Be Part of the Bucket Brigade!

East Haddam’s iconic 1794 Meetinghouse is in the prep stages for painting where it is needed most, on the south side, the front façade and the steeple of First Church of Christ Congregational.

With grant assistance from Preservation Connecticut, the project will also include reglazing and painting the windows on those elevations. The grant also helped to pay for the recent restoration of the steeple windows and louvers.

Heritage Painting and Restoration LLC of Hadlyme is doing the work, scheduled to be completed in July.

The painting is the latest project in the ongoing restoration of First Church. With generous donations from our church members, friends and the community we look forward to continuing the painting the exterior and the interior vaulted ceilings of the Meetinghouse in the next phase of our restoration plan.

Please join the Bucket Brigade! You can support this effort by donating a tax-deductible contribution of $75 for a bucket of paint, $450 to reglaze and paint a window, or any amount, to help with the ongoing maintenance and restoration of this beautiful historic building. Donations can be made through Paypal on our website, www.firstchurcheh.org, or by mail to First Church of Christ, P.O. Box 445, 499 Town Street, East Haddam, CT 06423. Please include “restoration” on the memo line of any checks.

Keep visit us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/fccceh for updates as the painting process continues! Thank you for your support.