Harrison Thorp ROCHESTER - The First United Methodist Church steeple and clock tower that loom high above Rochester’s downtown, a symbol of civic pride that dominates the city’s own official seal, is facing an uncertain fate almost 160 years after it was first erected in 1868. Over the last decade rot and rain damage have ravaged the exterior of the steeple and much of the framing around the iconic clock tower that has not worked for a decade, according to church officials. Don Ra...
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It takes a village to repair a steeple: Downtown church looks to city, community to preserve a downtown icon
Nov 01, 2026 at 05:19 am
The Rev. Ho-Soon Han, left, and Kent Marzoli, church historian and trustee, stand outside the back of the First United Methodist Church and in front of the clock tower and steeple that are in desperate need of repair. Inset, some of the wood rot around the face of the clock that needs to be fixed. (Rochester Voice photo; clock face, courtesy)
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