County of church: Callaway County
Location of chruch: Fulton Ave. (MO-C) & Oak St., Mokane
Phone: (573) 676-3239
Pastor: Pati Robertson
"The side steeple property type is another variation on the gable-end church. Like the
gable-end and center steeple church types, these buildings are generally rectangular in
shape with the entrance in the broad gable end. The defining characteristic of the sidesteeple
church is the tower located at one corner of the façade, or attached to one side.
Gottfried and Jennings note that the entrance is generally located in the tower, though this
is not universally so in Callaway County where in two cases, the entrance has historically
been centered in the façade.
"As a class in Callaway County, side steeple churches were constructed using a variety of
materials and examples can be found in frame, brick, and rusticated concrete block. One
masonry example, the Mokane United Methodist Church, also extensively used pressed
metal panels on the gable ends, tower and roof. All examples in Callaway County have
some Late Victorian details, and most have Gothic pointed arch windows. Common
alterations to these buildings include additions to the rear or side and the application of
modern siding and/or installation of new windows." ~ State Historic Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resource