Bottle Chapel of Flat Creek

04/17/2026

Diane and Ken Davis brought a lovely group of friends to tour the Bottle Chapel today. It was wonderful talking about the Chapel's story and construction with this faithful group of Christians. They were absolutely delightful! Tho--- it was blistering hot today! One of the best benefits of building the Bottle Chapel, is that we have an opportunity to meet so many visitors. Our thanks to Ken and Diane for inviting them! They were moved to sing "It is Well With My Soul" which sounded amazing in the circular walls of the chapel.

09/09/2025

Morning Point ladies visited the Bottle Chapel today. What a DELIGHTFUL group of lovely ladies! It was truly a pleasure meeting them and sharing the Bottle Chapel story with them. Thank you to my pony-pal, Marcia Murray for arranging this visit. I wish I'd taken better pictures, but at least I can share a few.

06/05/2025

June 5, 2025: Emma Montgomery brought the ladies of her family for a special outing, to the Bottle Chapel of Flat Creek. Precious dear friend Susie Armstrong, Donna Reed Owens, and Sharrie arrived around 10AM while it was still cool. They toured the chapel and house, then enjoyed a delicious luncheon in the dining-room. Emma brought croissants, egg-salad, ham-salad and pimento cheese, a blueberry cream cheese log with date crackers, home-made muffins, and cookies. I added Broccoli Crunch Salad. We spent a delightful morning. A perfect June day gathering in chapel, garden and luncheon. Thank you Emma for arranging this event to celebrate birthdays!

10/19/2023

Night lit Bottle Chapel with essay from Bright Blue Cottage Blog

photo essay The bottle Chapel of Flat Creek is an open-air private chapel built by trash-artists Jean and John Hill. It is constructed from recycled glass bottles set in white Portland cement, on t…

09/01/2023

The Chosen: message for today

08/30/2023

7 years ago: we were in the process of building the Bottle Chapel of Flat Creek. This is how the magic happens, folks! Slow and steady. 2 old people with a dream! Foolish enough to try!

08/20/2023

I've been watching "The Chosen" series. It's very good. It encourages a person to imagine what it was like to be one of the original Disciples, face to face with Christ Jesus. It is very well done. It portrays Jesus' teachings, parables, and message of forgiving love... AND it's a great way for a new or curious Christian to become more familiar with the Gospels. HOWEVER: REMEMBER it IS a DRAMA WRITTEN TO EMBELLISH THE WORD OF THE GOSPELS. MANY OF THE EVENTS PORTRAYED DID not ACTUALLY HAPPEN EXACTLY AS SHOWN OR PERHAPS NOT AT ALL LIKE THAT. Characters may have been totally different: for example, Matthew is portrayed as being as an annoying slightly autistic man of small stature/ he may in fact have been a tall man of commanding presence and highly developed math skills: All we know for sure is that he WAS a Tax Collector, was despised for this, was called by Jesus and became a Disciple and Author. So I recommend watching 'The Chosen', but please do not CONFUSE it with the facts of the Bible. (My opinion) Worth WATCHING!

08/01/2023

Prayers for our Nation's children today as many of them return to school: prayers for their success, happiness, emotional and physical wellbeing, for their friendships, families, & communities. Prayers for their security. Let no harm befall them! For our teachers and staff: gratitude. Prayers for the blessing of their work: May the lessons they teach and the examples they provide inspire the hearts of children and ignite their curiosity. May Our Lord be the heart and flame that guides the education of our children! Amen

07/29/2023

7/27/2023: A Night Lit Visit. Evelyn and Jimmy Childers brought their family reunion group to visit the Bottle Chapel. They arrived as dusk in order to see it in both day and night light. What a wonderful family! We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with them and sharing the Chapel. --always a delight when others make the long journey to Flat Creek to see the Chapel. We love meeting them and sharing the fun of the Chapel, especially at night when it SHINES in the DARKNESS!

06/08/2023

We have returned from a wonderful vacation in Sicily--saw amazing sights....6-5th Century B.C. Greek temples, 3rd Century B.C. Roman villa with mosaic floors, Norman era Greek Orthodox golden mosaic inlay murals in cathedrals, intricate Moorish architecture, unique & beautiful Sicilian Baroque cathedrals, lively city street markets and romantic mountain villages-- aquamarine sea and lava caves= UNFORGETTABLE! Met delightful new friends... A Fabulous time!!! But HOME looks GOOD! As 'Dorothy' said, "There's no place like Home."