Photos of Saint John the Baptist Church, in Gildehaus, Missouri

HERE ARE PHOTOS of Saint John the Baptist Church, in the unincorporated community of Gildehaus, in Franklin County, Missouri. The church is about 46 highway miles west of downtown Saint Louis.



According to the parish website, this was originally a Jesuit mission dating from 1839. This church is often called Saint John 'Gildehaus', in honor of the Gildehaus family who donated land for this parish in 1848 and 1865. The first church was a log structure.



A shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in front of the church.



MOTHER OF SORROWS 1873



These photos were taken with three separate cameras on two different occasions. I was unable to take photos of the interior. This church deserves better photos.


ECCLESIA STI · JOANNIS
AEDIFICATA
A.D. 1863.







There are several tiny shrines on the parish grounds.



An altar inside of the chapel, taken through a window.



Convent building between the cemetery and school.

Address:
5567 Gildehaus Road
Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089

Note: this address as flagged in Google Maps is incorrect, but the map is centered on the actual church. At the time I generated this link, the map showed two identical churches side-by-side! Two separate satellite photos of the church were improperly stitched together.