iN PHOTOS: Picturesque churches add charm to landscapes in Okanagan, Kamloops

There is something intriguing about an old church, whether it has been left to decay in the backcountry or is carefully preserved in a city centre. The buildings have their own unique histories and architecture, and they make for beautiful photo subjects. This spring residents captured photos of several churches in the Thompson-Okanagan region of varying denominations and stages of preservation. READ MORE: iN VIDEO: A brief history of the Old Men's cemetery in Kamloops https://infotel.ca/newsitem/in-video-a-brief-history-of-the-old-mens-cemetery-in-kamloops/it104212 Included in this photography collection is a photo of the beloved former Holy Cross Catholic Church in Sorrento that has an interesting history https://infotel.ca/newsitem/the-history-behind-this-century-old-abandoned-church-in-the-shuswap/it98031 . If you have photographs of picturesque churches you want to share, send them to news@infonews.ca mailto:news@infonews.ca . To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie mailto:sainslie@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .