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NYC’s Middle Collegiate Church nears time for demolition of its historic facade

The iron frame that once held Tiffany glass windows in the sanctuary at Middle Collegiate Church is seen in New York on 14th December, 2020.

United States RNS Middle Collegiate Church, the New York City congregation whose historic building suffered a devastating fire nearly three years ago, has received permission to remove the heavily damaged remnant of its 19th-century neo-Gothic facade. Rev Jacqui Lewis, who leads the multi-ethnic church in Manhattan’s East Village, said the pending work is a mixture […]

Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission

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United States RNS Two years after suffering a devastating fire, the leaders of Middle Collegiate Church are awaiting the resolution of a dispute over its historic façade. When the six-alarm fire destroyed most of the historic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the façade remained standing. But church officials, after spending $US4.2 million on fencing, steel bracing and […]

Norah Jones, Chelsea Clinton headline benefit for fire-ravaged New York church

US Middle Collegiate Church fundraiser

RNS Three months after a fire devastated its historic edifice, New York’s Middle Collegiate Church is holding a star-studded benefit to raise money to rebuild. Singer Norah Jones and presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton are among the performers and activists who will take part in the Thursday event that will be broadcast from Bloomingdale’s Studio 59. […]

Fire guts historic church home to New York’s Liberty Bell

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New York, US AP An historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread […]