When completed. the building. including bell and organ. cost about $9000 and seated two hundred persons. One hundred and fifty years later Grace Church is undergoing a $3.000.000 capital campaign to enlarge the existing structure to meet the needs of a still growing congregation. The earlier years in the history of Grace Church were marked by building and consolidating. participation of a wide segment of the community: black and white. abolitionist and slave owners. recent immigrants and colonial heirs. A new era for Grace Church arrived when more than ninety millionaires moved to Morristown and neighboring towns. many of whom were Episcopalian. Their generosity enabled the church to enlarge. but. unfortunately. membership did not grow as there was no need to broaden the financial base with increased membership.
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