096 Flying Over Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa

Flying a drone over and visiting Dyersville, Iowa's Basilica of St. Francis Xavier.
You will benefit from wearing headphones today. And you might learn some new words as well!
Ten families numbering 42 people left their native Bavaria in 1845 and made it to St. Louis before taking a boat up the Mississippi River and landing in Dubuque. They transferred their belongings onto covered wagons drawn by oxen and began traveling west. After only about 25 miles, they discovered fine farmland near another German settlement called New Vienna and settled land a few miles south.
Shortly thereafter, in 1847, 26-year-old James Dyer, from Somersetshire, England arrived and, as a man of means, began building among the Bavarians. Dyer was followed by friends and family and they settled in the new town that was springing up in the farmland. The town was beginning to be called Dyersville as early as 1849. Waves of economic depression caused the English to sell their land to the Germans who founded the first parish by 1859.
The first St. Francis Xavier Church was completed in 1862 but the parish grew quickly and the church had to be doubled in size by 1869. By 1880, it became clear that the current church building would no longer be adequate.
A new church building program was begun in the mid-1880s and the new building would be the Ruskinian Gothic Revival style church we see today.
Construction began in 1887 and the new church was dedicated on December 3, 1889. Special trains brought people from all over the state of Iowa to witness the dedication ceremony of the beautiful new cathedral.
The cost to build the new cathedral was approximately $100,000. Electric lights were added in 1904.
A push to elevate the church to a basilica began in the 1940s. In order for it to become a basilica, the church first had to be consecrated which meant it could never be used for any other purpose. In order for it to be consecrated, the church had to attain and maintain debt-free status.
With these requirements met, and the addition of the tintinnabulum, umbraculum and display of the papal symbol, St. Francis Xavier, in 1956, became the 12th church to be elevated to the rank of a minor Basillica in the U.S.
An addition was made to the south side of the Basilica in 1989 which contains a handicapped elevator, restrooms and access to the basement of the Basilica.
The two steeples are 212 feet (65 m) tall and are capped with 14 feet (4.3 m) crosses. This helped make the church visible from miles away across the rolling, lightly forested farmland.
The wood used for the altars and 52 foot high Baldacchino is butternut also known as white walnut. The high altar is made of carved Italian marble.
In 1971, a new 27-rank organ was installed that replaced the Basilica's original 1913 pipe organ but shortly thereafter, lightning struck the church and damaged the instrument’s electrical system.
In 2019, a million dollar renovation project began. The organ was rebuilt and expanded with new facades of pipes and a fiber optic system which is much more resistant to electrical issues than the older organ.
The church is in beautiful condition and is open for visitors throughout the day.
Today, Dyersville, Iowa, may now be better known for baseball and the “Field of Dreams” movie site, but this growing town of almost 4500 in eastern Iowa retains its farming heritage and rich history.
This big church in a small town is well worth traveling off the beaten path to visit.
Thanks for watching and we hope to see you next time! - Christian
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[@Marisha_Piano]

Hello, my dear friend! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video! Like 118 👍 Very nice! Always be healthy and happy!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, Marisha! We were fortunate to hear the organist practicing. This beautiful cathedral is almost in the middle of nowhere.

[@JAT922]

I can remember driving past this church many times while growing up in NE Iowa

[@MainlightDrone]

That's a cool memory! I'm working on a short video of the Petersburg church next.

[@Wedgenbigg]

I remember watching this video 9 months ago. I'm going to give it another watch :) I will show the wife also. We love your videos Christian :) Thank you for all of your efforts.

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Paul! I appreciate the views from you guys and the kind words!

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Beautiful church 😊

[@MainlightDrone]

Especially for being out in the sticks!

[@shuim_koreawalks3535]

Hi~ my Iowa friend ~~Thanks for your good sharing city history 😀 So beautiful and great church ⛪ 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

We only visited Iowa, but it's a lot like Illinois. :D It really is a beautiful church for being so far out in the country. Thank you for visiting!

[@EURAMBLER]

65👍wow amazing flight my friend

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you 👍! I'm going to visit your channel to check out your new drone videos from Ireland!

[@EURAMBLER]

@@MainlightDrone you are welcome 👍

[@bfoz]

Stunning church in a small town.

[@MainlightDrone]

We were very surprised to find it. It was in such good shape too. Thanks for coming along!

[@ener7443]

Beautiful church. Thank you for sharing. Well done. 💙👍👍👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Always grateful for your support, Ener!

