Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Astoria
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Christ Church, Riverdale
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Union Baptist Church, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Trinity Episcopal Church, Constantia
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Buffalo
Recent Wilson & Sacred Sites Grants awarded
Christ Episcopal Church, RochesterRobert W. Wilson-Sacred Sites Challenge Grants are awarded for large, comprehensive, state-of-the-art restoration projects. Our 8 most recent grantees were awarded a total of $235,000:
New York City
- Church of the Most Precious Blood, Long Island City, $40,000
for Masonry Restoration and Roof Replacement - Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Island City, $30,000 for Roof & Masonry Restoration
Capital Region
- Presbyterian Church of Rensselaerville, Rensselaerville, $35,000 for Stabilization and Restoration of Steeple
- United Church of Cohoes, Cohoes, $25,000 for Masonry Restoration
Upstate, Central, and Western New York
- Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton, $25,000 for Masonry Restoration, Cornice and Gutter Replacement
- Trinity Episcopal Church, Seneca Falls, $25,000 for Church tower, Chancel Arch, and Rose Window Restoration
- Christ Church, Rochester, $25,000 for Restoration of Roofs & Drainage Systems of Church and Steeple
- Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, $30,000 for Restoration of Sandstone Masonry & Tile Roof
Sacred Sites Program Grants for Repair or Restoration are awarded for smaller exterior restoration or repair projects, or for the “soft” or design or planning costs of a larger restoration project. Eight congregations (including two churches who also received challenge grants in this round, and one congregation that received both a repair and a planning grant) were awarded 9 matching grants totaling $51,000:
New York City
- Christ Church Riverdale, Bronx, $8,000 for Masonry Restoration of South-East Wall & Window
- Union Baptist Church (Bedford Stuyvesant), Brooklyn, $7,500 for Stained Glass Window Restoration
Capital Region
- New Covenant Christian Fellowship, Albany, $4,000 to Replace Roof Above Childrens Sanctuary
- Presbyterian Church of Rensselaerville, Rensselaerville, $6,000 for Architectural & Engineering Services for Tower Restoration
Upstate, Central, and Western New York
- Christ Church, Walton, $2,500 for Architectural Services for Tower Restoration
- First Presbyterian Church of Holland Patent, Holland Patent, $3,500 for Construction Documents for Roof Restoration & $10,000 for Metal Roof Restoration
- Trinity Church, Constantia, $3,000 for New Roof
- Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, $6,500 for Plans & Specifications for Exterior Restoration
In 2009, we awarded $400,000 in Robert W. Wilson Challenge grants, $91,000 in Sacred Sites Grant pledges and $46,500 in Consulting Grants.
