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A broken Church 

St. Paul's Parish has been a part of New York City's history since the parish was founded in 1841.

Since 1897, our church building has been a place of worship, community and help for Germans in New York.

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The Church 2024

The neo-Gothic St. Paul’s Church has been a beloved place for generations.

Here we leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and find peace with God. The beauty of the building draws our gaze - and with it our soul.

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Unfortunately, the condition of the church is anything but encouraging. Over the past 20 years, the parish has not been able to carry out the necessary repairs.

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6 million dollars

The list of damages / necessities is long and not much fun to read. Here are just a few sad highlights:

  • The towers must be dismantled because they are rusting inside and the structural integrity is at risk.

  • Roofs need to be repaired

  • the entire church needs to be renovated inside

  • The entire front of the church needs to be reworked

  • leaded windows are threatened with decay

  • the entire electrical concept must be renewed

 

In 2007, the estimated costs were between $3.5 million and $4 million

In 2024 we expect 6 million dollars.

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At work

Since 2024, architect Jonathan Raible and Pastor Lars have been working on a renovation concept. This is based on a major study from 2007.

The aim is to package the measures into project phases that are financially viable.

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In 2024, the first phase with the most urgent work can already be carried out: roofs, access to roofs, first leaded glass windows, preliminary securing of the front can be realized.

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Fundraising

In 2024, Pastor Lars started looking for money.

And it progressed surprisingly quickly and encouragingly!

Within half a year we have already raised over USD 700,000 and are targeting one million dollars in 2024.

And another million in each coming year....

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In addition to direct financial donations, we are at least as interested in establishing contacts with wealthy people/institutions.

If you know someone, please write to us!

Would you like to give something? It's easy here:

Our sponsors

The 2024 projects to save the church were made possible by the generosity of:

The Max Kade Foundation New York

Gerd und Nancy Keuffel

Landmarks Conservancy New York

Jutta and Wolfgang Klebe

Nick Suhr

Andreas Baresel- Bofinger

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