Lightning destroyed the point at the top. Two carpenters have offered to rebuild it. The steel cross within the steeple was recently replaced. The bell still works. Overhang from the shade trees surrounding the church have been cut back.
Some work needs to be done on the roof.
Otherwise the building is structurally sound, Wicinsky said. Her husband crawled under the foundations and checked the logs from the 19th century which support the floor. None show dry rot. Future goals call for additions to the landscaping and modernizing the outhouse. The Friends have located just about all of the church's original communion rail.