Lost Abandoned Church Finally Found. Adventure #40

After countless times driving past this church, barely seeing it across the Fraser valley, we finally found it. We were both exhausted after a long drive home from Vancouver island but Maria convinced me to try and find the church and i am so happy she did. This was such a cool location because it is so obvious that it is very rarely visited. Everything at this spot is left perfectly preserved. It was an absolute blast visiting this location and i am so happy to share with all of you.

[@mikelatendresse4838]

I don't think the church was ever lost, it hadn't moved an inch. perhaps the people around it got lost.

[@kenwsmith7662]

Thanks captain obvious! You could be correct...

[@Wheelchair-bear]

Back in the mid-1900s a lot of farm houses didn't have clothes dryers, they had to hanger clothes in the house in the winter time, that could be what those small ropes work at the ceiling. They would hang the clothes outside and the clothes would kind of freeze dry, but not totally, so they had to bring them inside to finish them off. That gin Pole, pulley system on the power pole , was probably used for hanging up game, beef or hogs to skin and gut them, the power pole was used because it was handy and happened to be there

[@kathleennorton6108]

At 55:56 the picture says "The LORD'S SUPPER. This do in remembrance of me" This is so poignant, as it speaks about remembering Jesus, in a lost and forgotten Church, which we are now remembering. We remember the Church, even as we are being reminded to remember Jesus these so many years after He came and died for us, raising from the dead. He is coming back soon.

[@cece3194]

Amen

[@twistoffate4791]

Amen again.

[@darlatidwell9995]

I love the land and the church, the buildings and even the fence. That was an even more beautiful place at one time. I would've loved living there, thanks for the video.

[@bcabmac]

The Church is amazing condition! The brick chimney on wood stilts was a technique for heating. The bricks would heat up allowing for a good and sustainable draft for a cast iron coal or wood stove, especially in areas where climate could get extremely cold. Metal flu tended to cool fast in winter, you'd lose your draft, and the fire would go out in middle of the night. The weird cables strung up were used for curtain dividers, and drying clothes, as that building was most likely used as a bunk house, given the other contents. The last building looked like a settlers cabin that was later converted to a tack house and possibly stall. The odd post rig in the corral is for breaking wild horses, but can also be used for training horses. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@pattimessenger6214]

Someone is taking care of the church. It is clean inside, swept floors, fire for the wood stove and a brand new broom by the door.

[@cjw2661]

That was yhe first thing I noticed too. Plus freshly stacked firewood.

[@MrX-lg8vi]

Sanctuary

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

What I don't understand is why is that church out in the middle of nowhere? Did there used to be a town there or nearby?

[@shariys1]

What a great place that would be to stage an Old West wedding ...

[@bluestripetiger]

I saw a communion table but not a baptistry. Although with a river nearby i guess they could've baptized in the river. The water wouldve been freezing though. BC and the Yukon are no jokes when it comes to cold.

[@londawarren8278]

It appears that someone actually takes care of it! How wonderful...

[@thirzapeevey2395]

I'm starting to feel very old. Much of what you are showing there, I remember when it was new, or just simply used, not antique. The piece you are holding at 3:36 is known as a sickle bar here in the states. I've mowed pastures with an 1880's open gear John Deere and a pair of ponies. The door latch at 4:13 is just an old house door lock. Those were common when I was a kid, before everyone went to deadbolts. I actually had a pair of skates just like the ones at 7:03, bought in the mid seventies. At 7:10, that's the fifth wheel and front axle to a buggy. I think the little red car is a 70's Fiat. The trucks behind it look to be a late sixties/early seventies Ford and a mid seventies Chevy. I remember them all new. At 12:24 is a newer, sealed gearbox version of the mower I used to use. That handle raises and lowers the bar. They usually had an eyebolt that went through the bar to hold it up in transport, which you'd let off after you went through the gate into the field. That would let the bar half way down. That lever would lower it the rest of the way, and it would also jump the bar over stumps and other obstacles in the field. The symbol on the toolbox looks like McCormick Deering. I owned one of those years ago too.

