With the preservation of its historic steeple successfully completed, Church of Christ Congregational has resumed its effort to restore and preserve the stained glass windows in Battell Chapel and behind the meetinghouse sanctuary. Its goal is to raise $300,000.
The windows, notable for their beauty and the artists who created them—Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany—have been the subject of a restoration process that started in 2017. Work was paused when attention was drawn to the perilous condition of the 1813 steeple, which needed immediate and costly repairs.
Although all five Tiffany windows have been repaired and protected, as well as three of the Armstrong windows, work remains to be done on the remaining side altar windows in the chapel and the altar window at the west end of the meetinghouse.
Checks may be made payable to Church of Christ Stained Glass Window Campaign and sent to PO Box 582, Norfolk CT 06058. [https://norfolkucc.org/giving/] Gifts may also be made online.
Questions about the windows or the fundraising effort can be directed to Marie Civco at Marie.Civco@gmail.com.