Critical Dates

February 2, 1931

The spire was demolished after having been declared unsafe. The spire would not be restored.
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February 11, 1931

The church accepted an insurance settlement for the damages done by the fire. The amount of the settlement would frame discussions about future plans for the church.
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February 15, 1931

Project cost for re-building at 868 Asylum Avenue estimated to be $50,000, with church general committee receiving assurances from contractors that insurance settlement would cover the full amount. This led the general committee to form a building committee to drop all other proposals for the church project. Also, Ebbets & Frid were now on board as architects for the project.
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March 9, 1931

The building committee received bids for rebuilding the church.
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April 6, 1931

The building committee votes to recommend to the members that they move forward with rebuilding the church at its present location.
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April 13, 1931

Church members hoped new church would be ready by October.
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October 4, 1931

First Sunday service held in the new church building.
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