Dear Friends, On Thursday, October 16th, the Bath Church of the New Jerusalem was honored by Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., a very active and successful Bath preservation organization. Judy Barrington, Chair of the Preservation Committee, presented awards to several home owners and to the stewards of several public buildings—one church, one grange, one store, and one lighthouse--our classic Greek Revival church, being the “church. Judy noted in her presentation: This pristine Greek Revival church was built in the Doric Temple style in 1843 by A.B. Farnham, the same year that the Gothic Revival style Winter Street Congregational Church was built. Small, compact, and sitting resolutely on its high piece of land, it had been carefully conceived to house the Protestant teachings of Emmanuel Swedenborg. Long considered one of the purest Greek Temple style wooden buildings in Maine and possibly New England, it has been lovingly maintained by its Swedenborgian clergy and church members since it was built. After a disastrous snowstorm in March of 1920 collapsed the roof, the repair was handled with sensitivity to the exterior design of the original. Only the size of the auditorium was compromised. Declining membership and the impending retirement of Rev. George Dole and his wife Lois, gave cause for concern that there would be neither people nor funds left to maintain the building. But… enter new minister Reverend Alison Longstaff and church board president Rob Lawson. This summer the activity consisted of painting the whole building complete with crane for the high spots. It was also noted that members led by Rob Lawson were also helping to paint. We are giving you this award because you have done a marvelous job of stewardship over the years in maintaining one of Bath’s signature buildings. We hope you can continue for years to come. Pastor Alison and I accepted the Award of Excellence in Historic Preservation on behalf of our church. Here are a couple of photos from the occasion. Rob Lawson
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:19:56 +0000
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