[@highwatercircutrider]

Thirza Peevey I still mow with an IH mower and a team of Belgians

[@NoseyNana]

Here, don't feel alone, my 71st birthday is in 11 days. I wasn't a farmgirl, but I recognize some of the 'stuff' as my granduncle came from Poland, took over a barn & farm house in upper state New York, it was so old, it was built with wooden nails. The 1st time I went to visit, I was 10 & was all hyped up about riding a horse, only to learn they no longer had one, so I settled for riding their friendliest milking cow (he had a dairy by then) hehe.

[@JG-mp5nb]

Definitely a mid 70’s Fiat. Had one like it in Germany at the same time “Fiat 124”!

[@robroaring7175]

Hey mate. I’m an Aussie, and can tell you that car is a 1963 Vauxhall Viva. A little English car, which I guess was exported to British Columbia and well as Australia. Very similar to a Fiat though, so I can see why you were mistaken. Cheers, Rob, Tasmania,Australia

[@carlosgaspar8447]

@@robroaring7175 parents had a vauxhall envoy in b.c. from that era. tough to start in cold weather.

[@AudiophileTubes]

What gorgeous scenery, and church! Like an oil painting in motion!

[@Timotheus157]

The cedar wood of the church was in surprisingly good shape. The miscellaneous hardware scattered about was once very useful. Architecture followed function before form in this wilderness former homeland. However, the church focused on traditional design and gives one a sense of spiritual peace and rest.

[@mi2ube]

I can't help but think of Wrong Turn...you think it's abandoned...but it's actually not. The church looked like someone visits there, the well kept floors, firewood & the broom.

[@a.e.hazzard8315]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this church and all of the little oddities that go along with these gorgeous old buildings. Hope y’all stayed safe with all that smoke.

[@heathermishra]

That chimney goes to the wood burning stove. They would have a exhaust pipe connected to it.

[@kenwsmith7662]

That's different..

[@fernandochavez4312]

Beautiful place. Awesome how respectful you all were with everything.👍

[@dee0731]

So cool, from “Little House on the Prairie” days. I love old churches and antiques, awesome!

[@terriquotskuyva4594]

The church looks so beautiful inside but creepy outside! Thanks for the share!!!

[@markallen3293]

That last farm implement is a sickle mower for cutting hay, it was friction powered. Which means the wheels drove the gearing, those little peddles were for engaging the unit.

[@debrandw246]

My grandfather had one. Awesome

[@markallen3293]

I miss the farm Deb...

[@a.e.hazzard8315]

I’ve been lucky to see a couple in action- one at the ‘89ers center here in OKC & the one at my great-uncle’s farm when I was a kid! He loved to show us his “old stuff”❤️❤️ He was a great Man, lived to be 98🤦🏻‍♀️

[@wallytimmins356]

Those strings or thin rope hanging in that cabin , right by the wood stove were to dry clothes. My grand-ma did that back in my younger days lol. Thanks for your vids.

[@lindamillscreasman4693]

Thank you so much for the video. This area reminds me so much of Eastern Tennessee where I was born. The hay cutter I have used many times on my Grandmother's farm was pulled by mules. I thank you for the memories. A big shout out to you from North Carolina, USA......

[@buddy8225]

British Columbia is on my wish list. Gotta check this place out so awesome 😎

[@erynd2524]

That’s absolutely amazing! I’m amazed at how much remained.

[@RhettyforHistory]

What a cool looking church. So crazy stacked firewood was still in there. Thanks for sharing!

[@adventureismymiddlename3736]

That church has always piqued my curiosity every time I have been up that way. Thanks for sharing it!

[@marcbee1234]

Good stuff but please slow your panning I'm getting seasick.

[@jaygrenham]

I agree. I felt dizzy with all the camera movement. Slow down...lets savor things

[@Kitty-wb1kf]

Me too. 😩 Would Love to be able to see more of what he sees.

[@dsdave07]

You judge him harshly. His cameraman is a kangaroo.

