For nearly 100 years, Trinity’s church, chapel, parish hall and rectory buildings have provided a beautiful home for worship, fellowship, and spiritual care. Further, the 60-year-old adjoining classroom building has provided a space for learning, program development, and spiritual growth. In 2021 we successfully raised over $1.5 million in campaign commitments to provide for improvements to accessibility, safety, comfort and usability for our church property, and now we’re building for the future! !
See photos and descriptions of work accomplished and to come
Work Accomplished
The Campaign for Trinity began with the goal to Make Trinity Stronger and More Welcoming for All. As we launch the final projects of this 5-year campaign, we celebrate the many ways we have accomplished this goal already:
- Create a fire-safe stairwell in parish hall (completed 2021)
- Major renovations and repairs to church-owned residence at 212 West 2nd Street (completed 2022)
- Restore walkways in cloister garden and to Main St. (completed 2021)
- Make the church accessible to people using wheelchairs and walkers – ramp entrance and seating (completed 2023)
- Refinish church doors & repair crumbling steps (completed 2022)
- Renovate landscaping in front of church and add landscape lighting (completed 2023)
- Replace aging air conditioners for church (completed 2022)
- Install fire suppression sprinkler system in basement areas (completed 2023)
- Upgrade fire alarm system to coordinate with sprinkler system (completed 2023)
- Install fire doors and emergency exit windows in basement to meet fire code (completed 2023)
- Remediate leaking walls and windows in school building and parish hall (completed 2022 (school building) and 2023(Parish Hall and rector’s office)
- Replace window air conditioners in preschool rooms (completed 2022)
- Clean all windows in parish hall and school building (completed 2022)
- Improve lighting system in the church, eliminating dark areas in the sanctuary (completed Spring 2025)
- Refinish Parish Hall doors, restoring leaded windows and replacing rusted hinges.
- Make the parish hall accessible for people with limited mobility
- Foldable lift installed and approved – completed 2025
- Exterior wheeled-access ramp to doors – due fall 2025
Final Phase
Our final set of projects focuses on ensuring that our gathering space is welcoming and accessible to all. This fall, we’ll renovate the parish hall, meeting room, serving area and restrooms.
The single restroom at the top of the parish hall stairs will be replaced with two separate restrooms, utilizing the storage room hidden next to the restroom. One will be accessible to people using wheelchairs.
The “serving kitchen” will be transformed into an attractive and more usable area for buffets and small gatherings, while still meeting our needs for work space.
A storage room will be created where we currently store the tables and chairs so that they are out of sight yet accessible for use, making a more welcoming entry to Trinity.
The main parish hall and conference room will be painted and the floors refinished, restoring the beauty of our gathering and meeting space.
Join us to make Trinity stronger and more welcoming for all!