[@YTDRONE]

Nice drive and beautiful drone footage Inside church also great 👍🏻 See you again Fully watched

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! I'm always glad when you stop by and for your support!

[@YTDRONE]

@@MainlightDrone Always I'm always very pleasure to watch your beautiful footage! See you again

[@PlayNewMobileGames]

Hi, my friend. 🤗💕 Awesome upload, always thanks.👍 Have a nice weekend. see you😉🍀

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you! You too! Grateful for your visit!

[@davestredulinsky]

A wonderful tour and information about the Basilica and Dyersville. Lovely aerial views as well as beautiful views of the interior of the Basilica. I enjoyed to the end. Thank you my friend.

[@MainlightDrone]

We went to see the Feld of Dreams movie site and were surprised to find this beautiful basilica in this little town. It was a bit of an accident! Thanks for the kind words, Dave!

[@merryarttoonesakamarysusan559]

went to church here while living w my grandparents in Dyersville while my Dad was in the Korean war ...my Grandfather George Schuster, ran the Hardware store...my uncles Wally and Harry Schuster took it over after him

[@MainlightDrone]

I love hearing stories like yours. Thank you for sharing yours. The church is still in beautiful condition!

[@JocksDrones]

Very interesting and educational.great to watch.Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Jock! We stumbled across this church and it turned out to be an unexpected and remarkable experience especially for such a small town in the middle of nowhere.

[@ambercw5151]

Thanks for sharing your amazing church with great scenery and music 🎶 nice explanation 👍 👌 👏 😀

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, Amber! I appreciate your support!

[@pointofviewgr]

Very beautiful footage!!!

[@MainlightDrone]

Many thanks! I appreciate your visit and comment!

[@massimo_c2668]

Very beautiful video!!! Awesome church both seen from the outside by drone and inside!! Very nice music!! 😍 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you! This church is remarkable for being in the middle of nowhere in a very small town.

[@DroneViral]

Awesome shots! You did an amazing job in capturing this beautiful church

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Jesse! I appreciate the support!

[@AntonioIndelicato]

Very interesting! The church is beautiful. Your footage impressive! What an amazing production you created! Very nice. Welldone 👏👏👏👏👌✌️

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for watching, Antonio, and the kind words! : )

[@canadatravel65]

Beautifully made and good history lesson👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! We didn't expect to see such a nice cathedral out in the middle of nowhere!

[@DavidLorenzoFlorida]

Very nice and ornate church. It really stands out in this small town. Good job !

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, David. It's a pretty remarkable structure out in the sticks. I hope they can continue to keep it up.

[@DavBaz]

Congratulations ! The visit of the Church is awesome, great quality!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you! Quite surprising for such a small town!

[@metanasteusi]

Awesome shots off the church. The history leeson ties so nicely with the video stream!!!😀

[@MainlightDrone]

Sometimes you just have to add the history. Especially when the church gets hit by lightning that takes out the organ. lol

[@triptolofi1659]

Very nice sharing my friend. I enjoyed watching your video

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for visiting and kind words!

[@WindWalkerDrones]

That church is beautiful thank you for sharing

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! Glad you stopped by! 👊

[@kuyajotv]

Great church building its nice to visit there thanks for sharing my friend

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you for the visit and kind words, Jonathan!

[@CoastalBird]

Very nice and colourful church. Thanks for narrating all the history, all interesting know such background. Drone shots around the Church was great!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! Experimenting with this. I thought telling the story would keep viewers but they skip through it and watch less than a third. : (

[@CoastalBird]

@@MainlightDrone I really don't understand KZbin fully yet. Same happens to my videos, where I had high expectation but didn't get much views. Only one thing I could advice about this particular video is quality of the video while you were driving at the beginning was little low and could make someone a bit bored if not familiar to your channel. Maybe you need to reach to the subject (here Church) quickly (in between first 30 secs) and then drag the story from there. Just my honest opinion :-). My drone videos are worst, I always struggle what to start with and the end.

[@MainlightDrone]

@@CoastalBird I appreciate your feedback. There is not enough of that on YT. I suspect also that a lot of people watch without sound so they don't know how that footage is being used. I decided a while ago that I would make videos in my own style and according to my own standards. They need to appeal to the people who search for that content or respond to the thumbnails at least. Hey, none of us are professionals! We all just do the best we can!

[@Thoughtful_Paws]

Nice shot and edited. I love the architecture of churches. Liked. Subscribed.

