Be a Part of This Historic 1870 Church Restoration
If you drive to Crisfield, MD, you'll miss Upper Fairmount and the watermen towns of Rumbly and Frenchtown. You'll pass through Marion Station, but don't blink. You'll miss it. Crisfield is hanging on, but will probably be under water in another thirty years.
Back in the day, like 150 years ago, these towns boomed. In fact, Crisfield was the second largest city in Maryland right behind Baltimore. The prosperous watermen and farmers built strong communities and big buildings. One such building in Upper Fairmount, the Methodist Church built in 1870, is for sale and in need of rehab.
The two drunk rednecks remaining of the five want to buy the Church and begin a planned twenty year rehab project. Yes, there's that much work to save the landmark. Oh, it could be done faster, but money is the limiting factor. Keith and I aren't rich so it's going to take some time.
We already bought the parsonage (left in the photo) and begun fixing it up. We want to save the Church. Our plans are to turn it into a nondenominational Church, a community center, and a museum to preserve the long history of the watermen and farmers who built it. We want to make the Church available to local Churches for special services or for weddings our local residents might want in a big, grand Church.
You can be part of the history. For the first phase, we need to raise half of the asking price for the Church. If Keith and I have that much, we can use it as a down payment and take a mortgage out for the balance. To be part of the permanent history of Church, you can buy a brick with your choice of inscription. These bricks will be used for the outside sidewalks and planned garden walkways.
If you want to buy a brick, please visit our Bricks R Us Donor Site.
If you want to donate something without buying a brick, please visit our GoFundMe site.
The GoFundMe site includes a bit more history of the Church and the communities to give you a feel for what you are trying to preserve if you choose to donate. A link to the Bricks R Us donor site is provided if you want to become a permanent part of the history of the Church.
The related links below are stories I wrote in the last couple of years that may help give you an idea of the history and culture Keith and I wish to preserve. Thank you for any help you can give.
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Back in the day, like 150 years ago, these towns boomed. In fact, Crisfield was the second largest city in Maryland right behind Baltimore. The prosperous watermen and farmers built strong communities and big buildings. One such building in Upper Fairmount, the Methodist Church built in 1870, is for sale and in need of rehab.
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| The parsonage to the left we currently own and are fixing. We want to add the Church and kitchen to the right to the project mix. |
We already bought the parsonage (left in the photo) and begun fixing it up. We want to save the Church. Our plans are to turn it into a nondenominational Church, a community center, and a museum to preserve the long history of the watermen and farmers who built it. We want to make the Church available to local Churches for special services or for weddings our local residents might want in a big, grand Church.
You can be part of the history. For the first phase, we need to raise half of the asking price for the Church. If Keith and I have that much, we can use it as a down payment and take a mortgage out for the balance. To be part of the permanent history of Church, you can buy a brick with your choice of inscription. These bricks will be used for the outside sidewalks and planned garden walkways.
If you want to buy a brick, please visit our Bricks R Us Donor Site.
If you want to donate something without buying a brick, please visit our GoFundMe site.
The GoFundMe site includes a bit more history of the Church and the communities to give you a feel for what you are trying to preserve if you choose to donate. A link to the Bricks R Us donor site is provided if you want to become a permanent part of the history of the Church.
The related links below are stories I wrote in the last couple of years that may help give you an idea of the history and culture Keith and I wish to preserve. Thank you for any help you can give.
More History of the Area:
“Forget me not is all I ask. I could not ask for more.”
The seafood industry's dark side
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