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Historic Commission reviews Methodist Church stained-glass preservation, window workshop turnout and Glenwood annexation concerns

5717619 · September 4, 2025
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Commissioners described a site visit to the Methodist Church where a prepared monograph on stained-glass windows exists, noted potential restoration costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, praised a recent window-repair workshop, and discussed an upcoming Sept. 16 Glenwood annexation hearing and floodplain concerns.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — At its Aug. 26 meeting the Springfield Historic Commission discussed preservation work at the Methodist Church, the results of a recent window-repair workshop, and whether the commission should comment on an upcoming Glenwood annexation planning hearing.

Commissioner Gary described a site visit to the Methodist Church and said the church staff shared a detailed monograph with photographs documenting the building’s stained-glass windows. Gary said the church appeared open to limited public access for tours with advance notice and that the commission would likely receive a final report from the visiting…

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