A $230,000 restoration project on one of the oldest churches in Sturgeon Bay is being completed this week.  Work on the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay began one year ago and included masonry repairs on the twin gothic steeples.  Barb Wagner, administrative assistant at St. Joseph’s, shares the work that is being completed this week on the building.

The repairing of the rose stain glass window located in the choir loft is the finishing touches on the largest restoration project in the recent history of the church.  The project came in at the budgeted $230,000 and was solely raised through donations by the church and community members.  St. Joseph’s parish began in 1865 and the 108-year-old church building is under both the National and Wisconsin Historic Registry.

(photo courtesy of St. Joseph's)