St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, an historic African American church in St. Louis, was one of 30 Black churches throughout the country chosen to receive a grant this year from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
The church’s 54 stained-glass windows need to be cleaned, repaired, re-leaded, re-supported, and resealed, ensuring they are water and airtight. Shannon Horstmann, a longtime parishioner and volunteer grant writer, stated that she had been pursuing this particular “highly competitive” grant for several years.
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