There Are Six Churches Currently Giving Sermons to Scientists on Antarctica
This how we know there will one day be churches on the Moon, and on Mars: There are at least six churches currently offering services Antarctica. Over the weekend, this twilit photo of Trinity Church, a year-round Russian Orthodox Church hit the front page of Reddit. The church has a claim to being the southernmost orthodox church in the world. It’s visited by personnel from nearby research stations, is staffed year-round by two specially trained priests, and even conducts the occasional marriage ceremony.
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- by Brian Merchant
I was there a couple of years ago. It is as bizarre as it sounds!
(via climateadaptation)


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