BY JADA CAMILLE
A historic Brooklyn
Heights church is getting
some help in ensuring its legacy
remains in tact.
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
Church was awarded a
$250,000 matching grant last
month by the National Fund
for Sacred Places, which parish
leaders said will make
way for efforts to restore and
preserve the exterior of the facility’s
tower.
The funding comes from
a collaboration between the
Partners for Sacred Places
and the National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
The partnership creates
grants for religious properties
on the National Register
of Historic Places, a roster on
which the Episcopal parish at
the corner of Montague and
Clinton streets has been since
1987.
Securing this funding is a
highly competitive procedure
and after two unsuccessful attempts,
St. Ann’s administration
was delighted to fi nally
receive the award.
“We are thrilled and grateful
that this grant will open
a path to long overdue repair
and strengthening of the tower’s
masonry, which has suffered
substantial weathering,
material loss and damage over
the years,” said Canon John
Denaro, rector of St. Ann &
the Holy Trinity Church and
Pro-Cathedral.
The church now has 12 to
18 months to raise the matching
amount of $500,000. If they
do, the sanctuary will have
$750,000 to begin the multimillion
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dollar renovations.
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights has received $250,000 in matching grant funds from the
National Register of Historic Places. Wikimedia Commons
The partnership with the
National Fund for Sacred
Places goes beyond just providing
funds as they will
train and support the church
in their fundraising efforts,
according to Canon John.
“They are invested in your
success,” he said. “We have
our work cut out for us but
we believe we’re ready. We’re
going to rely on some signifi -
cant fundraising throughout
our capital campaign.”
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
church will also seek support
from their congregation and
other stakeholders.
Hallelujah!
St. Ann parish in BK Heights
receives $250k matching
grant for new facade facelift
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