Up From The Ashes
2 Years After Fire, Milford Methodist
Anticipating ‘Starkly Beautiful’ Church
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs, 3:5-6
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
MILFORD – It was about 4 a.m. on March 13, 2013.
The 1930 Milford Methodist Church had burned down the night before in a raging fire that was seen for miles, and tearful and forlorn congregation members gathered in Bob and Glenda Moore’s kitchen on East Main Street.
“What are we going to do?” asked Pam Dubreuil, the Moores’ daughter, an aide at Milford Central School. Her dad, the retired town justice, chaired the church’s Board of Trustees.
“We just have to build another church,” said Pastor Sylvia Barrett, who had been with the congregation since 2013.
Two years and three months later, that’s almost been accomplished.
Pending a final building inspection and Certificate of Occupancy, the congregation will soon be worshiping in a modern building, accommodating 95 in the sanctuary (with room in the narthex for another 44), with in-floor radiant heating, wooden beams (non-weight-bearing), and a skylight above the altar.
