Reclaimed heritage timber frame churchAll Saints Anglican Church formerly of Grandville Centre, Nova Scotia, a 200 year old Timber Frame Church, was shipped, nearly 2,200 miles away, timber by timber, to Louisiana from Hantsport NS. The timbers arrived in Abita Springs, LA right before Christmas 2013. The timbers were all marked for easier reconstruction.
It will celebrate it's 200th year standing in Abita Springs. 
Above left, the timbers of the Church loaded and ready to go in December 2013. Below, left the ground breaking ceremony and to the right the sign indicating the Chuch is coming soon!
Congregation members indicated they were thrilled with the story behind their new church, a story that has made the wait for a new house of worship well worth it.
Creating a new historical thread in the church's rich story, pegs were signed by Pastor Jerel Keene and the congregation's members and, in traditional fashion a Canadain coin (in honour of its heritage) was placed under one of the 37 foot steeple tower posts. TimberhArt's restoration revealed a wealth of history through scribe marks and roman numerals on the timbers, constructing a picture of how the original church had been built. The timbers had numerous mortises and markings from a previous use and Dan surmises 'the timbers were repurposed from ofther buildings from the late 1700's'.
Members of the congregation, along with Dan & Kimberley Reagan from TimberhArt, assisted in the raising of the Heritage Church Timber Frame. Below a Congregation member pounds a peg in with his daughter (left), Pastor Jerel Keene & wife Amy, pound in a signed peg (right).
David Tereshchuk, a Correspondent & Producer for PBS Television was on site to document this historical event which will air later this fall.
The 'raising' of the 37' steeple......
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