First Presbyterian Church of Douglas continues to rebuild after a fire caused significant damage over a year ago. While insurance funds allow for repairs to the fellowship hall, roof, and floor, millions more are needed to restore the sanctuary, especially its damaged stained glass windows. The church remains dedicated to serving the community, operating a food pantry even during the renovation process.
First Presbyterian Church of Douglas is still cleaning up the damage from the fire, more than a year-and-a-half after it started. 'The fellowship hall, the roof and the floor; that's all going to be doing,' said Susan Kramer, a member of the church. 'That's all we've got money for.”Contractors are demolishing the inside of the church's hall, which suffered significant smoke damage from the fire.
'We're like, pretty much going on fumes right now,' Kramer said. 'We all looked at the bank balance and went, 'Oh, OK,' because it's going to be right on the edge.”She says they’re working on other ideas for donation drives and fundraisers because they need millions of dollars to fix the historic church. Most of the money is needed to fix and replace the stained glass windows that were damaged.
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