Bethany Lutheran Church and Cemetery

A country church of Danish design in the Tilley, Alberta area.  The congregation was formed in 1930 and the church still sees regular use.  Sunday service is at 11:00 a.m.

The crow-stepped (like a staircase) gables are attractive and quite unusual for this part of Alberta.

The church sign on the south side of the building.

The inside of the church is immaculately clean and welcoming.  Notice the "modern" kneeling altar.

The stained glass crosses on the front doors.

On the north side of the church is the entrance to the cemetery.

The cemetery and church grounds are well maintained.  The majority of the headstones bear Danish names like Christensen, Hendricksen, Skanderup and Hjorth.

The gables and red roof of the church as seen from the cemetery.

A small Showy Mountain Ash tree full of fruit.  Lots of birds will take advantage of all those berries in the fall and winter...and in spring you'll see intoxicated robins dive-bombing each other for another taste of that sweet elixir.

Photographed on August 21, 2018.