[@kellybelanger3685]

go easy on the whiskey

[@jazrobean1]

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[@tangie777uk]

So beautiful there and so much history...Wonderful video.Thank you

[@emilydurkee8644]

Wow! That church is SO cool! It almost looks brand new inside!!!!! This video is awesome

[@goodnews5991]

So cool🧐😱

[@debscreepy]

A lot of stuff was left there. I liked the bike and the old lunch pail was pretty cool. O travel around the USA in my 25 foot class A Winnebago Warrior motorhome filming for my channel. I do all kinds of videos but my favorite are the creepy and abandoned places. I beat cancer and I sold my trailer and bought my motorhome and hit the road. T

[@donfredette533]

Good for you,im glad you beat that.you don't hear that much members of my family have it and are into remission after surgerys,chemo,raid fighting that fight it's such a relentless illness..anyway safe travels and God's speed

[@luckypupito1344]

Thanks for this awesome adventure, loved it!

[@ipsosmaati1971]

Wow...that was a good quality explore. Peace

[@badbehavioursage]

Aw thank you, you just revived a memory I had being there many, many a years ago. Cool

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

Such a awesome place and adventure ! Really enjoyed much ! Thanks for sharing :)

[@cristinagranado1831]

This was the best adventure show I have ever seen, I just found it on you tube. Thank you

[@thomasbeck9075]

Beautiful church and cool old farms all the way around a great video

[@funmud._.]

Thanks for the video. I have always wanted to see the old church up close. I look for every time I go to Vancouver. I was also happy to see no vandalism on the old church. Thanks again for the video.

[@MC-342]

Thank you. I enjoyed this .

[@robdedrick2052]

Really Enjoyed This Explore Dustin . Tks

[@maryannanaya7126]

Beautiful find. The church is wonderful . Love the music you play.

[@ImFastrnU]

so awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@pamelagideon7762]

What beautiful country site, great video!!!

[@pooperscooper9176]

Absolutely brilliant thanks

[@tammyrivera8262]

OMG...what a BEAUTIFUL PLACE! U were so blessed to get to be there surrounded by such beauty!!

[@pm6613]

'blessed'? Seriously? LOL

[@lmfarms4611]

At 8:43 min. the strings are clothes line for dry your clothes in the winter or a rainy day, At 12:45 min, its called a is a Sickel mower, it was pulled by a horse team.

[@Wheelchair-bear]

I was just talking to Mom, about what they did with the clothes in the winter time. As it is 25 below here today, I knew they didn't have dryers. She told me they would hang them outside at first to let them freeze dry a bit and then finish them off in the house, they had a gas powered wringer washer at the time and no indoor Plumbing. This was in the early 1950s, how times have changed in 70 years; kids today have no clue

[@nickelliott9943]

Strings could also have been for drying fur and curing meat...

[@22chefbeth]

Ekk excited to watch this. I always eagerly await a video.

[@Metal-Detecting-NC]

That old chapel looks like is is still in use. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeHcan2]

I've looked at that site from across the river every one of the ~999 times I've driven to Vancouver and wanted to go there someday. Thanks for the video. Minor point of clarification: I believe that's actually the trans-canada highway (#1).

[@tamanassman]

no not highway 1 - Highway 97 I think.... if this is Leon Creek rez, that is.

[@stevemaresch7066]

Pp

[@stevemaresch7066]

,LLOP098877

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

Awesome video!

[@TheOfficialEC]

I've seen that church before!!! Awesome find 😁

[@heretic9999]

Hey buddy, I enjoyed yr vid a lot looking forward to many more.. the chimney in the first room of the first find is not incomplete at all it is a flu for the heater, when u cut to next room n shot it...That was it n the L piping on the table was the connector for it.... The second question u had is concerning the lines inside the out building they were for clothes.to hang on n dry during winter months..The third querying was concerning the tie off for horses to run in.a continuous circle before breaking their free spirit...[Hurts me..] And I can tell u REALLY ENJOYED the prototype for today's modern tractors, Is guite the find... it was mule driven. N it's cool as heck...All love to u n Maria. BE GREAT N KEEP ON EXPLORING

[@debrandw246]

Jeffrey Chandler is correct on all of the questions. Well done Jeffery.

