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KEEPING THE FAITH IN DOWNTOWN PROVO

COMMUNITY CORNERSTONE RESTORATION PROJECT

A VIBRANT GATHERING PLACE FOR A MORE-CONNECTED COMMUNITY

Time has taken its toll on these old structures that are an iconic landmark in the area. Roofs and overhangs are failing, stucco splitting and crumbling, facia and gutters falling off, windows letting as much air through as they do water. Operating systems, electrical, plumbing, asbestos, and finishes are all in need of replacement, removal, or refreshing. The buildings haven’t kept up with today’s modern higher-tech needs either. In many ways, these spaces are still trapped in the eras they were built. While they were beautiful, they are in a sad state of their former selves.

Giving Opportunities

Critical

Phase One
  • 1923 tile roof replacement
  • 1956 asbestos roof replacement
  • Removal of “Juliette” balconies and restoration
  • Stucco repair and refacing
  • Soffit, fascia, gutter repair and replacement
  • Window replacement
  • Foundation waterproofing & drainage

Needed

Phase Two
  • Operating systems update: including electrical/lighting, plumbing
  • HVAC/mechanical systems replacement/upgrade
  • Space planning updating
  • Interior finishes updating
  • Asbestos abatement

Upgrades & Expansion

Phase Three
  • Chancel expansion to accommodate a larger variety of events (musical concerts, choral, orchestral, recitals)
  • Pipe organ with 40+ ranks with 3-4 manuals (keyboards)

Giving Levels

Spark

$25 your name listed on our website

Candle

$250 your name listed on dedicatory plaque in church, small size

Lamp

$2,500 your name listed on dedicatory plaque in church, medium size

Beacon

$25,000 your name listed on dedicatory plaque in church, large size

Star

$250,000 your name listed on dedicatory plaque in church and portrait

Sun

$1,000,000 naming rights for Fellowship Hall or Organ

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or mail your contribution to:
Attn. Keeping the Faith in Downtown Provo
P.O. Box 132
Provo, Utah 84603

A Community Icon In Need

The church and its members for over 100 years have given to the community they love and continue to serve. We are asking for your assistance in helping us continue and expand our mission to better serve, and more fully do so well into the future.

Video by Isaac Hale

Media Coverage

Check out some of the latest media coverage of our project.

KSL News Radio 102.7 FM

130-year-old community church in Provo asking for help fixing its buildings

KSL.com

After 130 years standing, Provo church sets out to renovate historic buildings with help of other faiths

Deseret.com

Provo faith leader hopes historic church fundraiser and renovation also builds interfaith unity

Daily Herald

Monday Close-Up: United Church of Christ seeking spot on historical register

Bring the Light Home

Provo’s historic A-frame church invites residents to ‘Bring the Light Home’ with new campaign

Newspapers.com

New Chapel Caps 73-Year History of Community Church

RiverSimulator.com

A History of Utah County

universe.byu

Historic Provo church raising funds for restoration project

Church History

Over 130 years ago individuals and families left their homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania to come to Utah for new lives and legacies to work primarily in the steel industry. For those who settled in the Provo area, the social responsibilities foremost to the community “back east” became the center of the new residents here. And the Community Church was at the center of it all. And it was MORE
THAN A BUILDING.

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