...With the grant from Preserving Black Churches, Cory United Methodist Church will “hire its first director of preservation to lead the building's restoration efforts and continue its legacy as an active church and transformative community landmark.”...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (click here) is giving out $4 million in grants to 35 historic Black churches this year, and three are in Northeast Ohio.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (click here) is giving out $4 million in grants to 35 historic Black churches this year, and three are in Northeast Ohio.
Called Preserving Black Churches, the program will “help historic Black churches and congregations reimagine, redesign, and redeploy historic preservation to address the institutions’ needs and the cultural assets and stories they steward.”
Among the recipients: Cory United Methodist Church and Euclid Avenue Christian Church (East Mount Zion Baptist Church) in Cleveland and Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Akron....
Among the recipients: Cory United Methodist Church and Euclid Avenue Christian Church (East Mount Zion Baptist Church) in Cleveland and Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Akron....
