In April the Sacred Sites Committee voted to pledge 15 grants to 14 sites totaling $216,500. These grants were awarded in 14 counties, from Nassau County on Long Island to Erie County in western New York. Additionally, staff pledged another $29,650 in consulting grants to fund architectural and project management work at four New York City congregations.
Manhattan
Calvary Episcopal Church (Parish of Calvary & St. George’s), Gramercy Park
$35,000 — Brownstone and Stucco Repair and Downspout Replacement
Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, Chinatown/Two Bridges
$15,000 — Architectural Work for Façade Stucco, Cornices, and Gutters
Brooklyn
Ann and the Holy Trinity Church and Pro-Cathedral, Brooklyn Heights
$45,000 — Tower and East Facade Restoration
Kingsway Jewish Center, East Midwood
$6,000 — Architectural Services for Nostrand Ave Wall Reconstruction
Queens
James Episcopal Church (St. James Parish Hall), Elmhurst
$3,650 — Parish Hall Conditions Survey
Staten Island
Trinity Lutheran Church, Staten Island
$15,000 — Door and Window Restoration
$5,000 — Architectural Work for Door and Window Restoration
Long Island
Community Church of East Williston, East Williston
$4,000 — Building Conditions Report
Hudson Valley and Capital Area
Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, Tarrytown
$4,500 — Building Conditions Survey
Cornwall Monthly Meeting
$7,500 — Building Conditions Report
Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Red Hook
$16,000 — Restoration of the remaining stained glass windows in the sanctuary
Reformed Church of Saugerties
$8,000 — Stucco Conditions Report
First Presbyterian Church of Albany
$15,000 — Architectural Services for Exterior Restoration
Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill, Schodack Landing
$7,500 — Window Restoration
Central and Western New York
Unity of Syracuse
$22,500 — Remove Vinyl Siding and Restore Historic Cladding
God’s Way Christian Fellowship, Lyons
$11,000 — Roof and Tower Repair
Temple Sinai, Rochester
$13,000 — Building Conditions Survey
Delaine Waring AME Church, Buffalo
$40,000 — Masonry Repair
$7,500 — Architectural Work for Masonry Repair
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Buffalo
$10,000 — Brick Repointing and Masonry Restoration
