Chapel Cars
Instructor: Reverend Dan Lewis · Human Interest
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some 13 railroad cars were fitted out as traveling chapels for reaching out to the most rural areas of America. These cars, sponsored by Episcopal, Baptist, and Roman Catholic mission services, traveled the American west until World War I. This class will explore the use of these cars, the railroads that handled them, and the services they provided.
About the Presenter: The Reverend Dan Lewis is a retired professor in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Studies (William Tyndale College). His advanced degrees are from the University of Detroit, and he continue to lecture widely at universities in North America, Europe, and other parts of the world. In addition to his religious studies, he is fascinated by railroads in general and modeling railroads in particular. Reverend Lewis has proven to be an extremely popular MORE presenter.