[@MainlightDrone]

I appreciate the kind words, the visit and the sub!

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

That was awesome, loved the interior shots. Like # 63!!!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Dave! We found out about this basilica when we scouted the Field Of Dream movie site but it was more than we expected for a little town like this.

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Very nice thanks for sharing for us to enjoy 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

I appreciate the support, Rod!

[@VideoLife_FPV_Wild]

Like a true professional travel video, I watched it in one breath from start to finish. Very nice church scenes as well as lots of interesting information. I enjoyed watching the beautiful architecture of the church.

[@MainlightDrone]

Wow! Thanks, VL! Your kind words are super encouraging! Thank you!

[@VideoLife_FPV_Wild]

@@MainlightDrone You're welcome, just keep it up, I love your videos

[@eYACTION]

Thank you bro to share with us, it is beautiful outside and inside the Basilica, nice video very interresting

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! It's a really beautiful church considering it's out in the sticks.

[@Wedgenbigg]

I really enjoy how you give a history lesson as you show the footage. Thank you for sharing. You got my like 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the support, Paul! I feel like sometimes I need to do a little ore than just fly the drone around.

[@Wedgenbigg]

@@MainlightDrone The information that you're sharing, is that something you study while producing the video or is it information you've aquired over the years? It's quite impressive the details you give.

[@MainlightDrone]

@@Wedgenbigg I always just find something cool to fly over but when I start putting the video together, I discover interesting information that I think would make for a better video (for those with attention spans) 😄

[@HolidayNz]

Incredible video Mainlight you went above and beyond on this one! Awesome shots from inside and out. Also great job on the research and info. Look forward to the next one! 🇳🇿✌️

[@MainlightDrone]

I appreciate you, your visit, your kind comments and your attention span! :D

[@ZotyaInk]

Nice day! Well done! 👌👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, my friend!

[@hdi4eva-castlesbydrone531]

Very interesting history lesson and amazing shots of this beautiful cathedral. Looks impressive from the inside as well as the outside. Great and very instructive video production, my dear friend. 👏🤘

[@MainlightDrone]

Many thanks! I'm glad you enjoy a little history with the drone flight. What's impressive is the size and condition for being so far out in the country.

[@hdi4eva-castlesbydrone531]

@@MainlightDrone Yes, it is indeed. Especially the interior is stunning. You wouldn't expect this out in the country.

[@alvinramosadante]

Wow nice Place thanks for sharing.

[@MainlightDrone]

Such a big beautiful church in such a small town was a surprise. Thanks for the visit!

[@WALKINGTOURFRANCERELAX91]

NICE SHARING

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for visiting. I hope you were able to listen to and understand the story. : )

[@1flyjcLIB1drone]

Great job. Before getting to the end of the video, I had to pause, give a 👍🏿and write this comment when you entered the cathedral. That is a beautiful building.

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, flyjc! This was one of those where I was just going to fly the drone, but my wife went in the the Pocket 2 and the organist was practicing...and...well...it turned into a whole production. But there was too much beauty and history not to share.

[@1flyjcLIB1drone]

@@MainlightDrone thanks to you and your wife.

[@georgschwan666]

Another outstanding video, my friend. Super quality footage and editing!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you! I popped over and gave you a couple of views, too. : )

[@thepaperplane]

Wonderful church!

[@MainlightDrone]

I appreciate your support, Michael!

[@thepaperplane]

It’s a pleasure!

[@icjdrohnefotoprof]

Beautiful and interesting!👍 I like!👏 Congratulations!🤝♥️😃🌐

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

[@GrahamAndBear]

Very interesting. My grandad grew up in bavaria. 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Cool connection! My aunt lives there too. Thanks for the visit!

[@BWoodPhotography]

A beautiful little town. It reminds of Montana with all the farming and the grain elevators!! The church is beautiful and those stain-glassed windows - wow! Great video and I learned so much. Thank you for sharing this wonderful place. 59.

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Becca! These towns really say "Americana." I'll bet there are some cool churches and structures out there in the sticks by you too.

[@kotasangg]

The size of the church and the beauty of the interior decoration are amazing! It's a very nice church in a town surrounded by greenery. The aerial video is also wonderful! Thank you for the good video! 👍✨

[@MainlightDrone]

It's beautiful on the inside and outside. Vey unusual for such a small town. Thanks for the visit!

[@USAfrom1800]

@@MainlightDroneI live in Dyersville!