[@Ren800X]

The country out there is so beautiful wish I could have seen all that in real life when I was out there 20 years ago thank you for the great video.

[@1372eatapeach]

Here in Kentucky a lot of the older homes have chimneys that do not go to the ground. They end about like that one. They were built for wood cooking and heating stoves. Interesting old church

[@momredandjonny]

Loved 'visiting' this beautiful site with its church and farm. The seated machine is a hay mower and the lever was used to put he blade down to cut and up to move the mower without cutting.

[@janedoe3880]

Super cool video thank you !

[@museluvr]

The church was gorgeous. And thank you ma'am for up righting the Last Supper image. Beautiful on the outside, and on the inside. The fact that cedar was used, that will be there a bit longer even when the outside may fade. Thank you for sharing such a lovely spot that saved God' souls.

[@Jack-qr6il]

Great vid keep it up love this stuff.

[@trmcghee9845]

God bless. I really appreciated this video

[@debrandw246]

Great video. You are so brave to go into some of these places.

[@sharontaphorn6101]

awesome...I always wanted to get over there... thanks for sharing

[@thomascombs5966]

Excellent video, very beautiful scenery. Try to drop all the COOL words. Take care buddy.

[@twistoffate4791]

I would sure love to own those old skates, but alas, they're not mine. Thanks for showing them to us.

[@ADVRider78]

Very nice. Put a smile on my face watching this now 4yr old vid. Lots has changed. I wonder if the church is still there.

[@jimflanagan6029]

Awesome find guys , great location. Jersey

[@ladybug5093]

Beautiful!

[@pigoff123]

Thank you Dustin

[@tamarawalker8973]

That was some cool old stuff, wonder how long since anyone lived there.. the church looked freshly swept, by that broom when you walked in. Great explore.

[@erinboyle6085]

The intro to that first song there sounds like Big Iron by Marty Robbins, had me fooled for a second there. Lol

[@brucec6442]

Very cool,....very cool.cool,....very cool. cool. cool !!!!!

[@stevetaylor9556]

Hey guys , wow , that is a cool little church , think the house needs some work L.O.L. great spot.

[@JustOneKnight]

love imagining how it would have been in its time. But its just as charming at the end of its time too. Great vid nice explore wish they had things like this in Australia. Stay safe

[@hikerx9366]

New subscriber can't wait to watch all your videos my friend. HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎆🎇🎊

[@mitchmyers8886]

Heya, I was delivering equipment to that spot in 2017, in a semi truck lol. Had a nice lunch wandering around and snapped some cool pictures of that church. Glad to see someone else found it. 😊

[@timothyrobbins4182]

That's pretty awesome looking at historical places that are exactly the same as it was 100'sof years ago!

[@robertrasmussen6879]

Great video!!

[@heidip5042]

Loved that church for sure!! Was beautiful and looked like someone keeps it up maybe

[@barbaranneboyer7997]

ahh your moving too fast and missing some great thing lol fabulous video thanks so much for taking the time,church painting yes!!

[@pappysproductions]

Awesome video. That church was beautiful. How about an encore/ update video. I would have liked to see that side room, the bell tower (was there a bell? ) and it looked like there was a loft. It looked as though the church was still used or kept up at least. What a beautiful place.

[@jessecoplin6356]

The story I was told by an old woman from the area is that a town was behind the church against the hill and one day a bunch of the town's men went out on a hunting trip. While they were away during the night a land slide covered the town. When the men got back the only person alive was a young boy that was in the church.

[@elouisewynne3243]

Wow so nice to finally see that church as I've always driven by and wanted to stop so many times

[@PaleHROse]

Absolutely beautiful place

[@peterbarjona6150]

Hand derreck to load hay on trucks or wagons.

[@lindaanderson1830]

Keep the church the way it is. Linda Anderson

[@markolddiver6870]

I would not be surprised if it was still used. Would be nice if it could be designated as a Historical building. Interesting for sure.

