Universal Hagar's Spiritual Church.
Detroit, Mi.
Winter 2007.
The Universal Hagar's Spiritual Church, (the belief itself), was founded in 1923 Detroit, by George William Hurley. U.H.S.C. combines spiritualism, catholic ritual, holiness preaching, voudoo, astrology & the belief that Ethiopians were amongst the ancient Israelites.
During Hurley's lifetime, the U.S.H.C. planted congregations across the northeast & midwest. Since his death the congregation has continued to grow into the Southwest and California.
The preceding information deals with the actual belief; but there's no more information. I have none on this church itself. I believe we were the first to get into it & I doubt the Detroit Public Library would have anything on such an ambiguous hood building.
Oh well, since it's my first church it has a special place in my heart. Enjoy!
I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews and empty aisles.
Broken pews.
We went here soon after 23 started hearing the 23 jokes...and guess what...the one pew still standing was #23!
Jim Carrey would have flipped.
The church had an upstairs with more pews and other various items.
I don't understand how there was a drop ceiling separating the floors; yet there were pews on the second floor though...
Said drop ceiling...
The upstairs had a large & dilapidated organ.
Black leaders waving fan.
Eventually we made our way to the building next door. It appeared to be a monastery type of building, but the cornerstone read "St Petri School, Evangelical Lutheran, 1912", with some strange writing of 1923 (the year USHA was formed) beneath.
It sparked my interest that maybe Detroit Public Library might actually have history of the place; but I decided to just put these pictures up sans history.
Plenty of junk in the basement.
Advertisement for USHA.
We eventually became sick of sorting through junk in the basement and headed upstairs. The rooms were painted some funky colors.
Along with a dance hall / auditorium style room...
I found this on the ground of the previous room. Too bad it was empty or else I'd use this bad boy for sure...I'm positive it must work!
Probably works just as well as this...
On another tip, I forgot this outside, damnit!
The St. Jude Spray room had some wooden heads by the windowsill.
It also had a broken pew outside...we weren't responsible for this...
We were responsible for this though. 23 had found what he thought to be a priest's robe (later we found out that it was a choir boy's robe) & a Jesus head...
...which lead to this scene.
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