St Michael's Church, Songyae

St Michael's Church, Songyae (Thai: วัดอัครเทวดามีคาแอล ซ่งแย้; RTGS: Wat Akkhara Thewada Mikha-aeo Songyae) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the northeastern Thai village of Nong Songyae, Kham Toei Sub-district, Thai Charoen District, Yasothon Province Nong (หนอง) indicates a fen; swampy or marshy land; Song (ซ่ง) is dialect for a group; yae (แย้) is the Beauty or Common Butterfly Lizard, Liolepis belliana.

The two began to taking turns making monthly visits, staying four or five days to teach the catholic faith.

In 1938, the reverend Degueir lead ten villagers to resettle at Ban-Khok-Khi-Nak, Nong Phok, Roi Et Province.

As of 2006, there were about 200 Catholics in the community with a small chapel and St. Anthony, that remain under the pastoral care of the parish priest of St. Michael.

On Sunday, 25 April 1954, the Reverend Bishop Chaudius Baye presided over and celebrated the inauguration and consecration of the fourth wooden church of St. Michael.

In 1981, pastor Buppha Salupshua with a budget of 200,000 Baht donated by Mrs. Thanom of Bangkok, had the old wooden roof replaced with corrugated iron sheets.

In 1994, pastor Boonlert Promsena presided over extensive repairs of termite damage, necessitating the replacement of 124 of 227 poles, new planks for the platforms, elevation of doors and windows, and complete painting, inside and out.