Stayton United Methodist Church in Stayton Oregon

The above is the United Methodist Church on Fern Ridge Rd. in Stayton. It recently underwent an extensive renovation, including the reinstallation of the bell tower (click here to see a close up of the tower).

The bell once hung at the church, but had been in storage for several years. It was put back up during the renovation.

As a point of interest, Fern Ridge Rd. is home to four churches, despite being a pretty short road. It also has a cemetery (and mortuary right around the corner), and is about a block away from the town hospital. So you can get born, get churched (in one or more of four different religions!), and get dead and buried all in one handy dandy location.