Arnold Johnson of Peoples Baptist Church stood by a stairwell leading to the bell tower that has been closed off.
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
Churches feeling their age
Houses of worship in need of repairs, but congregants can’t afford cost
Arnold Johnson of Peoples Baptist Church stood by a stairwell leading to the bell tower that has been closed off.
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
In Roxbury, Peoples Baptist Church has closed off an entrance to the sanctuary because load-bearing beams in a stairwell have deteriorated. At the Parish of All Saints on Ashmont Street in Dorchester, water appears to be creeping into the wooden frames holding the stained-glass windows. At Pilgrim Church in Uphams Corner, the Rev. John Odams spends hours coaxing the furnace ... (Full article: 1092 words)
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