As many times as I've passed this church and cemetery when travelling, I finally stopped to check…read moreout the sacred grounds. I absolutely enjoyed the beauty of the church archietcture and the hallowed aura the cemetary exuded. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered many friends and family interred here. In fact, I was able to fulfill several photo requests on Find A Grave (website). Didn't realize it at the time, but this church is connected with Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Yoakum, Texas. If you're ever in the area, please don't hesitate to stop by this wonderful landmark.

A lot of my ancestors are interred here, including my father. Since I was in town visiting Mom, I…read morewanted to pay my respects as well as to perform some Find A Grave volunteer work. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get much accomplished due to poor phone service. Oh well! The grounds looked better maintained than on my previous visit. Maybe my complaint to the mayor was taken seriously. This is an old-school cemetery with both new and old dates. Lots of fun to walk around. Come check it out!

Went to replace flowers on some family members graves. The cemetery is extremely over grown with…read moreweeds.

This municipality and cemetery are not very far from where I grew up. In fact, my paternal…read moregrandfather was born in Hochheim, and I have several family members buried in the cemetery. As often as I'm in Yoakum visiting Mom, I try to swing by to pay my respects. The grounds are very well maintained, and there is a gazebo and park benches in which to rest. For other historical sites in Hochheim, there is the Masonic Lodge, which you much drive past in order to get to the cemetery. Don't pass on this hidden treasure.

My paternal grandparents were members of the church and worshipped here regularly. In addition, my…read moreboy scout troop met here while I was growing up in Yoakum. Many fond memories! Every time I'm in Yoakum to visit family, I make it a point to stop by for old times' sake. The congregants are very friendly and welcoming, and the building is meticulously kept in good working order. If you're ever in the area and need a place to meet for worship and fellowship, this is the place to come. Don't miss out!

Having grown up in the area, this was once Faith Baptist Church. Somewhere along the way, the…read moremission of First Baptist Church merged with Faith Baptist and continued to meet at this location. Wanting to see if the pastor was in the office, I stopped by hoping for a time of fellowship. Unfortunately, he wasn't, but that is more than okay since I really didn't need or want anything. I will commend the church's ministry outreach on Monday evenings as they offer Celebrate Recovery. It is led by the pastor, and he performs a great job keeping the discussion Biblically-based and on-track.

For as long as I lived in the area, I never knew of this cemetery. Making a point to visit, I…read morealmost drove past it and actually had to circle back in order to make the correct turn onto the Farm to Market Road. Surprisingly, I recognized a few of the names on the grave markers. This particular cemetery is very well maintained and clean. Not sure why this surprised me. Anyway, I'll make another visit whenever I'm in the area.

For years or maybe even a decade, I have been wanting to visit this church and their cemetery…read more Today was finally the day...woohoo! The cemetery was about a quarter-mile north of the church on FM 318 and was very easy to find. There isn't any fence or entrance. Simply park and begin to wander around. It's a very small cemetery compared to some of the others I've been to. I didn't recognize any of the names, but I still enjoyed walking around and taking pictures. Then I drove back over to the church and had a good visit with the secreteries. Turns out I attended high school with her son. The inside of the church was beautiful. So was the surrounding property and fellowship hall. Don't know why it took me so long to visit. Please check out the church and other church property.

Place looked a little junkie, but some may argue "organized chaos". Either way, gotta hunt and peck…read morefor that hidden treasure or great deal. Guess I wasn't in the mood. Whatever! Check it out for yourself.

I haven't been able to go in for very long and have been trying to donate a piano to them, but…read morenobody will come get it and help them get it there. They help people with low income to be able to afford to fix their pets so we don't have a bunch of strays running the street how could you not want to go there and buy from them?