[@mikesrcgarage]

Very beautiful inside and out 🙌🏼 It's crazy that lightning struck it taking out the organ 😯 new words? 🤔 Lol! Have a blessed day Christian 🙏 well done.

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the visit. Mike! You didn't learn any new words? Tintinnabulum and umbraculum were the new words I learned! lol

[@mikesrcgarage]

@@MainlightDrone The link bell and umbrella structure for the pope? 🤔 Yeah... You're very welcome Christian.

[@vyomps]

The whole small town America vibe is so mesmerizing haha

[@MainlightDrone]

Some, like Galena, have the vibe you're talking about but small towns are just like the ones in Canada, don't you think?

[@vyomps]

@@MainlightDrone Eastern Canadian towns definitely look similar I'd say. But being in Calgary and the prairies, our towns aren't very green haha 🥲😂

[@ChannelAP166]

Another amazing church ⛪️ ❤️. Beautiful introduction 🙏🏻

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you for the support. This one was very pretty and worth showing!

[@peterviragphoto]

Beautiful video, great background info! Especially loved the aerial footage! Cheers

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Peter! Glad you stopped by. I need to check out your channel later because I see you do a lot of macro.

[@peterviragphoto]

@@MainlightDrone thanks mate, appreciate it! I’ve just subbed to you. Have a great day bud!😊

[@Morocco-m3s]

💚 All the best and continued success, God willing 💚 Good luck and success, God willing 👍🌸 Great video In the name of God, God bless you, the Most Gracious

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you for your visit and kind words. God bless you, too! 🙏

[@LovingLifeHitchedUp]

Loved the history. Wish I had known about this basilica when we visited the area. Love your drone footage. Will keep an eye out for future notifications from your channel. 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

We didn't know about it either until we went to the Field Of Dreams movie site. Glad you stopped by! Happy New Year!

[@urbex1232]

Wow big like my friends 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Big thanks, my friend! Glad you stopped by! : )

[@JGucka]

Looks awesome! Nice video! 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, Jurek!

[@dustinw8565]

Nice drone views as always!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Dustin! : )

[@DiegoDJI]

Fantastic and fascinating this basilica!! Description well done and great editing! Thank you for letting me discover this place I don't recognize! 👋

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the kind words! We went to the Field of Dreams movie site and discovered this basilica out in the country by accident!

[@JumisVisuals]

Great, informative video !

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! I appreciate your support!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Wow very cool video documentation on the church.

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! Field of Dreams and this cathedral make this town in the sticks pretty unique!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@MainlightDrone You are welcome.

[@WeretheRoberts]

wow, that church was unbelievable... very cool tour, man... loved the drone shots!!! :)

[@MainlightDrone]

Even struck by lightning! This was another ones of those cool discoveries I never knew about. Hope you guys are doing well! Thanks for the visit, Kevin!

[@AncientTide]

What a stunning cathedral, can’t say I’ve seen one with 2 twin spires before especially at over 200ft. Loved the organ playing as well 😄 great drone shots, interior and history 👍 👍 big thumbs up as usual from me. I wonder what the church goer’s had to say about it being struck by lightening 🤔

[@MainlightDrone]

You're right about that. It's almost almost always asymmetrical and I don't know why. We really lucked out with the organ! I'm sure the parishioners were horrified! Thanks for the great comment and visit! (I need more subs that actually watch the video!)

[@petr-podrouzek]

Very nice and very interesting, my friend :-) Have a nice day :-)

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! This was an accidental find!

[@coptertravel1846]

Fantastic 😉👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the visit! : )

[@ir4ikyar]

Спасибо за обзор и описание! Красивый храм! Прекрасная архитектура и внутреннее убранство! В здании много света и воздуха. Хорошо снято!

[@MainlightDrone]

Спасибо за посещение! Да, это красивый, большой собор в маленьком городке.

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

Wow this is really cool! The cathedral looks amazing especially inside! Thanks for sharing this!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for watching! Yes, to see such a large, beautiful cathedral in a small town is a little unusual.

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

@@MainlightDrone yep very unusual! Dare I say unusual in America!

[@AMDronephotography]

Nice video again, lots of interesting facts. The 19th Century was quite the century for church building. We had many churches in the UK built in this period. God fearing, and well funded for construction. The Methodist movement saw many churches built also. The rest a really, really old 🙂 We get the Smithsonian Channel, I enjoy ‘Aerial America’ that’s what your video reminds me of. 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Yes, there was a lot of church building in what we call "the Great Awakening" starting in the 1840s. I have also seen almost every one of the Smithsonian aerial videos as well. They were made before drones and I appreciate the work that went into them because they had to fly harnessed into helicopters and be attached to big heavy gimballed cameras. And we can achieve the same or better results with our drones! Thanks for sticking around to the end, Andy!

