ST. JOHNSVILLE — The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 23 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $294,500 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State, including $1,500 to St. Johnsville United Methodist Church.

“The St. Johnsville United Methodist Church was pledged a $1,500 Sacred Sites Grant towards a project to restore brick buttresses on the east side of the church,” said Peg Breen, president of The New York Landmarks Conservancy.

The land upon which St. Johnsville United Methodist Church sits once belonged to the founder of the village of St. Johnsville, Johann Jacob Zimmerman. The building was completed in 1880 to the designs of an unknown architect. The handsome, brick, Gothic Revival gable-fronted church, sits on a foundation of locally quarried granite.

The Carpenter Gothic tower is in the southeast corner, and contains the sanctuary entrance in its base, along with an open belfry above. There are pointed arch window openings placed high on the faÁade, with additional arched windows spaced between brick buttresses, on both side elevations. The tower and sanctuary both have dark gray, slate shingles on the roofs.

The church is the largest property in the village of St. Johnsville. Due to its size and location, the church has been the hub of activity for classes, picnics and programs for the community.