Past: Christmas Country Church Tour

The 17th season of Christmas Country Church Tour will be held Dec. 15 and 16. There will be 33 participating locations in Perry County, Cape Girardeau County, Ste. Genevieve County and Bollinger County. You can customize your trip as you wish. Each church is draped in holiday decorations reflecting their traditions and culture from Roman Catholic English, Scotch-Irish Presbyterian, German Lutherans and others. Also a Christmas tree display of more than 50 trees at Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum at a drive-through live Nativity depicting the birth of Christ at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Missouri.

Participating churches include National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri;

Hill of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri;

Zion Luther Church in Longtown, Missouri;

Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri;

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri;

St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Missouri;

Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim;

First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge;

Apple creek Presbyterian Church in Pocahontas;

St. John's Lutheran Chruch in Pocahontas;

Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas;

Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri;

Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri;

Brazeau Prresbyterian Church in Brazeau, Missouri;

Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri;

Bethlehem Baptist Church in Crosstown, Missouri;

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Crosstown;

Crossroads United Methodist Church in Sedgewickville, Missouri;

Whitewater Presbyterian Churcn near Sedgewickville;

Zion Lutheran Church in Crosstown;

St. James Catholic Church near Crosstown;

Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson;

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Silver Lake, Missouri;

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland, Missouri;

Immaculate Concept Church in St. Mary, Missouri;

Kaskaskia Immaculate Concept Catholic Church in Kaskaskia, Illinois;

Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri;

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri;

Christ of Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, Missouri;

New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy; and

Caney Ford Baptist Church in Oak Ridge;

Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Missouri (Friday only);

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Wells;

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri;

Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills;

Sargent's Chapel Lutheran Church in Sedgewickville, Missouri.