Most people go to church to find peace inside and feel closer to their Creator. You might disagree, but I can’t think of a better place to be closer to God than nature. A man from New Zeeland spent four years growing a living, breathing church from trees, and the result is nothing but divine! Barry Cox doesn’t have training in arboriculture, but says he always loved trees. One day, he walked out his back door and thought, ‘That space needs a church’ – and so it began. Now, couples from all over the world are lining up to get married in his backyard.
This Man Spent 4 Years Growing an Amazing Church from Trees

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