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This is the church I grew up in, the Balboa Union Church, Balboa, Canal Zone. The Balboa Union Church was built as a protestant church for all protestant denominations. Then the Baptist Church was built and then the Lutheran Church was built so in later years the Balboa Union Church was mainly Methodist and Presbyterian. Panama is mainly a Catholic country. The top image is the front and the second image the side. Originally all the windows were very gorgeous stained glass. I remember when they replaced all the side ones with regular glass. Also the church walls were white with no pink and the stairs were all white too. The last time I went back to Panama, the Balboa Union Church had the pink as you see it here, and St. Mary's Catholic church behind it on up the hill had blue. Hope you enjoy! ............................................................ Again the date is wrong and should not have been on when I took the photo with my new camera.
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Anonymous Guest 01 Dec 2017
I had the joy of being the pastor of that church. It was a great experience for me. I loved the people there. I lost Rosita two years ago, but I continue on in good health. December 2017 Rev. Clarence PayneJohn Cappello 20 Oct 2014
Like A True artist, You've captured this essential place! This is Absolutely Wonderful! Spectacular - It exudes warmth!gerry logan 26 Jul 2008
It is always interesting to return to a place after you have grown. So sad they replaced all the stain glassed windows the pink isn't so bad it is a beautiful place and nice capture of it shame you don't have pictures of the old place to compare nice work with the shotsSeth Weaver 22 Jul 2008
Beautiful photos.Kim Baake 21 Jul 2008
Beautiful shots!jamie winter 21 Jul 2008
excellent capture!!!!James Robb 21 Jul 2008
ty Sharon nicely doneTammy Heywood 21 Jul 2008
Beautiful photo Sharon, awesome capture. Well done.Gabrielle Stahlie 21 Jul 2008
Fine photo's I love photo's of churches and all kind or architecture...Cathy Howell 20 Jul 2008
very nice photos!Paula Bodger 20 Jul 2008
Sharon, great shot, love the story behind it. I'm half protestant and half catholic..go figure. your're description and photo of church was excellent. Thank you for the historical part.Sara Deutsch 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful shot..thanks for the historical perspective...Nira Dabush 20 Jul 2008
Bravo my dear Sharon.. what a super composition, in this wonderful photo. Wonderful story to go with it :-)Teresa Trant 20 Jul 2008
Great shot. What does it say...something about the creator...my spanish is bad. LOL.Brenda Loveless 20 Jul 2008
beautiful church...good job with the new camera too!Petra Wohlwerth 20 Jul 2008
This is very interessting. Good photos.Sigridur Bachmann 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful church Sharon.!!! Interesting story my friend.!!Warren Ballard 20 Jul 2008
Great shot Sharon!Danielle Baron 20 Jul 2008
a beautiful church, good use of perspective with stairs leading in , hope you dont mind a suggestion I would crop a bit to the right or left...Patty Day 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful church and beautiful shot!!!John Swift 20 Jul 2008
Great architectural shot, Caron!Chas Sinklier 20 Jul 2008
Wow whatta gorgeous edifice - love a classic church - and in the Canal-Zone! bewdy ~:0)Armando Salas 20 Jul 2008
Indeed a very beautiful church, Sharon.Julie Mayser 20 Jul 2008
A very beautiful chruch, Sharon, and what a pleasure to read the history! I do like the pink on the church... it makes it lovely as a flower!!Anonymous Guest 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful church Sharon!Liz Robinson 20 Jul 2008
Lovely photo Sharon, loved reading the history of the church. Beautiful building.James Green 20 Jul 2008
All great work!!Lucia Stewart 20 Jul 2008
Fantastic images Sharon!mel taylor 20 Jul 2008
Really a beautiful building and photograph!! melelizabeth clausen 20 Jul 2008
That is very interesting, Sharon. I would have loved to see it in its former state. . !Anonymous Guest 20 Jul 2008
It's so huge. I can only imagine how it looked with stain glass windows. Thanks for the history lesson.Anonymous Guest 20 Jul 2008
It's so huge. I can only imagine how it looked with stain glass windows. Thanks for the history lesson.donald laube 20 Jul 2008
Very Grand Sharon.Dusty Rose 20 Jul 2008
A Beautiful Church!! Very nice shot you did!!!lillianhibiscus 20 Jul 2008
Lovely church. Amlot of wonderful memories I imagine!Donald Schrier 20 Jul 2008
This is a beautiful church and a very lovly photo of it. Very well done.Roberta Staymates 20 Jul 2008
Great picture, Sharon.Marika Antal 20 Jul 2008
Wow!!! Now this a lovely shot!!!Anonymous Guest 20 Jul 2008
Nice historical photos Sharon.MJ Mitchell 20 Jul 2008
Magnificent architectural photo - beautiful!Ralph Miller 20 Jul 2008
What a beautiful building!Booker T. Williams, Jr. 20 Jul 2008
AN AMAZING SHOT ! ! ! !Fiona Robinson 20 Jul 2008
beautiful shot with a lot of historyesther baltisberger 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful church and shot SharonTeresa Dominici 20 Jul 2008
Splendid image Sharon.Loredana 20 Jul 2008
Beautiful architecture Sharon