The Congregation of Stone Church has been working on restoring and conserving this important National Heritage Building. Thanks to their efforts, as well as donations from the community, and several grants almost $2 Million has gone into preserving Stone Church.

Most of that has gone into repairing the tower which had a serious tilt and needed emergency stabilization. The masonry on the tower has been re-pointed and repaired. Three out of the four louvres have been replaced. The fourth Louvre was repaired and repainted as the original 200 year old hardwood it was made out of was still in good shape.

Stone Church has also been able to complete some stained glass repair. This is very delicate work. Each of our stained glass windows is made up of handmade and hand-printed glass. It would be almost impossible to replace. But the glass is bowing in places and one panel had a crack in it. We had an expert come in from Toronto from Eve Guinan Design studio.  They have done repairs on Massey Hall and other Canadian cultural landmarks. They came and cut out panels to be repaired, then they shipped them to Toronto where they were repaired and cleaned and then they were reinstalled here where they will continue to be enjoyed for at least another 100 years.

There still is some more stained glass work to be done as well as some woodworking repairs we hope to finish this year. Then there is exterior masonry all around the building that needs to be re-pointed. We estimate another $2 Million over the next 5 years or so to be able to complete all the necessary work.