[@mariosdrks401]

Wow!!👏👏👏

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Marios! I appreciate your visit!

[@papanikolaouvassilis]

Hello my friend! This is an awesome presentation! Thank you for sharing!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for visiting and for you sub! I hope we can support each other's channels. : )

[@papanikolaouvassilis]

@@MainlightDrone you're welcome! You can count on my support, you have great content in your channel, I will try to catch up with you! Greetings!

[@coreycoyle9548]

Very, Very Wonderful Video!!!!! A very Highly F+L, Corey

[@MainlightDrone]

We found this totally by accident when we went to the nearby Field of Dreams movie site. Thanks for coming along!

[@DRONEALD]

Interesting as always 😀👍🏻

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the visit and the compliment!

[@ClassRoutinesRENEEsFunClips]

Such a fantastic place. Enjoyed this wonderful history & informative video + totally liked

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, CR! I gave you a full view too although I never know what's going on on your channel! hahaha I know you're having fun though! : )

[@artbygracec8093]

Awesome. Very good video content. Keep sharing. Fully watched. Stay connected

[@MainlightDrone]

I sure appreciate the kind words and the full watch. Don't get a lot of those! : )

[@IlieOlar]

Very nice church and views of it! Very interesting information about it and the city! Nice interior! Like it! I didn't know the difference between a church and a Basilica and just learnd out we have 4 in Romania! Greetings from Romania!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, Ilie! I learned quite a bit putting this together. It was a surprise to find this beautiful basilica in such a small town.

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Really enjoyed this video@you have such a lovely channel ,please stay safe debs x

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Debs! Stay safe out there!

[@vipervaquerosurbanos6276]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻...felicitaciones por el gran trabajo y gracias por ese gran vuelo turístico con grandes tomas, precioso colores a pesar de la nubosidad, pero se ven preciosas sus dos torretas y con la gran panorámica de la ciudad de fondo, precioso video. Mis saludos cordiales desde la ciudad de Rancagua en Chile...✌🏻

[@MainlightDrone]

¡Gracias, VVU! Esta es una basílica inusualmente hermosa en un pequeño pueblo donde el diablo perdió su poncho. :D :D :D

[@vipervaquerosurbanos6276]

@@MainlightDrone "Donde el diablo perdió el ponchó"...😂😂😂😂😂...tendremos q mandar a muchos diablos para esa hermosa capilla!!!! Excelente trabajo amigo mío, felicitaciones y espero no pasar cerca de la capilla...✌🏻

[@MainlightDrone]

@@vipervaquerosurbanos6276 jajajajaja! Decimos "en medio de la nada" pero mi esposa dijo que en Chile dicen "donde el diablo perdió su poncho". ¿Es así como lo dices? jajajajaja

[@vipervaquerosurbanos6276]

@@MainlightDrone así, tal cual lo dices, es un viejo dicho en nuestro terruño: Donde el diablo perdió el ponchó, es decir muy lejos

[@AlexandruVaduvaPhotography]

I like your Video 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@MainlightDrone]

I'm glad you stopped by for a visit!

[@haronlive]

Good 👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the visit!

[@TheJansenJournal]

Nice!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Fabian. This is a pretty nice church, especially for being out in the country.

[@TomProductions007]

Hello MainlightPhoto ! By a chance we found your beautiful and inspiring channel and subscribed(735)!This is an enchanting video, withmesmerizing and spectacular scenes! Awesome landscapes! Love it!Like nº 73!Great work!Thumbs up! We also love nature and creativity, including photographing andvideo editing. Take care of yourself! Have a nice day!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you for your wonderful and exaggerated praise and sub! I returned the favor. I always fully watch my subscribers' videos so I hope we can support each other's channels! Best wishes!

[@BlairAir]

Going through your back catalog of video. There's a lot going on in this one, not only informational, but wow, that basilica could take days to digest all the detail! I have a big lift if I end up doing a tour of small churches as a series!

[@MainlightDrone]

This was an accidental find that really surprised us. Catching the organist was a real plus, but it also had pretty interesting historical facts. Thanks for another visit! I hope you decide on doing that series.

