St. Peter's Episcopal at Michigan and Trumbull is in the process of replacing the church's roof, a $30,000 job. The project is being funded by a partial grant from the Diocese of Michigan, a fund-raising dinner and auction, and funds the church held in reserve.
Both the original slate roof and the layer of shingles over it have been removed. "The roof has been in need for a long time," says Pastor Bill Wylie-Kellerman. "We're putting on a very good, 40-year roof." Accompanying gutter work is also being undertaken.
Additional campus improvements include the replacing of windows in a home that is next-door to the church on Leverette. The house is used as the administrative offices of
Young Detroit Builders. It will be painted in the spring, bringing the total project cost to $20,000.
St. Peter's was built in 1929, and when the Great Depression hit, construction halted. Its exposed brick interior was to have been covered with stone and a second building was intended to stand at the corner, which would have created a courtyard.
The next major capital project has not yet been determined, but Wylie-Kellerman has his eye on at least one. "There's a gorgeous little chapel in the parish house where the ceiling is corroded and big chunks have collapsed," he says. "It would be lovely to get that little chapel back in order."
Source: Bill Wylie-Kellerman, St. Peter's Episcopal
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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