SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – First African Baptist Church announced Thursday it received a $500,000 grant from the Preserving Black Churches program to restore the building’s early 20th-century stained glass windows.
The church, recognized as the oldest black church in America, faces a $615,000 price tag for the restoration project.
“We just did not have the funds to do it,” said Reverend Thurmond N. Tillman…