Los Lunas-based Nicolas Otero, a longtime santero, has begun the schematics for the project, his first altar in New Mexico.

Step inside the church and one’s eyes immediately ... which sports small panels exquisitely painted with floral designs. Hidden behind the main altar is a visual treasure – a rare painting ...

Starting in 1961, a sculpture by revered Spokane artist Harold Balazs graced the wall behind the altar at the Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church as a symbol of a timeless expression of faith. Now, ...