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The 106-year-old St. Mark’s church building has gone through a total renovation, keeping the original stained-glass windows and pews. Photo by Sarah Lang

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September 4, 2010

By Sarah Lang The Lebanon Reporter The Lebanon Reporter Sat Sep 04, 2010, 01:49 AM EDT

Whitestown — One of the oldest churches in Boone County is celebrating a total building renovation this month.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Whitestown has a 162-year history. The church began in 1848. The original building burned down in 1868, and the current structure was built in 1904.

The 106-year-old building needed some TLC.

“It was a mess,” said Ed Hine, secretary of the church council, of the renovation work, which included waterproofing and re-plastering all the walls, new carpets, refinishing the pews, restoring the stained-glass windows, installing new lighting, and — the biggest change — taking down the suspended ceiling and restoring the original tall, open ceiling.

“The suspended ceiling was killing the acoustics like crazy,” Hine said. “The minute we took it down ... what a difference. The pastor doesn’t even need a mic anymore.”

The church had the suspended ceiling installed in 1967, Hine said, in an attempt to save on heating costs. But, since no insulation was installed, the ceiling did no good since heat just went right through it.

Now, there is insulation 16 inches thick above the original ceiling.

“It will make a big difference in the winter,” Hine said.

For the rest of this story, see the Sept. 4 issue of The Lebanon Reporter

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