Dear Supporter,

We are so grateful that you have chosen to join all of us committed to preserving our community’s history with your support of St. Augustine’s restoration project. With your beautiful gift, you are helping to ensure that the building will remain standing tall on Allston Street and that it will provide:

· a place for preservation of both the historically significant structure and the collective memory embodied by the church, and

· a new local institution housed at St. Augustine’s, the Black Space for Arts and Empowerment, to host performances, educational opportunities, and community organizing events that serve the neighborhood and beyond.

By joining our wonderful society of donors, you make it possible for construction to continue on St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church. Your investment buys the materials and pays the salaries of the skilled workers restoring the property to the stunning example of vernacular New England Shingle-Style religious architecture. We could not do this work without you, and we are so happy to receive your gift of support.

We look forward to celebrating our shared achievement when construction is completed.

Best regards,

Kris Manjapra

Director and Founder, Black History in Action for Cambridgeport

Rev. Charles (Kit) Eccles

St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church

Cathie Zusy

Treasurer, Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association

St. Augustine's Exterior Restoration