Living Waters Baptist Church

Living Waters Baptist Church is Reverend Samuel Horton's church, built mainly with money he raised during his summer revival tours. The church is large with a huge sanctuary, offices for church officials including Samuel, and classrooms. There is an annex with a kitchen and other rooms. The church is a focal point for Miriam's family, and the people here are as important to her as her biological family. As attendance falls off and Samuel is unable to find summer revival sites, he is in danger of being unable to meet the mortgage payments on the church.

The Horton Home

The Horton family lives in a modest home, a huge contrast to the elaborate church building. The house has two stories. The house is not really described outright but the reader gets information from the scenes that take place here. For example, Hannah and Miriam share...