Christmas Country Church Tour

From simplistic to spectacular, the house of worship that comprise the Christmas Country Church Tour in Southeast Missouri provide a welcome escape from the bustle of the more commercialized holiday season. The two-day self-guided tour that winds along the roads of Perry, Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve and Bollinger counties visits 39 churches—all at last 100 years old—decked out for the season as they celebrate the traditions and cultures of the holidays.

Click HERE to view the churches participating in this year's annual event.

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    St. Mary's of the Barren Church in Perryville is a former seminary on the site of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and is the historic seat of the American Vincentians.
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    Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg was founded after 700 German-Lutherans left their homes in 1838 to build new lives in America, eventually ending up in Perry County.
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    Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson is a log cabin style chapel that was built in 1819 and is known as the oldest Protestant church standing west of the Mississippi River. The church was organized in 1809.
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    More than 50 decorated trees fill the Lutheran Heritage Center, located next to Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg.
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    The pulpit in the Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna is from the original church which was built in 1874.
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    A manger scene in front of the Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna depicts the baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph.
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