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# Painted Churches
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/klru-documentaries/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:05:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T09:05:28.000Z
- Description: Turn-of-the-century Texas churches, simple outside but elaborately painted on the inside.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Painted Churches, #show, #ZZZ_Show_9fe9c689-b154-42d9-a472-d3e0fac78670, #showpage, #movie_show, #v1.26

Built by 19th century immigrants to this rough but promising territory, these churches transport the visitor back to a different era, a different way of life. The story of these buildings is the story of a people striving to succeed in a new country and still preserve the values and culture of their homelands.