| Raise the Roof: Our new slate roof project |
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| CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
If any of us, like Peter, felt compelled to shimmy up on the roof of St. James to pray, our first petition might be something like, "Dear God, please let it hold1" Now that our roof is more than 100 years old, and it has been extensively repaired twice in the last five years alone, our time has come to be good stewards of our spiritual home. We must replace the slate roof. |
After much deliberation, both Vestry and the Resource Management Committee concur that replacing the entire roof makes the most financial and preactical sense. American Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. of West Winfield will remove all current slate and underlying cedar shake shingles, including asbestos roofing from short sections of the Rectory, attach new plywood and roofing felt, install all new Vermont Slate shingles, add ice and water barriers, copper drip edges, valleys and flashing where necessary, and install a new copper roof cap for $94,000. |
We have applied for a $50,000 grant from the Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge grant program of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. To be eligible for this grant, the congregation must raise $75,000. The Vestry approved a capital roof campaign for $85,000. This amount, coupled with the possible $50, 000 grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy, is higher than the estimated cost of replacing the roof for three reasons:
- we must allow for unforeseen expenses associated with replacing the roof, such as damage to the plaster ceiling of the chapel;
- there is no guarantee that we will be awarded a Landmarks grant;
- if possible, we plan to set aside a modest maintained fund for future maintenance of the new roof.
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CHALLENGE GRANT
GOAL MET
We are greatly heartened by the generous support of the congregation. As of July 1st $75,000 has been received in pledges towards our goal of $85,000. The remaining distance was made much easier to accomplish due to P. Couper's generous offer to match pledges made during July, and by the continual faithfulness of our parish members. Click here to read thoughts from the pew.
WE HAVE MADE and EXCEEDED OUR INTERNAL GOAL OF $85K .
The contact has been signed, contingent on funding - recall we plan to obtain additional funds through a Landmarks conservatory grant. The estimated expenses exceeds the amount originally budgeted since we added a higher level of flashing to decrease ice damming, making the roof last even longer, and choose a slate color more in keeping with the historic look of the church than the original basic black .
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