"Come Home to Bechyn!"
Czech Heritage Festival
Sponsored by St. Mary's Preservation Association of Bechyn
Your donations are an essential part of the preservation of St. Mary's Church building and grounds. Proceeds from our annual festival help to fund our annual operation costs such as insurance, fuel, electricity, etc. Additional donations are greatly appreciated and used for the further cost of preserving the church building itself. Through generous donations and your support at the Czech Heritage Festival, we have been able to do the following maintenance and preservation projects:
St. Mary's Preservation Association of Bechyn is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Your donations are tax-deductible.
Thanks to our wonderful donors, we have been able to do the following as part of our preservation of historic Church of St. Mary's of Bechyn!
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Painting exterior of the Church - 1993, 2008
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Replace furnace - 1998
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Painted interior of church (funds provided by estate donation) - 1998
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Refinished church pews - 1998
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Replastered basement hall walls - 2001
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Re-leaded north side stained glass windows - 2001
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Installed tile drainage system - 2003
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Bathroom fixtures updates (funds provided by private donation) - 2008, 2014
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Installed reverse osmossis water system - 2014
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Installed sewer storage system - 2015
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Shingle roof of church building - 2017
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Extensive tiling around church building - 2018
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New furnaces for basement and body of church building - 2020
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St. Mary's Preservation Association of Bechyn
P.O. Box 101
Olivia, MN 56277
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