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Jerry Finn, who at the time was the president of the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County, and Irv Stumler, who was running for mayor, came on board to help the Marshalls and the church. Finn was the director of the 501(c)(3) foundation for the church, and Stumler took on the role of project manager for the renovation. The church has come a long way in the past decade. What was once a building in disrepair is now a shining beacon. When you enter the church, you walk through double wooden doors, one noticeable feature is that the seats are divided. “This partition is a sign of the times. Men sat on one side and women sat on the other,” LeRoy said. Ornate tables and chairs grace the upper room as well, along with a magnificent organ that was also part of the original church. Unfortunately, the organ is not functional. “It could be functional for about $230,000,” LeRoy said. Heading outside to the back of the church, visitors will discover the beautiful Underground Railroad Heading outside to the back of the church, visitors will discover the beautiful Underground Railroad garden area. Many outstanding statues and structures adorn the garden, such as the gazebo that showcases the 100-year-old cupola that once sat atop the church after the original steeple was destroyed. 14 • Sept/Oct 2022 • Southern Indiana Living replicas of the original front doors. According to LeRoy, these doors cost $15,000 and were graciously donated by Pat Harris, a realtor who lives in the area. A small set of stairs takes you through the front hallway, where you will find identical rooms on either side. The room to the right is the reverend’s office, and the room to the left has been renovated into a fully functioning kitchen. They were originally used as reading rooms. “The Presbyterians were big on reading about Presbyterian life,” LeRoy said. Heading down the hallway, you enter the lecture room, one of two sanctuaries in the church. Large, white, iron pillars are found throughout the room, and a wooden lectern, circa 1852, is centered on the pulpit. Another sanctuary is located on the second floor, this one more ornate than the bottom-floor room. Visitors enter this room through one of two doors that showcase stained glass inserts. The 1852 glass windows were once part of the lower floor of the church. In the center of the sanctuary hangs a replica of the chandelier that once hung in the church. The original was a triple chandelier, but the one currently in the building is a single chandelier. According to LeRoy, it would have cost $65,000 to hang one as large as the original. The pews in the upper sanctuary are also original to the building, but garden area. Many outstanding statues and structures adorn the garden, such as the gazebo that showcases the 100-year-old cupola that once sat atop the church after the original steeple was destroyed. Next to the gazebo is a mosaic art piece honoring the enslaved people, which was constructed by the class of 2016 of New Albany High School. According to an article in the News and Tribune in 2018, the mosaic is based upon the artwork of Jacob Lawrence, an artist whose work depicted the Harlem Renaissance and Black history. The piece incorporates chains, the North Star and Harriet Tubman. The church is open for regular services on Sundays, plus the community and school groups are welcome to book tours. The church is also seeking volunteers to help with various programs and to become docent guides. • More information and history about the church can be found at townclockchurch. org or their Facebook page, Friends of the Town Clock Church. Pictured: (top) one of the statues in the Underground Railroad Garden; (bottom) a mosaic piece honoring the enslaved people, created by the New Albany High School class of 2016 and based on the artwork of Jacob Lawrence, an artist whose work depicted the Harlem Renaissance and Black history. The piece encorporates chains, the North Star, and Harreit Tubman.
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