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Although the church that once sat on the hill in Stull cemetery is no longer standing, every Halloween the myths and legends surrounding the alleged gateway to hell are revived. Because the cemetery sits on private property, police patrol the area to keep out would be trespassers.
'Haunted' church leveled by owners; police fining curious trespassers
Deputy: Stay away unless you want to go to court
By Steve Schmidt
sschmidt@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Ryan Gaines had never heard of the "haunted" Stull church and its supposed lore until the night he decided to visit the site a week before Halloween in 2001. The Overland Park junior bumped into a book about all the haunted sites in the United States and started reading about Stull while working at the Johnson County Library.
"Kansas had like four, most of them were farm houses," Gaines said.
So along with a few of his friends he headed west to check out what all the fuss was about. He said when he got there it was more hypse than hysteria.
"It was one of those things that everyone was talking about in the car ride and then I got there and it was a disappointment," Gaines said.
"It's one of those things that's fun to talk about. Going up there ruined it. It was just a dilapidated house."
Ryan Gaines
Overland Park junior
Gaines said the site was fenced.
off. Beyond the fence was a small structure without windows or paint.
He had heard different myths about the church, such as eggs or glass wouldn't break against one of the walls. Somebody in his group threw an egg. They saw yolk, not the hand of Satan.
While there's no exact timeline on how the legends of Stull sprung forth, numerous myths and tales have spread through Web sites and books. It's been called one of the seven gateways to hell, among its other titles.
Since Gaines' visit, the church building itself was torn down by the site's owners in March 2002 for safety reasons, said Lieutenant Don Crowe of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department.
"The walls were leaning and we didn't want anybody to get hurt," Crowe said.
Crowe said that people had been coming out to the cemetery, which sits on private property, since he started working at the department 27 years ago. But, now that the edifice is gone there hasn't been much of a problem with trespassers lately.
Besides trespassing on private property, Adam Eisman, Overland Park junior, said he understood why the locals wouldn't want people coming up to the site
"You don't want a bad reputation coming down on your town," Eisman said. "It's like putting a fence in front of statue. It's not that they don't want them to find out things, you just don't want them there."
A police officer will be watching over the location tonight with three to four other officers in the area if additional assistance is needed, he said.
Those who try to walk up to the site will be issued a notice to appear in court for criminal trespassing, a Class B misdemeanor that could lead to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail. Those who are uncooperative with authorities will be arrested.
"Stay away unless you want to go court," Crowe said.
Gaines has another reason to stay away from the cemetery.
"It's one of those things that's fun to talk about," Gaines said. "Going up there ruined it. It was just a dilapidated house."
Now that the building itself is gone, Gaines said he had more of a reason not to visit.
"I think if it's not there, Gaines said. "there's nothing more to talk about."
— Edited by Dave Nobles
By Meghan Brune
mbrune@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Pagan group celebrates Samhain
As the sun sets tomorrow evening, the Web of Oz will begin the Pagan ritual Samhain.
The holiday falls on Halloween, which gives outsiders misconceptions about pagans, said a member of the Web who goes by the pseudonym Galadriel Starfire.
Negative ideas about Paganism cause Starfire to keep her identity hidden in fear that people in her town might ostracize her.
"I think the biggest misconception is that we are doing something evil and that we worship Satan," Starfire said. "The truth is that most of rituals are about making the world better."
Samhain, pronounced Saween, is one of the eight solar holidays the Web celebrates. The ritual marks summer's end and the end of the Celtic year.
"Samhain is our most solemn
holiday." Starfire said. "It is the time when we honor our ancestors and mourn the dead."
The ceremony is held near Halloween, but not because of any connection to the holiday. Halloween falls near the day the veil between the living world and the spirit world is thinnest, Starfire said.
"Spirits can cross between the two worlds," Starfire said.
Starfire defined Paganism as any religion that is not Christian, Hebrew or Muslim. It has ties to Wiccan traditions, such as casting a circle and invoking deities, but it creates its own rituals.
The focus of the pagan religion is on earth centered spirituality, said Kathryn Huxtable. Web site designer for the group.
Huxtable said she hadn't been to a Web of Oz ritual for a year, but said she still had some of the same beliefs.
"Paganism gives me a direct emotional connection to the universe." Huxtable, Academic
Computing Services employee, said. "You can feel the energy moving through you."
To stay close to the earth, the Web performs most of its rituals outside at Camp Gaea, 168 acres of land north of Tonganoxie. The rural area is set aside for people to hold spiritual retreats in nature.
The Web of Oz was started in 1986 by University students and graduates. The group was first called the Lawrence Topeka Pagan Network, but changed titles at its second ritual. The "Oz" is a reference to The Wizard of Oz and a tribute to the group's Kansas heritage.
The group is based in Lawrence, but members come from Topeka, Kansas City and Manhattan.
Tim Miller, religious studies professor, said he would be discussing paganism in his classes because of Halloween. Miller, who used to be a faculty adviser for the group, said he didn't know any students practicing Paganism.
Over the years, the Web has aged and has few regular student members. Miller said the nature of the group was to be small and somewhat secretive.
"Unless you go to the rituals, you probably won't know anyone," Miller said. "They tend not to advertise what they are doing."
According to adherents.com in 2001, 307,000 Americans identified themselves as Wiccann. Pagan or Druid.
Starfire said anyone was welcome to attend the group's rituals. New members are required to have a sponsor for the first few rituals, but Starfire said the group could provide prospective members with a sponsor. She encouraged all interested parties to find out more.
"Spirituality is your choice, and no one person can tell you who you should be," Starfire said.
- Edited by Jonathan Reeder