LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) An open house will be held Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Leavenworth, which was closed for nearly a year for a renovation project.
The church closed last June 12 for the $1 million renovation project, which included a redesigned sanctuary, increased accessibility for the disabled and new flooring, lighting and pews. It reopened for services on May 27.
The Leavenworth Times reports the church is built on the site of a cathedral that opened in the 1860s but burned down in 1961.
The Rev. David McEvoy said it was the first major renovation project at the church since it opened in 1964.
McEvoy says about 75 percent of the work has been paid for and most of the money was raised by parishioners.
