family lived in Beaverton when I was a small […] -
Heidi & Torben’s Ride to Church in Long Melford, England
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 7 CommentsToday’s ride to church comes to Doves & Serpents from our beloved Heidi, who writes Stacks for us every Tuesday, and her brother Torben. ; This is the parish church in the nearby village of Long Melford. I pass it every day and I’ve been […] -
Paula’s ride to church in Trenton, Utah
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 34 CommentsI made a visit to my hometown in mid April, so I took some photos of my mom’s ride to church, through our little town of Trenton, Utah, just a couple of miles south of the Idaho border in Cache Valley. Trenton was founded in […] -
The Grovers’ Ride to Church in Vegas!
Posted on May 29, 2011 | 6 CommentsThis week’s Ride to Church comes to us from Las Vegas! Two notes from Tom: Although Las Vegas has a deserved reputation for hedonism, it is also a very religious community. Las Vegas is among the top American cities for churches per capita. Because […] -
Derall’s Ride to Church in Arizona
Posted on May 22, 2011 | 5 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from sunny Arizona. Derall says: “It is 70 degrees as we walk out into the smiling Arizona sun at 7:45AM this May morning. Two thoughts cross my mind. First, I’m glad it is not July because […] -
Ride to Church in Avon & Paradise, Utah
Posted on May 8, 2011 | 12 CommentsCome enjoy Carole’s ride to church in Cache Valley, Utah. Carole lives in Avon and the church building is three miles north, in Paradise. -
Walk to Church in New Orleans
Posted on May 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsIn early April, I had to (got to?) to a conference in New Orleans for work. So on Sunday morning, I threw on my tennis shoes, grabbed my camera, and headed towards St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. As you know if you’ve ever been […] -
Ren’s (former) Ride to the Winter Quarters, Nebraska Temple
Posted on April 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church post comes from Ren (who now lives in Minnesota): I used to live in Omaha, Nebraska and this is my former ride to the Winter Quarters Temple. I took these photos on a recent visit back. I like Omaha because […] -
Paula’s Prius Ride to Church
Posted on April 17, 2011 | 17 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church hails from Paula in Encinitas, California. ; The LDS Chapel on Lake Street in Encinitas, CA is our destination today. Encinitas is a town of 65,000 or so, 25 miles north of downtown San Diego, on the legendary Highway 101. […] -
Sterling’s Taiwanese Ride to Church
Posted on April 10, 2011 | 7 CommentsToday’s Ride to Church comes to us from Sterling Swallow–all the way from Taiwan. Sterling writes: Taoyuan, Taiwan is not only the site of three LDS wards, but it’s also the actual home of the Chiang Kai Shek/Taipei International Airport. It is just south of […] -
James’ Bike Ride to Church in Suffolk and Essex
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 6 CommentsCome see James’ bike ride to his favourite church just outside Suffolk, England, where James grew up and now works as a primary school teacher. This is not the Quaker church that James attends most Sundays, but a small village church that sits atop a […] -
Jonathan’s Ride to Church(es) in Salt Lake City
Posted on March 20, 2011 | 21 CommentsI was inspired by Andy’s post of churches around York several weeks back and decided to give it a shot where I live here in the Salt Lake area. I had visited some of the churches in the area before, and decided to use […] -
DRY Ink’s Ride to Church
Posted on March 13, 2011 | 8 CommentsCome see Erika’s drive to church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Erika is a licensed therapist and photographer. Click here to see her amazing work. Erika says: “I live in Baton Rouge, LA. Like any town we have our pluses and minuses. Pluses: rich […] -
Reuben’s (Bike) Ride to Church
Posted on March 6, 2011 | 8 CommentsMy name is Reuben Collins, and I’ve lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for 5 years. My local LDS chapel is only about two miles from my home, but there’s a lot to see along the way. Most weeks, I grab my headphones and the […] -
Zachary’s Ride (Walk) to Church
Posted on February 27, 2011 | 17 CommentsCome see Laura and her son Zachary’s walk to church in the Bay Area. Laura writes: Our kindergartner loves photography, and this was the perfect opportunity. We headed out on the first sunny morning we’ve had for a week or so, and as we […] -
A Ride to Church – York
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 19 CommentsThis morning I got in my ‘ride’ (a pair of size 11 Mizuno running shoes), and went to church. If you’ve read some of my other posts and comments around the site, you may have guessed that I don’t attend a church at the moment. […] -
A Ride to Church – Nacogdoches
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 9 CommentsWe moved to Nacogdoches (pronounced Nac-a-do-ches), a small town of 30,000, in 2008. On your way into town, a big billboard proudly announces that Nacogdoches is “the oldest town in Texas.” [I’m not sure what this means–does it means it’s the oldest white […] -
A Ride to Church: Atlanta
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 7 CommentsWhat is your Ride to Church like? Today we travel with Claire, through Atlanta, GA.