[@decayofalberta1520]

I been down that highway a few time. I can’t believe I seen see theses buildings. Great explore

[@GeocachingKeats94]

Ah yes, gotta love the Gold Country region. That old church is wild!

[@joeyzerhusen6708]

Love to see more of the old bikes

[@johncooper9980]

Nice! Cheers

[@robroaring7175]

Hey Dustin, Another great Video. Just out of interest, that car is actually a 1963 Vauxhall Viva. British built. They were exported here to Australia as well. I’d say, it’s a remarkably rare car over there!! Keep up the great vids….I’m trawling through your back catalogue atm…hence this reply to an old vid. Cheers, Rob, Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺

[@paulacorreia6307]

The first house it looks like amish, i say this because of the horse thing. The church it is not abandoned, it has a new broom at the entrance and wood by the stove. Nice video tho👍😊 Regards from Portugal😀

[@concernedcanadian]

Hey that's really cool. I like exploring old buildings. I need to take a drive to Northern BC.

[@gilleyloranger5513]

Good job enjoy it

[@Dargonkin527]

That old chevy truck is from the late 70's early 80's and could probably be put back on the road without too much trouble!! As for that old mechanism in the fenced in field i would guess a holding rig for the cattle that would have been kept there for branding/milking vet visits etc as this looks like an old ranch in an original settlement of the area!! I would refurbish that last building and move in! What a great location!!

[@2times2is4]

That's a mower. We had one when I was a kid. You ride on the seat and there is a bar you push down with your foot to raise or lower the long cutter blades. A lever locks it into place that you pull on. Very cool as a kid.

[@amymontague8987]

This is a cool video that church looks really old.

[@talyn3932]

I know that church. I've always wondered about it. I made an effort to go up there one year but there was a heavy metal bar blocking the driveway up there. Awesome, man.

[@JohnDoe-vp2yn]

That thing you asked about looks like a winch to bring things up from the valley. My daddy and granddaddy used things that look like that to put mail and supplies ashore at the lighthouses on Vancouver island back in the day(Both were Canadian Merchant Navy before and after the war(WWII)and granddaddy was in Canadian Navy in the war while dad was Merchant Navy

[@terryrerecich3869]

That chimney is where a wood stove went.

[@chananahar992]

ah a lovely church building! thank you! 0:55 that's an old wash tub for laundry, potatoes, etc. we used to have one in 1998 with a wringer washer LOL 2:24 nice! an old wood cook stove! i've used those before, i'm not yet 50 XD 4:22 PLEASE keep telling people to NOT destroy things they find, so others can also enjoy :-) 8:42 we hang our clothes inside our home. this could be a clothesline. 9:53 either a bread holder or a plate warmer to keep food warm over the stove. 11:08 prob a hay barn &/or tack room. 12:12 something Captain Jack Sparrow swung around on HAHAHA 12:24 i worked at an amish greenhouse & veg farm. this looks like what the owner sat on behind his Belgians so we could make rows & plant the seedlings.

[@MsMsmak]

This kind of thing just depresses me. So much loneliness and poverty out there. So many smashed dreams. I couldn't do this kind of exploration.

[@larryvezina6041]

My question has always been, Was this the end or was it the beginning of something better. A broken dream or a dream just beginning.

[@peterbarjona6150]

Nothing smashed, we won a 10.2 million 6/49 sweepstake back in he spring of 82, we're living high off the hog now.😊😊

[@MsMsmak]

@@peterbarjona6150 Well congrats to you.

[@peterbarjona6150]

@@MsMsmak Thanks, but it was not an achievement on my part, no praise to me, it was just an undeserved blessing of God. But thanks for your well meaning gesture.

[@tanyaduckworth2866]

That is so Kool😁😁😙

[@dayleblair3494]

Mom always wanted to go there see for herself this place and maybe paint it. With respect we never were able to do that. Love seeing it now.

[@ambar1460]

Buen video que lindos paisajes ,bendiciones soy nueva suscriptora saludos.☺️😘