Here's St. John the Baptist Catholic Church following restorations. Father Albin Arsenault oversaw a six-year restoration of this historic church - from the steeple to the altar. He took the approach of fixing, repairing, restoring one project at a time and step-by-step with the enthusiasm of his parishioners achieved amazing results. Amoung their greatest achievements - no debt - all paid for as the process continued!!
Old Photo of St. John the Baptist Church
Note the textures of the exterior building materials.
The original altar which had been removed/demolished in the 1970s
The New Altar, unveiled on June 28, 2009 - a replica of the original. I prepared the drawings from old photos and with the amazing skills of craftsmen John Richards and Lionel DesRoches the project was a great success.
The interior colours were based on themes of St. John the Baptist.
Looking towards the rear of the sanctuary to balcony and organ.
Hi, I found your post when I was looking for information on this church for a post on the Acadian Museum next door. I've put a link in my post to yours. Hope that's ok. Thanks.
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Had a co-worker married here a few years ago and she was commenting on how great the work was on this place. While I've never been, I sure agree with her now. That's some labour of love right here, great to see!
ReplyDeleteI was going through my father's slides of PEI a little while ago, and came across a c1962 photo of this church, but didn't know where it was. Found your photo through Google image search, and now was able to identify its location and name. Thank you.
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