shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIdaho · United States

in Moscow, Idaho, on the Palouse

Christ Church

— a small-town congregation, plainly Reformed.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A Reformed evangelical congregation in Moscow, Idaho, founded in 1975 and pastored for most of its history by Douglas Wilson. The church anchors a small constellation of institutions on the Palouse: New Saint Andrews College, Logos School, Canon Press. Sunday worship is held in the Logos School auditorium downtown. Plain liturgy, weekly communion, psalm singing. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Christ Church, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Christ Church

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Christ Church is a Reformed evangelical congregation in Moscow, Idaho, in the rolling wheat country of the Palouse. The church was founded in 1975 and has been pastored since the early years by Douglas Wilson. It is a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, the federation Christ Church helped form in 1998. Sunday worship is held in downtown Moscow, in the auditorium of Logos School. The congregation runs and anchors several affiliated institutions, including Logos School, New Saint Andrews College, and Canon Press.

— informed by Wikipedia: Christ Church (Moscow, Idaho), Christ Church website

— the visit

Christ Church meets on Sunday mornings in downtown Moscow, Idaho, in the Logos School auditorium on East 5th Street. Worship follows a plain Reformed liturgy: a call to worship, confession, psalm and hymn singing, scripture, sermon, and weekly communion. Visitors are welcomed and seated by ushers; modest dress is the norm but not enforced. Moscow lies on the Idaho-Washington border, about eight miles east of Pullman and the Washington State University campus, and roughly 80 miles south of Spokane.

— informed by Christ Church website

— the year

The congregation's calendar follows the historic Christian year of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, set within a weekly cycle of psalm singing and communion. Two annual events draw a wider audience to Moscow: the Grace Agenda conference in spring and the Fight Laugh Feast network gathering, both bringing teachers, families, and Reformed congregations from across the country into the small downtown for several days. Logos School's spring graduation and the New Saint Andrews College commencement also fall in May.

— informed by Christ Church website

— where

United States · Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

— elevation

786 m · 2,579 ft

— position

46.7324° N · 117.0002° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

at the lake

Logos School

classical Christian school

at the lake

New Saint Andrews College

Reformed college

13 km W

Pullman, Washington

neighbouring college town

Christ Church

Logos School

New Saint Andrews College

Pullman, Washington

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Christ Church — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Douglas Wilson has served as the lead pastor since the early years of the congregation. The church was founded in 1975 and remains the anchor congregation of the wider Christ Church family of institutions in Moscow, Idaho.

It is a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a Reformed federation that Christ Church helped form in 1998. The congregation holds to historic Reformed and Presbyterian confessional standards.

At the Logos School auditorium on East 5th Street in downtown Moscow, Idaho. Sunday worship is the main weekly gathering; the church does not have a separate church building on the model of older mainline congregations.

Logos School, New Saint Andrews College, and Canon Press, among others. The congregation anchors a small ecosystem of Reformed institutions in Moscow that draws families from across the country to the Palouse.

On the Idaho-Washington border in the rolling wheat country of the Palouse. The town sits about eight miles east of Pullman, Washington, and roughly 80 miles south of Spokane.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece reads as a quiet, recognisable image of the Moscow congregation and the wider Palouse. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note has carried well to pastors, elders, and families with ties to the church.

The wheatfield golds, slate roofs, and Palouse skies suit Farmhouse-modern, Heritage-Reformed studies, and Quiet Maximalist rooms. The piece sits well in a home office, study, or family room with warm wood and neutral walls.

A single Large is the usual call above a sofa; a 4-tile Mural carries a longer wall well; a 9-tile Mural takes the whole space. A Medium on a stand on a console or mantel reads from across the room.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle splashes and steam. The Glossy finish is for framed wall pieces away from direct moisture.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based sprays. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and does not lift with normal household cleaning.

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