St. Louis Public Radio | By Andrea Y. Henderson

St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church’s stained glass windows desperately need repair. The church recently received a $500,000 grant to help restore, clean, re-lead and reseal the large, multipaned structures.

The predominantly African American Catholic church in north St. Louis at Grand and Cook avenues was one of 30 Black churches nationwide awarded funding from a $8.5 million grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.