Bill Russell, a trustee for Unity Union Church in Unity, with some of the original stained glass windows in the sanctuary of the church June 28. The church’s original stained glass windows survived a December 2020 fire, but the sanctuary and other parts of the building were heavily damaged. Renovations are underway and a formal reopening is planned for September.
The Unity Union Church, seen last month, is scheduled to reopen in September after sustaining heavy damage in a December 2020 fire that authorities say was intentionally set. The church was built in 1841.
Bill Russell, a trustee at the Unity Union Church, describes the December 2020 fire that heavily damaged the church, in the background. Russell said the church will reopen in September. Soot left over from the fire is shown above a door at the right.
Ezra Hawkins, right, and Bill Russell, a trustee for the Unity Union Church in Unity, move scaffolding June 28 to reveal original stained glass windows in the sanctuary of the church. The church’s original stained glass windows made it through a December 2020 fire, but the building sustained heavy damage. Repairs have been ongoing and a formal reopening is scheduled for September.
The Fellowship Hall at the Unity Union Church is being renovated after being damaged in a December 2020 fire. Bill Russell, a church trustee seen at right, said the church is scheduled to reopen in September.
Bill Russell, a trustee for the Unity Union Church in Unity, holds wood June 28 that was charred by a fire in December 2020. Authorities say the fire was intentionally set. Repairs are underway and a formal reopening of the church is planned for September.
Bill Russell, a trustee at Unity Union Church, walks past scaffolding June 28 near the original stained glass windows in the sanctuary of the church. The church’s original stained glass windows survived a December 2020 fire, however the sanctuary received heavy damage in Unity, Maine The church reopens Sept. 11.
Rob Zaczkiewicz attaches vinyl siding to the bell tower of the Unity Union Church in Unity recently.
Ezra Hawkins, top, and Rob Zaczkiewicz install vinyl siding to the Unity Union Church in June.
A stained glass window that withstood a December 2020 fire is above Bill Russell, a trustee for the Unity Union Church in Unity. The glass is original to the church, which was built in 1841.
Ezra Hawkins, front, and Rob Zaczkiewicz install vinyl siding in June to the Unity Union Church in Unity. The church was heavily damaged in a 2020 fire and is scheduled to reopen in September.
Bill Russell, a trustee for the Unity Union Church in Unity, runs his hand over stained glass that survived a December 2020 fire. Russell said the glass will be reinstalled above a sanctuary door and all the church’s stained glass survived the fire. The glass is original to the 1841 church, according to Russell.
Soot around the doorways from a December 2020 fire can still be seen in June at the Unity Union Church in Unity, particularly above the door at right. The interior of the church sustained heavy damage in the fire, which authorities say was intentionally set. Renovations are underway and the church is scheduled to reopen in September.
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