I-40 through Amarillo · this week
The light's on at mile 74.
A 53-foot trailer turned chapel, parked in row 14 behind the diesel island at the Tascosa Travel Plaza. The coffee's free, the door stays open from 6 AM to 11 PM, and a chaplain answers the phone all night.
Mile 64 · Soncy Road lots
Lot walk · Tue 9 PM
Truck parking off the westbound frontage road
Directions to Mile 64 · Soncy Road lotsMile 70 · Medical district
Hospital visits · on call
For drivers admitted to any Amarillo hospital
Directions to Mile 70 · Medical districtMile 74 · The chapel trailer
Daily 6 AM – 11 PM
Tascosa Travel Plaza, row 14
Sunday chapel 8 AM and 7 PMDirections to Mile 74 · The chapel trailerMile 76 · Lakeside truck wash
Coffee cart · Thu 5:30 – 8 AM
Coffee cart by the bay doors
Directions to Mile 76 · Lakeside truck washMile 85 · Eastbound rest area
Lot walk · Sun 9 PM
Picnic shelter by the dog run
Directions to Mile 85 · Eastbound rest area
Right now
Is the chapel open?
Times are Central. If your clock is still on another time zone, the live status has already done the sum for you.
Open nowLocked now
Locks at Opens
todaytomorrowDoor locked? The chaplain phone never is: (555) 014-7474. Someone will walk out to your truck.
| MondayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
|---|---|
| TuesdayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| WednesdayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PMBible study and chili, 7 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PMEstudio bíblico en español, 8 PM |
| FridayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| SaturdayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| SundayToday | 6:00 AM – 11:00 PMChapel at 8 AM and 7 PM |
Holidays
- Thu, Nov 26Thanksgiving Open. Turkey dinner in the lot, noon to 4 PM.
- Thu, Dec 24Christmas Eve Open until 1 AM. Candlelight at 7 and 10 PM.
- Fri, Dec 25Christmas Day Open. Breakfast burritos from 6 AM until they run out.
The trailer
A chapel with a VIN number
In 2003 a carrier out of Dumas gave us a retired 53-foot dry van. Men from Canyon Road Baptist cut a door in the side and framed in eight short pews, a pulpit made of pallet oak and a coffee bar by the back doors.
It hasn't moved from row 14 since. Drivers find it by the porch light and the number painted on the nose: 74.
- Seats 24, with standing room for 40 at Christmas
- Heated and air-conditioned, which matters here in August
- Wi-Fi, phone chargers and a quiet corner for calls home
- Free coffee from 6 AM to 11 PM, every day of the year
Inside the trailer
What happens at mile 74
Sunday chapelSundays 8 AM and 7 PMAnyone, any faith or none
Forty-five minutes, so it fits a 30-minute break with time to walk back. A guitar, two hymns, a reading, a short sermon and prayer by name for the road ahead.
Get connectedHump-day Bible studyWednesdays 7 PMDrivers on a reset, plaza staff
One chapter and a pot of chili. Drivers who can't stop call in on speaker from the cab.
Get connectedEstudio bíblico en españolThursdays 8 PMSpanish-speaking drivers
Lupe leads it at the back table. Coffee de olla on cold nights.
Get connectedChaplain on callEvery hour, every dayDrivers, families back home, plaza staff
Call or text and a chaplain comes to your truck or meets you in the chapel. Nothing goes to your carrier.
Get connectedLot walksTuesday and Sunday nightsAnyone parked overnight
Two chaplains walk the rows with coffee and hand warmers. They only knock where the curtains are open.
Get connectedCare bagsAny time the chapel is openAny driver who asks
Wool socks, a toothbrush kit, a phone cable, a snack and a pocket New Testament, packed by Amarillo churches every Saturday.
Get connectedGuest book
Written in the book by the door
Two days in row 14 with a cracked head gasket and eleven dollars in my account. Lupe brought coffee, found me a motel and sat with me while I called my wife.
I'm Sikh. Nobody here ever tried to change that. Vern asks after my daughter every time I come through, and he remembers her name.
First year solo, first Christmas away from home. Candlelight was nine people and a space heater. Best church I've been to.
The guest book
Last year at mile 74
Counted from the guest book, the coffee receipts and the chaplain phone log.
January to December 2025
6,2141
drivers signed the guest book
- 1From 48 states, seven provinces and four Mexican states.
- 2Most of them about family, not about the truck.
Figures reported to our supporting churches every January.
Any hour. A real person picks up, and they can be at your truck in ten minutes if you're at the plaza.