Bil Malbon in front of his tiny weeding chapel

the steeple of the church is retractable which makes it possible to take the road without risk and in respect of Department of Transportation height restriction.

the chapel is ready to welcome the bride and groom and their families.
The steeple is mounted. The chairs are out because even though the chapel is air-conditioned, there are too many people to fit in the church.

It's time for the wedding rehearsal. The chapel has just arrived from Richmond in a beautiful winery in Fredericksburg, privatized by the bride and groom. The family has just arrived and is starting rehearsal.

"I really wanted people to feel like they walked inside an old-fashioned country church," Bil said. To give the chapel a rustic appearance, he used pine for the walls, oak for the floors and wrought iron for the liturgical banners. "

Bil : "couples can have an intimate, memorable marriage without getting into debt"

It's the big day of the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom are with Pastor Bil on the small platform behind the church.

IN GOD WE TRUST SERIES

THE TINY MOBILE CHURCH

This report is part of [ In God we trust ] series.
[ In God we trust ] is an exploration of American society through a religious prism.

Since retiring as a Virginia state employee, Bill Malbon, who had already been a pastor officiating weddings since 1992,
had the good idea in 2005 to build the first tiny mobile church in the United States.
The 30 square metre church is built on the model of a traditional country church with Gothic windows and a real bell
tower.
The church can accommodate up to 25 people (tightening a little…) and has benches.
Bill Malbon thus travels with his small chapel the cities and the countryside of Virginia to propose unusual and original
marriages at low prices.
He even ventured further into the eastern United States.
The church has a bell tower but no sign of belonging to a particular denomination, it is a non-denominational church
that allows officiating marriages of all religious denominations, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Orthodox, Muslim,…