In September, the Sacred Sites Committee voted to pledge 15 grants to 15 historic houses of worship totaling $244,500. These grants were awarded in 11 counties, from Suffolk County on Long Island to Allegany County in western New York. Additionally, staff pledged another $27,500 in consulting grants to fund architectural and project management work at two New York City congregations.
Manhattan
Grace & St. Paul’s Church, Upper West Side
$38,000 — Roof Replacement
First Baptist Church in the City of New York, Upper West Side
$15,000 — Architectural Services for Roof Repair
Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, Upper West Side
$40,000 — Framing and Window Replacement and Rear Elevation Repointing
Brooklyn
Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park
$12,500 — Ceiling Survey
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Bay Ridge
$15,000 — Door Restoration
Ninth Tabernacle Beth El, East New York
$20,000 — Replacement of Three Pairs of Entrance Doors
Long Island (supported with funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation)
Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ
$11,000 — Trim, Wood Shingle, Storm Window, and Gutter Repairs
Caroline Church of Brookhaven, East Setauket
$25,000 — Stained-Glass Restoration
Hudson Valley and Capital Area
A.M.E. Zion Church of Kingston
$15,000 — Architectural Work for Roof Replacement
Copake Community United Methodist Church
$10,000 — Roof Replacement and Window Repair
New Covenant Christian Fellowship, Albany
$10,000 — Roof Replacement
Gallupville Evangelical Lutheran Church
$5,000 — Architectural Survey of the Belfry
First Presbyterian Church, Ballston Spa
$14,000 — Bell Tower Restoration
Kingsboro Assembly of God, Gloversville
$10,000 — Stained-Glass Restoration of the Southeast Stairwell Windows
First Baptist Church (Hartford Yoked Parish), Hartford
$4,000 — Consulting Services for Northwest Tower Repair
Central and Western New York
First Baptist Church, Ithaca
$7,500 — Stained-Glass Restoration
Union University Church, Alfred
$20,000 — Roof Replacement with Steeple Louver Repair
