Description:
The Church of St. Mary is of traditional architectural design. The roof is
supported by glue laminated wood timbers bearing on brick-faced masonry
walls and steel tube columns. A 40 foot aluminum steeple crowns the nave
over the altar. The nave of the church is 14,500 SF and seats 850 for
services. A new 4,600 SF parish hall replaces the school gymnasium for
social events. The narthex, which joins the nave and the hall consists of a
wide vestibule with a brides room and a children's room.
The new Church of St. Mary in Bethel, Connecticut replaced a long
outgrown gothic church and united parishioners who had become divided by
services held in separate locations.
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