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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown Receives Sacred Sites Grant

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has received $30,000 from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to help pay for chapel porch reconstruction and south elevation repointing.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 16 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $321,000 awarded to 15 historic religious properties throughout New York State, including $30,000 to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown to help pay for chapel porch reconstruction and south elevation repointing.

Occupying a prominent corner in the heart of Jamestown’s historic downtown, the 1894 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is the work of Boston architect W.P. Wentworth. The parish reaches about 1,800 people beyond its membership through activities such as a thrift shop; the New Neighbors Coalition that holds ESOL classes; Grow Jamestown, a food-access program that works with the Jamestown Public Market and Jamestown Pride to host food distribution; 12-step meetings; the Southern Tier Recovery Activities Without Walls (STRAWW); and the Chadakoin Chamber Ensemble. Members of local Hindu and Muslim communities use space at the church for larger cultural celebrations.

“Our grants support the preservation of these landmark buildings, which are important anchors for their members and their communities,” said Peg Breen, president of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. “These 15 congregations reach almost 140,000 people in their areas with programs that address food insecurity, addiction, and social isolation, and serve as venues for important arts and cultural activities.”

The Sacred Sites Program provides congregations with matching grants for planning and implementing exterior restoration projects, along with technical assistance, and workshops. Since 1986, the program has pledged nearly 1,700 grants totaling over $14.2 million to more than 850 religious institutions statewide, helping fund over $760 million in repair and restoration projects.

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