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Stained glass news from the Milwaukee area:

Old St. Mary's Church in Elm's Grove was due to be torn down when the diocese decided it no longer had any use for it. Local residents however took up a collection and organized a group to save the church.

Rather than being torn down though, St. Mary's has been bought by an architecture firm, Torke Wirth Pujara Ltd., which will be transforming it into their headquarters.

It sounds like a pretty cool project all around. One of the big things they are doing is trying to restore an old stained glass window to it's original glory. There's also a window which has been missing for years which they'd like to someday restore. Only problem is, nobody knows what it looks like. The church had a fire several years back which destroyed all its records. So they've been scouring the community for photos taken during that time period. Pretty interesting.

The converted church will be opening in the third week of May with a public dedication. Check it out if you're in the area!