Back to God Chapel

 Wayside Chapel, southern Alberta Canada

The "Back to God" Chapel was built with the aid of the Dutch Reformed Church in southern Alberta at Passburg.  Local Dutch immigrants not only provided travellers with a place to refresh their spirits, but through this chapel, strong family memories were also created.  The building had been dedicated in 1960 (July 2, 1960). Around that time, it held a working juke box which played, "The Old Rugged Cross" and seeds of family memories were planted.  Twenty years later, as depicted in this early 80s photo, the fourteen-seat church had its windows boarded up.  This was likely a step to protect the building in a move to resituate the building along the number three highway in Bellevue where it presents more as a tourist attraction than a place of respite.

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