[@BlairAir]

@@MainlightDrone Oh boy, the organ player doing that majestic sound track, right on queue! So perfect!

[@MainlightDrone]

@@BlairAir (psssst...don't tell anyone but I separated the audio and placed it where I wanted it.)

[@BlairAir]

@@MainlightDrone Creative licence + mad skill = Win!

[@IvorsTravels]

This was a really interesting look at this lovely small town. Before Covid I had put together a road trip that included an overnight stop in Dubuque. I had to cancel the trip due to Covid and rebooked for the following year. This too was cancelled once more due to Covid. I hope to try again this autumn. I now have another destination to add to my trip. If not for your video this would have been missed. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@MainlightDrone]

I have lived in Chicago all my life and there are many nearby places I've never visited. We made a little trip into Iowa and made many discoveries and learned a lot of local history. This church was one of those accidental discoveries and I hope you're able to make new post-Covid discoveries too, Ivor! I appreciate your support!

[@IvorsTravels]

@@MainlightDrone Iowa is one of only two States in the lower 48 that I have not visited. I did visit Downtown Chicago a few years back and had a very hot 4th July here. There is so much to explore everywhere.

[@stratosfut]

Beautiful church, great flights! The music combines perfectly with the footage! Thank you for the tour! 👍✌

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks! This is another "just went for the drone flight and it turned into a big production. lol

[@masyuruicom]

nice video💓👏

[@MainlightDrone]

Thank you, Yuki! 🤗

[@gregsvlogshow]

Pretty church

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Greg. You just reminded me that I got interrupted while I was watching your Arroyo Seco video. Gonna go finish that.....

[@daveeldridge117]

What an amazing church and the area that its located in looks so spacious and calm, and laid back, just how us Brits imagine the American towns to be. Thanks for sharing and have a good week. Big thumbs up from me!!!

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks, Dave. When you get out of the big cities, rural towns do look like this. It was surprising to find such a nice, big church out in the sticks. Appreciate the support. Now I have to go to your site and see if you got your motor home....

[@DavesEpicPhoneShots]

Great video my friend, I enjoyed watching very much. I posted a comment here yesterday but it’s gone, did you remove it or did KZbin?

[@MainlightDrone]

That's weird. I never saw your comment. David Lorenzo also posted a comment that disappeared. I'm really glad you took the time to send me a whole new comment, Dave! If YT messes up with simple things like comments, imagine how much they mess up with your analytics!

[@DavesEpicPhoneShots]

@@MainlightDrone Thanks for responding, I checked and at least 15 comments that I left on new channels disappeared over night KZbin might see me as a Spammer even though watch from start to finish and never actually ask for a Sub.

[@MainlightDrone]

@@DavesEpicPhoneShots More likely it's a glitch.

[@hajaj_bayad]

اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته تحياتي لك مرحبا بك شكراً احل

[@MainlightDrone]

شكرا لزيارتكم وتعليقكم اللطيف ومباركتكم! بارك الله فيك وعائلتك كذلك!

[@JJDrones]

If you ever decide to do audio books as well let me know. You can tell a story my friend.

[@MainlightDrone]

Sure. If they're in the market for people with crackly screechy voices who have to repeat every other sentence because they mess up and require 50 edits in three minutes, I'll apply. hahahahaha Thanks, Jason. You encouraged me to do more of that early on and it'll help the channel to grow. You've been doing it all along and you're better at it. Your channel is going to take off for sure.

[@thepaperplane]

Like 👍🏻😉

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks for the visit, Michael!

[@RXMattCARailfan]

NICE

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks

[@MendezDroneops]

👍

[@MainlightDrone]

Thanks!

[@jessieludwig551]

I go. to. that school

[@MainlightDrone]

Glad you stopped by, Jessie. Got some pretty cool views of it.

[@optimixxx]

interesting link to the Pope sign, amazing basilica over there, impressive fix of the mighty organ, nice little flight around

[@MainlightDrone]

I'm not Catholic but I like to visit interesting structures of any kind. Surprisingly large, beautiful church in great condition out in the country. I learned a few new words today, too!

[@optimixxx]

@@MainlightDrone long time since I have learned a new word myself ... hmm

[@MainlightDrone]

@@optimixxx Uh huh. So you knew tintinnabulum and umbraculum? lol I'm going to try and fit them into a sentence with someone this week. hahahaha

[@optimixxx]

@@MainlightDrone as a native latin language speaker it is easy for me to understand them, shade and small gold bell ...