The American Country Church

Today it seems that the "mega" or "modern" American churches are taking over when it comes to public knowledge, news, and popularity.  Are the small country churches still making an impact on their communities?

Sunshine Full Gospel Church, unlike many other small churches, continues to grow in vitality and be a light on Sunshine Mountain.

This little church, located in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, holds a maximum of 80 people and often teeters in attendance between 70 and 80 on a normal Sunday morning. 

Could this issue of unnoticed or dying country churches be caused by an increased amount of people more willing to stand and admire the little country church from the outside rather than venture in and experience the presence of God inside? It may be small and quaint but "you can't judge a book by its cover."

*Photo four taken in September 2012