Enderby, B.C. church receives $600k in grant funding for renovations
The original St. Mary’s Church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in 1916. By 1918, a new church was constructed with the help of theThe church still stands as a place community members come together in prayer, at weddings, funerals and more.
The Splatsin Development Corporation received the grant and will be working on the project. $500,000 of the funding is from Heritage BC’s 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program and the remaining is from a Rural Development training grant. “I have been involved with this initiative since my second year on the Splatsin Band Council, and it’s been a long time coming,” said Splatsin Kukpi7 , Doug Thomas in a press release.
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